Mar 22, 2016

Walsh Group

Plummer

Miller

Aghazarian

VanHemert

Bell

For its Seattle office, the Walsh Group hired Mike Bell as heavy civil construction executive, Eric VanHemert as heavy civil senior estimator, Gayane Aghazarian as BIM specialist, Matthew D. Miller as assistant project manager and Gregg Plummer as quality control manager. Bell has more than 25 years of transportation and infrastructure experience in the Northwest, and is a DBIA Professional. VanHemert has 20 years of experience, the last 12 years estimating large infrastructure projects throughout North America. Aghazarian is experienced as a BIM project engineer, IPD project engineer and 5-D estimator. Miller spent 11 years working on a variety of projects, from suspension and floating bridges to wing line assemblies and railroad spurs. Plummer was an inspector for seven years and then managed development in the city of DuPont.

Abbott Construction

Evans

Morris

La Rue

The Seattle office of Abbott Construction hired Chris La Rue as project manager and Sidney Morris and Adam Evans as project engineers. La Rue holds a bachelor's degree in building construction management from Michigan State University and has managed healthcare projects for nine years. Morris holds a bachelor's degree in construction management from Louisiana State University and is working on the Ryther campus. Evans has eight years of mechanical engineering experience and is working on the Swedish Ballard Campus.

ABC of Western Washington

Pineda

The Associated Builders and Contractors of Western Washington hired Claudia Pineda as membership development manager. Pineda was operations manager for Turning Point Realty Advisors and worked in membership development with the Washington Restaurant Association. She holds a bachelor's degree in communications from Goshen College.

AGC of Washington

Kearby

David Kearby, Central District manager of the Associated General Contractors of Washington, earned the Certified Association Executive designation, the highest professional credential in the association industry. The designation requires at least three years of experience managing nonprofits, 100 hours of specialized professional development, passing an exam and pledging to uphold a code of ethics.

Northwest Center

Northwest Center has a new CEO: Ben Ravani, a former Microsoft executive. He also has worked at Cummins, Boeing and as a strategic advisor and investor to health care and tech startups. The center in Seattle serves people with disabilities through education, rehabilitation and work opportunities. It is one of the largest nonprofit employers of people with disabilities in the Northwest.

Wine Grape Growers

John Derrick of Mercer Canyons was elected to a three-year term on the board of directors for Washington Association of Wine Grape Growers. Ken Lewis of Trail View Farm and Patrick Rawn of Two Mountain Winery were re-elected to three-year terms. Officers were also elected: Todd Newhouse as chair, Patrick Rawn as vice chair, and Ken Lewis as secretary/treasurer. The board is Todd Newhouse of Upland Vineyards, Lynne Chamberlain of Spofford Station Vineyards, Shane Collins of Tsillan Cellars, Julia Kock of Klipsun Vineyards, Scott Williams of Kiona Vineyards and Mike Means of Ste Michelle Wine Estates.

Mar 18, 2016

Northwest Kidney Centers

Not-for-profit dialysis provider Northwest Kidney Centers recently named two new members to the Foundation Board. Catherine Bylund has worked on the annual Discovery Gala and President's Society. Dr. Lisa Nakamoto is a clinical nephrologist practicing at The Polyclinic.

Skagit Bank

Skagit Bank hired Matt Barber as a residential real estate loan officer in the new Ballard branch. Barber moved here from Charleston, South Carolina, and has worked in mortgage lending for 10 years. John Howe was named branch manager of the main office in Burlington. He has worked in banking for 17 years. Skagit Bank has offices in Skagit, Snohomish, Whatcom and King counties.

BakerHostetler

The law firm BakerHostetler named Curt Roy Hineline a partner in the Seattle office. He was with Bracewell and chaired that firm's Seattle litigation practice. BakerHostetler opened a Seattle office in 2014 when it combined with the intellectual property firm Woodcock Washburn. Hineline focuses on complex commercial, business and securities litigation. The firm has 14 U.S. offices.