Sep 29, 2010
The Bureau of Land Management hired Steve Ellis, forest supervisor of the Wallowa-Whitman National Forest in the Pacific Northwest, as Idaho state director. Ellis previously worked for BLM and was district manager of the Oregon Lakeview office.
Seattle-based F5 Networks, an application delivery networking company, hired John Chapple, president of Hawkeye Investments, to its board of directors. Chapple has 25 years of experience in wireless communications and cable television.
King County Executive Dow Constantine appointed Louise Miller to the board of ethics. Miller will fill the partial term left vacant by Bruce Laing when he was appointed board chair in 2009. Miller is a former county council member and state representative. Her nine-month term will end May 31, 2011.
Daryll DeWald has been hired as dean of the College of Sciences at Washington State University. He will begin on Jan. 1. DeWald worked at Utah State and has been department head of biology since 2006. Sue Clark, professor of chemistry in the College of Sciences, was interim dean while a national search was conducted.
Bernardo-Wills Architects hired
Ryan Zane as an architect,
David Smart as a project manager and
Maria Vanhoff as an interior designer. Formerly a principal with Zane Architecture, Zane specializes in mixed-use, commercial, professional and residential design. Smart, previously of Steven Meek Architects, has seven years of architectural design experience. Vanhoff, formerly with Integrus Architecture and Design Source, has 16 years as an interior designer. Bernardo-Wills of Spokane provides architecture, landscape architecture, interior design and graphic design.
Wilson Engineering hired
Rhett Winter as a consulting engineer. Formerly with David Evans and Associates, Winter has civil engineering and project management experience with site development, stormwater, roads, parking and utilities. Wilson of Bellingham provides civil, structural, surveying and GIS services.
Jacobs Associates promoted
Andrew McGlenn to associate in its Seattle office. He has 14 years of experience and a background in geology and structural engineering. He is leading design of the permanent tunnel lining for the Airport Link Project in Brisbane, Australia. His local projects include the Brightwater Conveyance System and University Link. Jacobs focuses on underground projects, and works in the water, wastewater and transportation sectors. Offices are in the United States, New Zealand and Australia.
HDJ Design Group promoted
Stacy J. Frost to engineering manager. Frost has been with the firm for nine years and specializes in port, commercial and medical projects. Vancouver-based HDJ provides engineering, planning, landscape architecture and surveying.
Hart Crowser appointed
David Winter as vice president of business development. He has 29 years of engineering experience and has worked on regional, national and international projects, the firm said. Winter will be responsible for marketing and business development, market expansion, emerging market evaluation and client service company-wide. He is a senior principal who has worked 20 years with Hart Crowser, an environmental and engineering consulting firm headquartered in Seattle, with offices in Edmonds and Portland.
