Oct 24, 2012

Farallon Consulting

Zier

Tim Zier has joined Farallon Consulting as general manager. Zier's 35 years of senior management experience includes serving as controller/business manager at Tandem Computers and CFO at Logitech. He founded Turn Off the TV, a Northwest retailer of games and educational products, and was in financial and operational consulting with Tatum Partners. Issaquah-based Farallon provides environmental consulting, with offices in Seattle and Bellingham.

Otak

Vanderhorst

Otak engineering, urban design, architecture and planning firm elected Nico Vanderhorst to the board of directors. Vanderhorst is a principal working out of the Kirkland office, where he leads the transportation and infrastructure team in Washington, Colorado and Arizona. He has been with Otak for 17 years.

Association of Washington Business

Hosea

Janicki

Bayne

The Association of Washington Business named officers for 2012-2013: Doug Bayne is board chair, Mel Russell is vice chair and Lisa Janicki is secretary-treasurer. Tom Hosea will continue as immediate past chair. The association has more than 8,000 members representing 700,000 employees.

Helsell Fetterman

The Seattle law firm Helsell Fetterman has joined LawPact, an association of business law firms around the world. As the 55th member of the organization, Helsell Fetterman joins the group of firms in the U.S. and abroad.

Resort at The Mountain

Resort at The Mountain in Welches, Ore., hired Cari Shafer as director of food and beverage; Camille Greenslade as director of sales; Leyla Amrani as catering and conference manager; and promoted Becca Kolibaba as director of catering and conference services. The resort is a golf, spa and meeting destination.

Oct 23, 2012

Columbia Hospitality

Nosecchi

Seattle-based Columbia Hospitality named Sasha Nosecchi as the firm's lifestyle and retail expert. Nosecchi joined Columbia Hospitality in July and previously was senior manager of guest services at Chateau Ste. Michelle winery. Columbia Hospitality is hospitality management and consulting firm.

Aero Controls

Auburn-based Aero Control President and CEO John Titus received the South Seattle Community College outstanding alumni award for 2012. Titus graduated from South Seattle Community College in 1974 and is on the Aviation Technical Advisory Committee. He donates aviation equipment for classroom use. Aero Controls is an FAA-certified repair station that overhauls, repairs and sells aircraft components.

Northeastern University

Northeastern University appointed Dr. Angela Walmsley as associate dean of its graduate campus in Seattle, due to open in January 2013 in South Lake Union. Walmsley was associate dean for graduate education and research in the College of Education and Public Service at Saint Louis University. Northeastern University-Seattle will offer 15 graduate degrees.

Lease Crutcher Lewis

McQueen

Losh

Regional general contractor Lease Crutcher Lewis hired Nick Losh as project engineer and promoted Patrick McQueen to senior project manager in the Special Projects Division. Both work out of the Seattle office. Losh has been in construction for six years. McQueen has 15 years of construction experience, and joined Lewis in 2006. Both hold bachelor's degrees in construction management from the University of Washington.

Global Diving & Salvage

Guerzon

Global Diving & Salvage hired Stephanie Guerzon as senior safety specialist, based in the Seattle headquarters. Guerzon is assisting project managers with safety planning for projects company-wide, and is also in charge of training schedules. She previously was safety manager for American President Lines, and holds a bachelor's degree in business administration from California Maritime Academy.

Parr Co.

The Parr Co., parent to Parr Lumber and Parr Cabinet Outlet, last week opened a concept store in Tukwila called Parr Cabinet Design Center. The 8,500-square-foot showroom is at 6750 S. 180th St., in the old Basco Appliances space. It is open 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday-Friday and 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday.

Master Builders Care Foundation

A $10,000 Bank of America Charitable Foundation grant was recently given to Kirkland Interfaith Transitions in Housing to support a renovation at Salisbury Court, which houses homeless and at-risk families. The Master Builders Care Foundation HomeAid program is restoring one of the Salisbury's four-plexes. Local homebuilder Murray Franklyn is leading the project.

AGC of America

The National Association for Business Economics elected Ken Simonson as its president for 2012-13. Simonson is the chief economist of the Associated General Contractors of America.