Nov 08, 2016

Veris Law Group

Silverthorn

Veris Law Group in Seattle hired Leah Silverthorn as a new attorney. She focuses on complex environmental matters in real estate and litigation of environmental disputes, representing businesses, owners, municipalities and individuals. She worked at Wooden & McLaughlin in Indianapolis and for the Indiana Department of Environmental Management.

Casey Family Programs

Casey Family Programs named the winners of the Casey Excellence for Children Awards. The Leadership Award goes to Dana M. Emery, CEO of Dodge & Cox in San Francisco who is on the national board of Summer Search, a mentoring program for low-income youth in the Bay Area, Seattle, New York, Boston and Philadelphia. The Alumni Award goes to Jerod Pierce, founder and managing partner at Olympic Holdings in Seattle. He was in foster care and was served by Casey Family Programs in Montana and Washington. Pierce attended Harvard Business School.

Rafn Co.

Ambrey

Bullock

Parker

Rowe

Diaz

Creek

The Rafn Co. hired Jamie Creek as senior project manager and Emmanuel Diaz as project engineer; and promoted Kevin Rowe to project manager, Curtis Parker and Brandt Bullock to assistant superintendents, and Thomas J. Ambrey to project engineer. Creek has 39 years of construction experience and previously was senior project manager at Synergy Construction. Diaz has about three years of experience as project manager and architectural designer for Carletti Architects and Tonkin Architecture. Rowe started as project engineer at Rafn in 2006 and is managing the Green Lake Apartments project. Parker has been with Rafn since 1992, starting with a carpentry apprenticeship at the Construction Industry Training Council. Bullock was foreman since returning to Rafn in 2013 and is working on the AMLI Wallingford project. Ambrey recently completed the University of Washington construction management certificate program.

Lease Crutcher Lewis

Halleran

Jay Halleran, DBIA, joined Lease Crutcher Lewis as executive vice president. Halleran earned a bachelor's degree in construction management at the University of Washington, then spent 35 years at NBBJ rising to managing partner. At Lewis, he is focusing on the healthcare and institutional markets, while strengthening the company's focus on integrated project delivery.

The Walsh Group

Hartso

Tahni Hartso joined The Walsh Group as project engineer in the estimating department. Hartso recently obtained a master's degree in construction management from the University of Washington. She previously worked as business development specialist for local minority painting subcontractor American Construction & Coatings.

Northwest Partitions

James Kahler

Rick Kahler

Woodinville-based Northwest Partitions appointed Rick Kahler as CEO and James Kahler as president. Rick Kahler founded the company in 1982 and had been president since then. James Kahler has more than 20 years of industry experience and served as the company's vice president since 2004. He holds a bachelor's degree in construction management from the University of Washington and serves on the boards of several local associations. Rick Kahler remains the sole shareholder of the union wall and ceiling contractor.

Nov 04, 2016

Helsell Fetterman

Mary DePaolo Haddad has joined Helsell Fetterman in the professional liability, employment and commercial litigation practice groups. She has 15 years of experience in professional liability, real estate, construction, copyright and trademark, product liability, school law, employment and premises liability. She also is a director of Ladder Down, a national program for women attorneys to hone leadership and business development skills.

Washington Wine Industry Foundation

Brian Carter and Jerry Judkins-Smith have joined the board of directors of Washington Wine Industry Foundation. Carter is owner and winemaker at Brian Carter Cellars. Judkins-Smith is the principal at Sphere Foods as well as co-owner and president of Inland Desert, Inc.