Jul 27, 2011

Nyhus Communications

Nyhus Communications, a Seattle-based communications and advocacy firm, hired Bill Stafford as a senior counselor. Stafford is founder and president of the Trade Development Alliance of Greater Seattle and an expert in international trade and business relations. He will advise clients on international trade and investment issues.

WWU

Western Washington University in Bellingham and Aramark have signed a contract making Aramark Higher Education the new vendor for dining services. The partnership will be focused on sustainability, nutrition, local partnerships and student involvement. The 10-year contract begins Sept. 1. Aramark will provide dining services at residential dining halls, catering, and retail cafes and markets.

A Dog's Life

Chris Bias and Barb Smith opened A Dog's Life Doggy Daycare and You-Bathe at 4801 Rainier Ave. S. to cater to busy pet owners. A Dog's Life has daycare, bathing space and separately managed grooming and retail establishments. It is in a 10,000-square-foot building with a 1,500-square-foot outdoor play area.

DCI Engineers

Erickson

DCI Engineers promoted engineer Scott Erickson to associate in the Seattle office. Erickson joined the firm in June 2009. He has 15 years of structural engineering experience in housing, hospitality and office tower design. He will continue to manage projects and lead the special design group, and he will do more marketing. His work has included the Swedish Hospital Issaquah Campus. DCI is a Seattle-based civil and structural consulting firm.

MLA Engineering

Jung

MLA Engineering hired Debbie Jung as an associate. Jung has more than 10 years of experience as a construction manager, senior engineer and project manager of structural design projects. She is the lead structural engineer on the New York Aquarium Ocean Wonders. MLA is a Seattle-based structural engineering firm.

Westwood Professional Services

Brown

Westwood Professional Services hired Nick Brown as a project engineer in its Portland office. Brown will work on wind project site planning and civil design in the energy engineering group. He has a bachelor's in civil engineering from the University of California at Davis. Westwood is a national land and energy development consultant.

Jul 26, 2011

Lease Crutcher Lewis

Cartmill

Bridges

The Seattle office of Lease Crutcher Lewis hired Judy Bridges as people services coordinator and Adam Cartmill as project engineer in the Special Projects Division. Bridges focuses on employee benefits, employee relations and regulatory compliance. She has 10 years of human resources experience and studied business at the University of Washington. Cartmill holds a bachelor's degree in construction engineering management from Oregon State University. He is working on tenant improvements at the University of Washington.

Adolfson & Peterson Construction

Scott Weicht

Kent Weicht

Adolfson & Peterson Construction appointed Kent Weicht as chief operating officer. Weicht has been with the company since 1984 and is based in the Denver office. He will be responsible for the company's day-to-day operations across the country, including the Northwest operations that are run through Rushforth Construction in Tacoma. In a related move, president Scott Weicht is becoming chief innovation and development officer. A company press release said it wants to grow geographically and in key market segments, such as energy and health care.

Cedarbrook Lodge

Cedarbrook Lodge hired Scott Ostrander as general manager. Ostrander has 20 years of management experience in travel, tourism and hospitality. He was general manager of Millennium Resort Scottsdale in Scottsdale, Ariz.

SonoSite

Bothell-based SonoSite, a specialist in bedside and point-of-care ultrasound, hired Jack Sparacio as chief operating officer and Matthew Damron as global chief marketing officer. Sparacio has 30 years of experience in health care and was president, CEO and owner of Plastic Engineering and Development Co. Damron worked at TBWA/Chiat/Day, a communications agency.

UW Tacoma

Debra Friedman is the new chancellor of the University of Washington Tacoma. Friedman was vice president of Arizona State University and chief administrator of the downtown Phoenix campus, serving more than 8,000 students. Friedman is the UW Tacoma's fourth chancellor and follows Patricia Spakes, who is retiring after six years with the university.