Jun 24, 2014

Sound Cities Association

Caden

Lyset Cadena, who has been a policy analyst with the Washington State Democratic Caucus, joined Sound Cities Association as a senior policy analyst. SCA represents 36 cities in King County. Cadena will focus on transportation and public policy issues.

88.5 KPLU

88.5 KPLU added Ben Wyatt to its development team as major gift officer. From 2005 to 2009 he worked for KPLU's underwriting and corporate support team as an employee of Public Radio Partners, now Market Enginuity. Wyatt has over a decade of account management, sales and development experience.

Lee & Hayes

Lee & Hayes said life sciences patent attorney Rachal Winger, Ph.D., has joined the Seattle office. Winger has been with K&L Gates' Seattle office since 2003. Three former K&L Gates colleagues will join her in Lee & Hayes' expanding life sciences practice: Rachel Haller, associate, and Suzanne Carter and Amy Flores, both paralegals. Winger has a Ph.D. in behavioral neuroscience and a law degree from University of California at Berkeley.

AGC Education Foundation

Boyd

Lange

Stillwell

Mark Stillwell of Foushee & Associates and Ron Lange of Parker, Smith & Feek are new members of the AGC Education Foundation board of trustees. Stillwell has been with Foushee since 1990 and is a principal of the Bellevue-based company. Lange is a senior account executive for both insurance and surety at Parker, Smith & Feek. The foundation said Kurt Boyd is continuing on the board, but through a new company. Boyd recently returned to Valley Electric after 10 years at PCL Construction Services. He is in charge of business development at Valley Electric.

Siku Construction

Lea

Brandon Lea joined Siku Construction as lead foreman for the Facility Services Group in Seattle. Lea has more than 15 years of construction and facilities experience. Siku's Seattle office focuses on construction management and facility services. It is one of five construction companies of the holding company UIC Construction Services in Anchorage, Alaska.

Heery International

Lawler

Heery International named Dennis Lawler manager of the Northwest Region, which consists of 13 western states. Lawler joined Heery eight years ago as business development director. He has 18 years of construction experience and previously worked in high-performance buildings at Johnson Controls. In his new role, he is working with education, health-care, mission critical facilities, aviation and government facilities clients.

PCL Construction Services

Robertson

PCL Construction Services appointed Kaz Robertson as manager of special projects of the Seattle District. Robertson began his career with PCL in 2007 as a project manager. He most recently served as project manager on the $25 million Cabela's Anchorage store. He holds a bachelor's degree in construction management from Northern Arizona University, and is a LEED Accredited Professional (BD+C) and DBIA Associate.

Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers

Saligram

Ravi Saligram on July 7 will become CEO and board member of Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers in Vancouver, B.C. Saligram will succeed Peter Blake, who is leaving the company. Saligram's 35-year professional career includes three years as president and CEO of OfficeMax and more than 20 years of general management experience at Aramark, Intercontinental Hotels Group, and S.C. Johnson and Son. He holds an MBA from the University of Michigan and a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from Bangalore University.

Cascade Windows

Schmitt

Cascade Windows hired Michael Schmitt as manager of the Tualatin, Oregon, plant. Schmitt has more than 30 years of experience in production management, working for companies such as Quanex/Aluminite, Milgard Manufacturing, Belknap Industries and Empire Pacific Industries. Cascade makes windows and doors in plants in Spokane, Portland and Salt Lake City.