Nov 18, 2009

Molina Healthcare of Washington

Molina Healthcare of Washington promoted John Robinson from medical director to chief medical officer of its health plan. Robinson has over 26 years of medical experience and has been president of Utah HealthCare Institute and director of development at FHP in Utah.

Columbia Credit Union

Columbia Credit Union hired Steve Kenny as president and chief executive officer. Kenny has been interim CEO since May of 2009 and chief operating officer for the past two years. Kenny has over 30 years of experience working with financial institutions.

Pacific Place

Pacific Place announced four new holiday retailers at the shopping center. They are Casa Oliver, PS Stores, Top Ten Toys and Spirits Holiday Gift Store. Casa Oliver is a Spanish specialty food shop. PS Stores sells holiday and year-round gift wrap. Top Ten Toys, based in the Greenwood neighborhood, is a selective toy shop specializing in classic and educational toys. Spirits Holiday Gift Store is a state-operated, temporary liquor store.

Gensler

Gensler Seattle hired Dalice Whatley as director. Whatley has more than 18 years of experience in public sector, corporate/commercial, hospitality and retail interiors projects in Washington, California, Arizona and Texas.

Fletcher Farr Ayotte

Fletcher Farr Ayotte hired Raymond Cheng as an associate partner and Shellee Harkins as a senior marketing coordinator. Cheng is a licensed architect in Oregon and Washington with more than 23 years of experience working on commercial, high-tech, industrial and mixed-use projects. Prior to joining FFA, he was responsible for a 1.1 million-square-foot LEED platinum mixed-use project in Shanghai. Harkins has more than 10 years of experience in the A/E/C industry, and has marketing and graphic design skills.

Interface Engineering

Interface Engineering hired senior mechanical engineer Robert Kuchcinski as an associate. Kuchcinski has more than 10 years of experience with a variety of project types, including health care and educational facilities.

PCS Structural Solutions

Brian Phair is the new CEO of PCS Structural Solutions, a structural engineering firm with offices in Seattle and Tacoma. Phair was previously vice president and remains the managing principal of the Tacoma office. Craig Stauffer continues as president of the company and managing principal of the Seattle office. Dan Putnam, outgoing CEO, will remain as chairman.

Nov 17, 2009

Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt

Dave Bartz and Mark Long, attorneys at the regional law firm of Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt, were reelected as the firm's co-leaders. This continues what started as an experiment in 2001, and was a departure from the traditional law firm business model of a single managing partner. Both will be serving their fourth terms in the leadership roles and both are actively engaged in the practice of law.

Susan G. Komen for the Cure

Mona Lee Locke, a veteran of Susan G. Komen for the Cure's Affiliate network, has been named national operations director, Washington, D.C. Locke was executive director of the Komen Puget Sound affiliate but relocated to Washington, D.C., to be with her husband, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gary Locke, former governor of Washington State. Komen for the Cure is the world's largest breast cancer organization.

Sip. at the wine bar & restaurant

Robert Green, former chef de cuisine at Sip. at the wine bar & restaurant, has been promoted to executive chef. Green has been with the Gig Harbor restaurant since it opened in March. He has 23 years of culinary experience.

PSF Mechanical

Carrie Rulison joined PSF Mechanical as executive sales assistant and Kaisha Spicer joined the firm as an account executive in the Service Department. Rulison is a LEED Accredited Professional and has more than 25 years of industry experience. She holds a bachelor's degree in mathematics. Spicer has more than 10 years of industry experience and holds a bachelor's degree in marketing. PSF is a design-build mechanical contractor.

Parr Lumber

Parr Lumber won “Best Marketing Campaign” and “Best Advertisement Campaign” at ProSales Magazine's 2009 Excellence Awards. Parr won an excellence award in the marketing category for its “Get Real” campaign, which promotes green construction and materials. It won an honorable mention in the advertising category. Parr's Washington locations include Seattle, Tacoma, Everett, Lynnwood, Fife, Vancouver, Ridgefield and the Tri-Cities.

Parametrix

Parametrix won a 2009 Construction Management Project Achievement Award from the Construction Management Association of America for the Cape Flattery Scenic By-Way. The project, which improved 12 miles of roadway for the Makah Tribe on the Olympic Peninsula, won the infrastructure category (constructed value less than $15 million). Scarsella Brothers was the contractor.

LIUNA

The Laborers' International Union of North America earlier this month graduated the first class in its weatherization training program. More than half of the 19 graduates were from low-income urban neighborhoods. The city of Seattle intends to find jobs for the graduates with contractors involved in the Weatherization Assistance Program.