Jun 15, 2022

Puyallup Tribal Council

Bill Sterud and Annette Bryan won re-election to the Puyallup Tribe’s seven-person governing body. They will serve three year terms. Bryan, who was first elected in 2016, is now serving her third term. Sterud first joined Tribal Council in 1978 and has served many times in the chair and vice chair offices. The Tribal Council voted to reappoint Sterud as chairman and Sylvia Miller as vice chair for the coming year. The Puyallup Tribe of Indians is a sovereign nation of more than 5,000 members and one of the largest employers in Pierce County. The Puyallup Tribal Council is the elected governing body of the Puyallup Tribe of Indians. Additional councilmembers are James Rideout, Anna Bean, Monica Miller and Fred Dillon.

Johnston Architects

Kohl

Guerin

Ciaccio_

Nicolai

Abdallah

Johnston Architects has hired Dana Abdallah as interior designer, Jesse Baiata-Nicolai as design technology manager, Maggie Ciaccio as project architect, Natalie Guerin as office manager, and Kristopher Kohl as graphic designer.

Abdallah, Associate AIA, holds a Bachelor in Architecture from the University of Wisconsin in Milwaukee and a Masters in Architecture from the University of Washington. She joined JA's Interior Design team with seven years of experience with a focus on creative workplace and hospitality spaces, including wine tasting rooms. Her past work includes the objeckts office and showroom, which was awarded Best Workplace in 2019 by the IIDA Pacific Northwest Chapter and published in Interior Design Magazine. At JA she is currently designing a full-building renovation for the pilots' lounge and administrative offices at the Renton Municipal Airport, as well as a 20,000-square-foot tenant improvement for the Fort Vancouver Regional Library Operations Center.

Baiata-Nicolai joined JA in the fall of 2021 to manage the firm's BIM and strengthen its growing Innovation Lab. He holds Bachelor and Masters Degrees in Architecture from the Wentworth Institute of Technology in Boston. He spent a decade working in California on a mix of single-family homes, public and higher education facilities, and mixed-use and multi-family projects before relocating to Seattle. As JA's Design Technology Manager, Baiata-Nicolai streamlines the firm's Revit models and drawing processes. To support JA's architects and designers he has developed a custom Revit Toolbar that includes a “Help” button for on-demand assistance and additional tools to centralize resources and support advanced workflows.

Ciaccio, AIA, LEED Green Associate, brings eight years of experience to JA, including several years working in the Washington DC area after graduating with her Bachelor of Architecture degree from Virginia Tech, where she earned the award for Excellence in Undergraduate Thesis. Her past projects have included single- and multi-family residences, collegiate student housing, corporate workplaces, and senior living communities. At JA she is currently Project Architect & Project Manager for a 6,000-square foot house in Lakewood and a cabin in the Methow Valley while leading a residential remodel and addition in Laurelhurst.

Guerin studied Human Resource Management at Western Governors University and has experience in nonprofit program management. At JA she supports HR and business practices and led a restructuring of the firm's onboarding process in response to its hybrid work policy. As office manager, Guerin is responsible for day-to-day office operations, workplace enhancements, employee onboarding, general project support, and is an active member of JA's Firm Culture and Social Responsibility committees. Kohl earned a BFA in Graphic Design from Northern Arizona University and moved to Seattle in 2019 to work with AIA Seattle before joining JA in 2021. He recently completed a refresh of the firm's brand identity, guidelines, and templates. As JA seeks to broaden its in house design services, Kohl works to elevate design opportunities across JA's project types, including environmental graphics for architecture and interior design projects. He is currently completing the signage package and branding for the reimagined Old Works Golf Clubhouse in Anaconda MT.

Coleman

Justice

Simons

Leaman

Johnston Architects has promoted Shane Leaman and John B. Simons to associate, and Kathy Justice and Liz Wasson Coleman to senior associate. Leaman joined JA in 2017, and as design technologist he has applied his unique knowledge and skillset to elevate the firm's innovative design solutions. This includes parametric modeling for complex façade assemblies and a 3D interactive website that allows users to configure a customized Accessory Dwelling Unit, called the Parametric Casita. Leaman led the design and fabrication of a custom lighting installation, Digital Sky, as part of the Kirin mixed-use building lobby, recently featured in Multifamily Design + Construction Magazine. He has also created tailored workflows to integrate the DOE's EnergyPlus analysis tool to produce visualizations and better integrate energy analysis into JA's design process. As an Associate, Leaman will continue to lead JA's Technology Committee and champion data visualization, view and daylighting studies, and the development of online tools to support community engagement and data analysis.

