Mar 04, 2020

Carney Badley Spellman

Weber

Law firm Carney Badley Spellman re-elected Robert Weber as a director-at-large on its board. Weber's practice focuses on real estate, banking and corporate transactions. He represents landlords and tenants in commercial, office, medical and retail lease negotiations. He also assists in the purchase and sale of commercial and residential properties. Carney Badley Spellman has offices in Seattle and Olympia.

City of Sammamish

Marlene Dunham retired after working over 20 years for the city of Sammamish. Dunham has the distinction of being the city's first employee. She was contract administrator in her final role.

Zipwhip

Seattle tech company Zipwhip and The Riveter, a union of working women and allies, formed a joint scholarship program that supports young women in science, technology, engineering and math. The Women in STEM Scholarship will give $1,500 to one female student studying in a STEM field, as well as a six-month Riveter Ally membership that includes access to all workshops and programs sponsored by The Riveter and other public programs. It also provides an allotment of floating desk co-working hours. The winner will be announced June 1. Zipwhip is a cloud software company for business texting.

Avangrid Renewables

Portland-based Avangrid Renewables commissioned the 307-megawatt Karankawa wind farm near Corpus Christi, Texas. The farm supplies clean electricity to Austin Energy and Nike, helping both meet their sustainability commitments. Austin Energy has committed to meet 65% of its customers' energy demand with renewable resources by 2027; Nike has committed to power all of its owned or operated facilities with renewable energy by 2025.

Lithia Motors

Medford, Oregon-based Lithia Motors says 28 of its car stores won 2020 Dealer of the Year awards from DealerRater. Lithia also had 45 stores win the 2020 DealerRater Consumer Satisfaction Award.

Johnston Architects

Chaffin

Jack Chaffin has become a partner in Seattle-based Johnston Architects, expanding its ownership team. Chaffin joined JA in 2017 as a principal, bringing over 20 years of experience in public projects. His past work includes higher education, government buildings, museums, convention centers and historic renovations on the East Coast and in the Northwest. He is leading the Whatcom County Library District's new Blaine Library and conceptual design and master planning of a Sedro-Woolley community that will include retail, multifamily, office and hotel. JA provides architecture, interior design and planning.

Bassetti Architects

Johnson

Clausen

In Seattle, Bassetti Architects promoted Amanda Clausen to associate principal and director of interior design and Kara Johnson to office manager. Clausen has played an integral role over the past five years in building the interior design department. Her leadership of that department and within the entire firm has helped Bassetti grow. She has positive client relationships, business development acumen, an open management style and deep knowledge of learning environments. Johnson has organizational and communication skills. She will manage general office operations, equipment and office support services, and support staff with scheduling, budget development and contract administration. Bassetti provides architectural and interior design services.

DCI Engineers

Pope

Krauser

In Seattle, DCI Engineers promoted Gaelyn Krauser and Eric Pope to associate. Krauser has used her technical and project management skills on commercial, residential, hospitality, mixed-use, high-rise and tenant improvement projects that include the Residence Inn Marriott Seattle and the Wasatch superblock in Bellevue. She is working on 1500 Mission in San Francisco. Pope's engineering contributions and leadership on residential, commercial and hospitality projects led to his advancement. His completed work includes The Danforth and Murano Senior Living in Seattle. He is project manager for the 1001 Office Towers in Bellevue. DCI is a civil and structural engineering firm.

Terracon

Palmerson

Terracon promoted Peter J. Palmerson to geotechnical department manager for its Seattle office. Palmerson has over 20 years of public and private consulting experience. He specializes in managing design-build projects for the Washington State Department of Transportation. Prior to joining Terracon, he managed the WSDOT Geotechnical Division Laboratory and Instrumentation sections. Terracon provides geotechnical, environmental and materials services.

Pace Engineers

Cobley

Pace Engineers hired Pam Cobley as a project manager in its Kirkland office. Cobley has 20 years of experience that includes project planning, community plan involvement implementation, comprehensive plan updates and amendments, emergency response and hazard mitigation plans, and she is a certified Envision Sustainability Professional. Pace is a civil and structural engineering, planning and surveying firm, with offices also in Everett, Wenatchee and Lake Oswego, Oregon.

Architects West

Roth

Steve Roth has been appointed to the board of directors for Architects West, an employee owned and operated company. Roth has over 26 years of experience, including seven with Architects West. He has been responsible for projects in the Northwest and elsewhere in the U.S. and overseas. His portfolio includes educational, civic, retail, food service and commercial projects. Architects West provides architectural and landscape architectural/land planning services, with offices in Spokane and in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho.