Aug 02, 2016

Sound Transit

Sound Transit CEO Peter Rogoff said Rhonda Marie Carter has been named chief of staff. Carter is currently deputy chief of staff at the U.S. Department of Transportation, and served as White House liaison for the Department of Energy and special assistant to the White House counsel. She also worked for the University of Washington. Carter will start in mid-August.

Green River College

Green River College said Scott Morgan is interim president, at a pro-rated salary of $200,000 annually. Morgan has been a part of the Washington State Board for Community and Technical Colleges system for nearly 30 years and retired as president of Spokane Community College.

Seattle Times

Seattle Times named a new leadership team. Michele Matassa Flores is managing editor. Matassa Flores has worked in or supervised nearly every news department during her 23 years at The Times. Lynn Jacobson is deputy managing editor, and has worked at The Times off and on for 23 years.

Lease Crutcher Lewis

Jackson

Cox

Jones

Stickfort

Ernst

Phung

Singh

The Seattle office of Lease Crutcher Lewis promoted Shardul Singh to preconstruction manager. It also hired Thao Phung as estimator; Paul Ernst, Derek Stickfort, Monica Jones and Colton Cox as project engineers; and Brian Jackson as senior project engineer. Singh has been in construction since 2009 and started at Lewis in 2013 as project engineer and estimator. He holds a bachelor's degree in construction engineering and management from Purdue University. Phung has been in construction since 2013 and holds a bachelor's degree in civil engineering with a minor in construction management from Washington State University. Ernst holds a bachelor's degree in construction management from the University of Washington, and is working on the Alder BioPharmaceuticals project. Stickfort holds a bachelor's degree in construction engineering from Iowa State University, and serves in the Navy Reserve. He is working at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center project. Jones, LEED AP BD&C, is a licensed professional engineer. She earned bachelor's and master's degrees from the UW, the latter in construction engineering. Cox holds a bachelor's degree in construction management from the UW and is working on the Antioch University buildout. Jackson has 25 years of experience as a superintendent, and was with Lewis from 1998 to 2003. He is working on the Luma Condominiums.

Abbott Construction

Smithlin

Anderson

Weimar

Andersen

The Seattle office of Abbott Construction promoted Timothy Andersen to field superintendent, Jeff Weimar to senior superintendent, Tricia Anderson to executive assistant, Anna Smithlin to organizational and professional development manager, and Olivia Hibbard to accounting supervisor. Andersen joined Abbott in 2007 and worked as a lead carpenter/foreman and service manager. Weimar has been with the company for over 20 years and is supervising work at MultiCare Auburn Medical Center. Anderson joined Abbott in 2014 as administrative assistant and receptionist. She is providing executive support, event planning, and management of general office operations. Smithlin has been with the company since 2007 and worked in variety of roles. She is focusing on employee development and training in her newly created role. Hibbard has been working in Abbott's accounting department for two years. Her new duties include supervising and training accounting staff.

Novinium

Stone

Kent-based Novinium named Dean Stone regional sales manager for Canada, where he is in charge of direct sales of Novinium's cable rehabilitation products and services to the utility markets. Stone has more than 25 years of sales and management experience across several industries.

Jul 29, 2016

King County

King County Executive Dow Constantine said Alex Fryer will become communications director Aug. 1. He has experience in both public and private sector communications as vice president at The Fearey Group, press secretary to former Seattle Mayor Greg Nickels, and as a journalist at the Seattle Times and Puget Sound Business Journal.

Perkins Coie

Perkins Coie said Andy Culbert, a partner in the Seattle intellectual property practice, won the 2016 Federal Circuit Bar Association President's Award.