Jul 10, 2012

CityClub

Hernandez

CityClub added Joaquin Hernandez as a new member of the board of directors. Hernandez is a shareholder at Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt, a Seattle-based law firm. CityClub is a nonprofit that informs, connects and engages citizens.

Urban ArtWorks

Seattle-based Urban ArtWorks hired Stephanie Tschida as executive director. Tschida was the original executive director at ArtWorks 18 years ago and has experience with youth. She was project director for the SODO Urban Art Corridor. ArtWorks focuses on employment, apprenticeships, education, community partnerships and civic engagement.

Clear Channel Outdoor

Phoenix-based Clear Channel Outdoor hired Pam Guinn as president of the Seattle/Tacoma office. Guinn was senior manager of news and digital sales for Bright House Media Strategies in the Tampa and Orlando markets, and was general sales manager for Comcast Spotlight. Clear Channel Outdoor is an outdoor advertising business.

Skagit County

The Trustees Association of Community and Technical Colleges recognized Skagit County Commissioner Ken Dahlstedt with a 2012 TACTC Award for Leadership for his role in improving Skagit Valley College’s Mount Vernon campus. Dahlstedt led projects that built a 700-seat performing arts and conference center, and improved campus tennis courts and recreation facilities. He also helped acquire funds for a new restroom, concession stand, jogging trail, and baseball and soccer fields.

Jul 06, 2012

Frause

Price

Figueroa

Seattle-based Frause promoted Laura Figueroa and Natalie Price to senior vice president. Figueroa has served as vice president and director of creative services with 20 years of communications and business experience; Price has worked as strategic advisor for clients and has 20 years of experience in communications. Frause is an independent communications firm with offices in Seattle and Portland.

Museum of Contemporary Craft

Portland's Museum of Contemporary Craft appointed Namita Gupta Wiggers as director and chief curator. Wiggers has been curator since 2004 and has brought high-profile Northwest and international craft-focused programs to the museum. Wiggers is on the board of the American Craft Council. The museum focuses on the role of craft and design in contemporary culture as well as the history of the studio craft movement.

Holland America Line

Holland America Line hired Sharon Honjiyo as director of marketing communications. Honjiyo was a member of the senior leadership team at DDB Seattle, which was Holland America's advertising agency for many years. Prior to that she worked at Hornall Anderson, which develops the company's brochures and marketing materials. Holland America's 15 ships offer more than 500 cruises.

Jul 05, 2012

SvR Design Co.

von Schrader

The SvR Design Co. board of directors appointed Tom von Schrader as president. Von Schrader is a founding principal and civil engineer with SvR and has been with the company for 23 years. He has been a leader in working on Complete Streets and green infrastructure, and lectures nationwide on that topic. Seattle-based SvR provides civil engineering, landscape architecture, planning and environmental restoration services.

MW Consulting Engineers

Deering

MW Consulting Engineers promoted Jake Deering to principal, mechanical systems. Deering joined MW in 1999, and has the lead role in managing mechanical systems for U.S. embassy projects. He has been chapter president of ASHRAE and co-chair of the USGBC Cascadia chapter in Spokane.

McGranahan Architects

Olson

McGranahan Architects hired Todd Olson as director of its health care studio. He will lead expansion in that sector. Olson has nearly 30 years of experience on health care projects. He is a project manager with a background in inpatient and ambulatory care. His clients have included Franciscan Health Services and Swedish Medical Center.

The Blueline Group

Mohr

The Blueline Group hired Tom Mohr as a project engineer. He has more than 10 years of civil engineering and municipal project management experience. Blueline provides civil engineering and land use planning.

The LA Studio

Petersen

Seattle-based landscape architecture firm The LA Studio hired Chris Petersen as a landscape architect/project manager. Petersen worked at Bruce Dees & Associates in Tacoma and Huitt-Zollars in Seattle. He has experience on public and private projects, and is working on the Tukwila Village housing/retail/commercial development. LA Studio provides land planning, landscape architecture and land entitlement services.

PacLand

Brannin

PacLand engineering firm hired Josh Brannin as a project engineer. He has more than six years of civil engineering experience on transportation, site development, design/build, and design/bid/build projects. PacLand also provides planning.

Sparling

Parfait

Ryan Parfait of Sparling earned his Washington engineering license. Parfait joined the firm four years ago with a bachelor's in electrical engineering from the University of Washington. He is working on projects for Group Health and the University of Washington.

Cary Kopczynski & Co.

Cary Kopczynski & Co. hired Joel Kipple as a design engineer, Jacob Lanquin as a CAD designer/drafter and Aiko Hollinger as an administrative assistant. Kipple has more than six years of engineering experience. He is working on the Viktoria Apartments, a 24-story tower at 1915 Second Ave. in Seattle. Lanquin has 12 years of experience in AutoCAD drafting. He is working on Ameristar, a $500 million gaming resort in Louisiana. Hollinger has four years of experience and is a graduate of Gonzaga University. CKC is a structural engineering firm based in Bellevue.

Lane Powell

Day

Seattle law firm Lane Powell hired Craig Day as counsel for the employee benefits, taxation and business practice groups. He focuses his practice on ERISA-related matters, employee benefits and executive compensation. Day was principal at Mercer. Lane Powell is a multi-specialty law firm with offices in Washington, Oregon, Alaska and London.

Western Washington University

Gilman

Roger Gilman, dean of Western Washington University's Fairhaven College of Interdisciplinary Studies, will retire in 2013. Gilman has been dean since 2006 and was one of the first graduates of Western's Fairhaven College, where in 1973 he received a bachelor's degree with honors, with a double major in philosophy and literature. A national search for his successor will start this fall.

Seattle Men's Chorus

Seattle Men's Chorus and Flying House Productions named Frank Stilwagner executive director. Stilwagner has been director for Flying House Productions since 2007 and prior to that was with Village Theatre, Kirkland Performance Center and ArtsWest. Flying House oversees Seattle Men's Chorus.