Simons, AIA came to JA in the fall of 2019 as a project architect with ten years of experience. He is working with the City of Maple Valley on the design of the new Lake Wilderness Golf Course Clubhouse, which will include a restaurant and lounge, golf simulators, and a venue space available to be rented for private events. Simons' other current projects include Oak Tree Village, an amenity campus for the Ovation at Oak Tree development in Lacey; Ponderosa, a planned recreation community in Lake Chelan; a multi-family building in Crown Hill; and several single-family houses. As an Associate, Simons is responsible for strengthening JA team connections by organizing internal project presentations, especially important as the firm provides a hybrid workplace and in-person charettes have been reimagined to be virtual and more inclusive.

Justice, AIA, LEED BD+C has over 25 years of design experience with a focus on multi-family and mixed-use projects. Justice joined JA in 2016, was promoted to associate in 2018, and has worked on numerous residential projects at the firm. These include Alta Arlo, a 240-unit mixed-use building in Columbia City, and Winston Townhomes, a collection of 16 townhouses in Seattle's Ravenna neighborhood, both of which just finished construction, as well as DXU, which was honored by Built Green with a Green Hammer Award in 2020. At JA Justice is currently working as project manager for entitlements on the Redmond Senior Community Center, a collaboration with Opsis Architecture of Portland, as well as a 187-unit multi-family development on the Bremerton waterfront. As a senior associate she is focused on mentoring emerging designers to support technical excellence at JA.

Coleman, CPSM joined JA in 2019 as marketing director and was promoted to associate in 2021. She holds 18 years of experience in the Northwest AEC industry and leads JA's marketing department, including project pursuits, award submissions, social media, public relations, and brand development. She recently contributed to the firm's installation at the Bellevue Arts Museum, a collaboration with Facing Homelessness called The View From Here. As a senior associate, she collaborates closely with firm leadership to help shape JA's strategic planning across multiple sectors. Coleman is a Certified Professional Services Marketer and the current President of SMPS Seattle, the local chapter of the Society for Marketing Professional Services.

Parametrix

Diemer

Brent Diemer has joined Parametrix as executive vice president and chief financial officer. He has over 25 years of experience in the architecture and engineering industry, specializing in financial management, business growth and expansion strategy, and organizational culture development.

Diemer comes to Parametrix from KLJ Engineering. Prior to that, he spent 22 years with CH2M (now Jacobs). He has served in a variety of financial and business management leadership positions as well as project delivery and business development roles across the industry.

Toole Design Group

Soto

Xiao

Mueller

DuVall

DeKoekkoek

Toole Design Group announced seven hires in the Seattle Office: Dustin DeKoekkoek, Alex DuVall, Adam Mueller, Diane Xiao, Ryan O'Hara, and Manuel Soto. Amalia Leighton Cody has been promoted to director of engineering, Western U.S.

DeKoekkoek is a civil engineer and project manager and has a diverse background in all aspects of civil engineering with a focus on delivering high quality, constructible contract documents. His engineering experience is extensive and varied, encompassing full roadway reconstruction, ADA compliance and accessible design, drainage and utility design, site development, and construction management. DuVall is a professional engineer with public sector experience in designing and managing multimodal transportation projects. She has served clients across the US by leading a light rail design team, running a national traffic incident management program, and designing traffic systems for state projects.

Mueller is a licensed professional engineer with experience in the design and management of transit projects from concept to implementation. He specializes in pedestrian, bikeway, transit guideway, and roadway design; multimodal 3D corridor modeling; development of construction plans and details; cost estimating; interagency negotiation and collaboration; and technical writing. He has served clients in Washington, Oregon, and Minnesota on prominent transit projects including light rail, bus rapid transit, multimodal transit centers, and operations and maintenance facilities. Xiao is a professional engineer with background in safety, traffic, and pedestrian analyses, environmental reviews, Transit Signal Priority (TSP), and simulation modeling. She is passionate about Complete Streets, sustainable transportation, and pedestrian, bicyclist, and multimodal design.

Soto is a transit planner and mobility specialist with extensive experience in design, planning and implementation of projects and programs that increase multi-modal mobility and reduce the use of single-occupant vehicles. He has wide-ranging experience in transit service planning and operations, transportation demand management plans and programs, curb management and street design. He has led development of master plans, feasibility studies, operational analyses, market demand and performance assessments. He has also worked on the implementation of all types of transit services from BRT to shuttles to microtransit, for public agencies and private entities, and on the design of parking and mobility programs for major employers, hospital and university campuses, mixed-used developments, and downtown districts, that reduce vehicle miles traveled and parking demand.

O'Hara is a professional engineer with experience transportation engineering and planning, renewable energy sector, New Urbanism principles, NACTO design guidelines, geospatial analysis, mapping in CAD, project & data management, traffic studies, bicycle facilities, parking management.

Jun 14, 2022

Seattle Art Museum

Diaz

The Seattle Art Museum announced that Jose Carlos Diaz will be the museum's Susan Brotman deputy director for art, following an international search. Since May 2016, Diaz has served as the chief curator at The Andy Warhol Museum, part of the Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh. He will assume his position with SAM in July. He succeeds Chiyo Ishikawa, who retired in 2020 after 30 years at the museum. In his role at SAM, Diaz will oversee the museum's artistic program, leading eight curators and other staff in exhibitions, collections, publications and libraries to present art in support of SAM's mission. Diaz is a specialist in contemporary art, multidisciplinary programming, and an expert on Andy Warhol. Prior to his role at The Warhol, Diaz was the curator of exhibitions at The Bass in Miami Beach. Diaz also held positions at Tate Liverpool and at the Liverpool Biennial. In 2003, Diaz tenured as curatorial intern at The Rubell Museum in Miami. He received a BA in art history from San Francisco State University and a MA in cultural history from the University of Liverpool. Diaz was a 2018 Fellow at the Center for Curatorial Leadership and chaired the Curatorial Leadership Summit at The Armory Show in 2020. He currently serves on the board of trustees for the Association of Art Museum Curators.

Aduro

Aduro promoted Justin Jed and Cliff Drane to their executive leadership team, as chief operating officer and chief experience officer, respectively. Both Jed and Drane have extensive software and agency leadership experience, bringing a combined 50+ years in product development, user experience, and employee wellbeing technology to the team. Jed started at Aduro as general manager of the new markets division. He formerly worked as the vice president of product management at employee wellbeing company Limeade, as head of product, platforms and background check and user experience at software company Sterling, and director of product management and planning at Microsoft. Drane joined Aduro in 2021 as vice president of product & design for the new markets division. He previously worked as vice president of design and user experience at Under Armour, group creative director at Razorfish, and vice president of creative & user experience, and VP of global expansion for Limeade. As chief operating officer, Jed is tasked with leading the Aduro client and member experience teams and business operations team. As chief experience officer, Drane will lead marketing, PR and brand for Aduro, as well as provide vision for the customer and user experience across the entire range of Aduro solutions. Based in Redmond, Aduro is a SaaS provider of corporate wellness solutions.

Frazier Healthcare Partners

Frazier Healthcare Partners, a Seattle-based, healthcare-focused private equity firm, announced the completion of its acquisition of Apollo Intelligence, a provider of real-time data and insights to the healthcare and life science industries. Apollo was founded in 2019. The Apollo platform launched with its acquisition of InCrowd, a pioneer of real-time, automated insights for the life science industry. In 2020, Apollo acquired Survey Healthcare Global, a global market leader of first-party healthcare data collection and custom survey solutions. Frazier Executive in Residence, Vivek Sharma, will join Apollo as executive chairman on the board of directors. Sharma has extensive experience leading tech-enabled healthcare services organizations supporting the life science end market, including most recently as CEO of Decision Resources Group before its sale to Clarivate. Frazier Center of Excellence Partner, Ken McLaren, will similarly play a role in developing and executing Apollo's growth strategy, leveraging his prior experiences as SVP of data analytics and insights at Clarivate and chief strategy officer at DRG. Assisting in this agreement was Kirkland & Ellis, acting as legal advisor to Frazier. Apollo was advised by Canaccord Genuity (lead financial advisor), Houlihan Lokey Capital (co-financial advisor), and the law firm of Goodwin Procter.

BNBuilders

Sanborn

Matt Sanborn joined BNBuilders as a senior project executive supporting the company's five regional offices in Seattle, the Bay Area, Los Angeles/Orange County, San Diego and Denver. Sanborn has over 25 years of experience in business development and operations at national firms, with the last 15 years spent leading operations and business development initiatives at an executive level. He has held leadership roles at both Skanska and DPR Construction, specializing in the health care sector and design-build projects. At BNB, he is focusing on corporate business development, strategy, and aiding in growing the company's national client base.

Compass Construction

In Kirkland, Compass Construction hired Olivia Ma as estimator, Jim Berglind as IT director and Jackson Coleman as project engineer. The company also promoted Mike Gilbert from field superintendent to superintendent. Ma has five years of estimating experience in the Seattle area. She holds bachelor's and master's degrees in civil engineering. Berglind previously led an IT consultancy for over 25 years. His client base primarily represented the tech, aerospace and construction sectors — including Compass for 18 years. Coleman holds a bachelor's degree in construction management from the University of Portland. Gilbert has been with the company for 2.5 years.

ABC of Western Washington

The Associated Builders and Contractors of Western Washington signed up two new members: Ayko Group of Gig Harbor; and R&S Electric of Arlington. Ayko is a general contracting and construction management company working in the commercial sector and with U.S. government agencies, including the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Department of Defense. R&S specializes in electrical and low-voltage work on commercial and residential projects.

Habitat Seattle-King County

Habitat Seattle-King County had over 500 guests at its recent 2022 Beyond the Build luncheon. The event raised over $1.6 million, including matching funds, for affordable housing projects. Bank of America and Steve Hill were recognized at the event for their contributions. Bank of America has been a corporate partner for over 25 years, and Hill was named Volunteer of the Year for his service on a Weyerhaeuser alumni campaign that will provide housing for 10 families over five years.