Jun 07, 2023

Ethos Civil

Williams

Clausen

Babb

Ethos Civil announced the recent additions of John Babb, Megan Clausen, and David Williams to their growing firm.

Babb is a graduate of the University of Oklahoma with three years of professional experience. He most recently worked at Gray & Osborne, where he focused on municipal infrastructure projects. Babb has joined Ethos Civil at their Tacoma office and is currently serving as the lead civil designer for the West Sound Technical Skills Center progressive design-build project with Bremerton School District.

Clausen is a recent graduate of George Fox University and has prior experience as an intern with the Yamhill County Public Works Department. Clausen joined Ethos Civil in February on a part-time basis, while earning her degree. She recently moved to a full-time engineering position from Ethos Civil's Wenatchee office. Clausen is serving as the lead designer for a 123-unit assisted living community project located in Spokane.

Williams joins Ethos Civil's Wenatchee office as a civil technician. He is educated in cyber security and has prior experience surveying for the U.S. Forest Service. Williams is providing support on several Ethos Civil projects, including a building demolition and parking lot project at Tacoma Public School's Central Administration Building site.

HNTB

Kapur

Jugesh Kapur, PE, SE, has joined HNTB Corporation in Bellevue as a bridge and structures department manager, bringing nearly four decades of experience driving strategic direction and leadership in project management, bridge design and construction. He holds licenses as a professional and structural engineer in multiple states, including California, Oregon, Idaho and Washington.

Prior to joining HNTB, Kapur was with the Washington State Department of Transportation for 22 years and held several positions. He designed and managed a wide range of bridge projects across the state, including the Hood Canal Floating Bridge, State Route 16 Nalley Valley, SR 99 Alaskan Way Viaduct and the seismic retrofit of many bridges along I-5 and I-405.

Kapur earned his Bachelor of Science in civil engineering from the University of Washington, where he was an active member of the American Society of Civil Engineers.

Makers

Barbusca

Gipaya

Farrington

Makers architecture and urban design announced new staff recently hired in its Seattle and San Diego offices.

Claire Farrington has joined Makers as a planner, supporting the facilities planning team. Her prior experience includes work with Seattle Public Utilities' Solid Waste Division, conducting outreach to help improve waste diversion programs and promote equitable application of environmental regulations. She has a master's degree in urban planning, and her thesis explored how public green and recreational spaces impact the place attachments of multi-unit dwellers in Seattle's Ballard neighborhood.

Queenie Gipaya has joined Makers as planner and urban designer as part of the urban design and community planning team. She has a bachelor's degree in urban planning and holds a geographic information system (GIS) certificate. Her academic experience includes projects relating to placemaking and affordable housing, as well as waterfront, park, and open space revitalization.

Mike Barbusca is a senior planner supporting Makers' federal facility planning team from the San Diego office. He has over 40 years of NAVFAC experience supporting Navy clients and service members at the project planning and project levels. Barbusca has contributed to many successful projects as a project Leader, NEPA planner, environmental coordinator, and a housing, regional, and senior planner.

Parametrix

Tavel

January Tavel has joined Parametrix as a senior cultural resources specialist. She brings more than 14 years of experience providing professional cultural resource management and historic preservation services throughout the Western United States.

Tavel comes to Parametrix from ICF where she served as senior manager of historic preservation. She has worked for a variety of clients including the Washington State Department of Transportation; Sound Transit; King County Metro; California High Speed Rail Authority; City of San Francisco Department of Public Works; Ports of Bellingham, Portland, and San Francisco; Vale Oregon Irrigation District; Seattle City Light; Seattle Public Utilities; Bureau of Ocean and Energy Management; Bureau of Land Management; Oregon Department of Forestry; as well as private clients.

She has a master's in historic preservation and is a qualified historian and architectural historian under the Professional Qualification Standards of the United States Secretary of the Interior.

At Parametrix, Tavel joins the firm's Greater Washington Cultural Resources Group which provides professional cultural resources planning and management services to clients across the Pacific Northwest.

TCA Architecture + Planning

Architect Darin Wate, senior associate, is celebrating his 25th year at TCA Architecture + Planning this month.

With over 25 years of experience designing fire stations and public facilities, Wate has contributed a wealth of knowledge to many of TCA's most challenging and notable projects, including the award-winning Issaquah Maple Street Fire Station, the first fire station in the United States to achieve a LEED Platinum rating and given the 2012 ASHRAE National Technology award; Central Pierce Fire & Rescue Station, winner of the 2017 and 2018 Firehouse Magazine Station Design Gold Awards; Portland Fire & Rescue Fire Station 21 & Marine Rescue Boathouse, presented with the 2016 OCAPA Public Facility Excellence in Concrete Award; and Snoqualmie HQ Station, awarded with the 2005 National Station Style Silver Joint Use Facility Award.

In a press release TCA said Wate's position as a project architect and technical manager, combined with his system-based programming, conceptual design, and cost management skills, has benefited multiple municipal clients and a generation of architectural professionals.

The Society

Scalf

The Society, an independent interiors-led hospitality design collective, announced the appointment of Casey Scalf to director. In his new role, Scalf will embrace a significant shift in responsibility, with a primary focus on strategic leadership. He will also shape the future vision of the organization, determining key partnerships, selecting project types, and ensuring the execution of projects.

SPVV Landscape Architects

Smith

SPVV Landscape Architects announced that Gina Smith has been promoted to landscape architect, having successfully completed her licensure exams. Smith, who previously served as a landscape designer, also holds a LEED accreditation, and is responsible for designing, estimating, and managing the development of landscapes for governmental, commercial, and educational commissions.

Recent projects in which Smith has provided landscape design services include Peperzak Middle School for Spokane Public Schools; West Village Park for the City of Richland; and Skyline Elementary School for Mead School District.

Innov8social

Parekh

Innov8social founder Neetal Parekh was awarded $2,500 and six months co-working space from the annual Idea & Pitch Collaboration sponsored by the William Factory Incubator, Traction Space, Tacoma Venture Fund, and KOZ Development. Innov8social offers tailored, participatory workshops with colleges, organizations and communities to provide creative social enterprise solutions to problems. Recent Innov8social teams have suggested methods to better serve the homeless, improve access to credit for homebuyers and solve environmental dilemmas. Karen Stringer of The Bajan Station, offering gourmet Caribbean food, was awarded a runner-up prize of $1,000. Also awarded six months co-working space were Dionne Bonner of Custom Murals by Design and Nekaycha Cavil of Kaycha C Clothing. Nevada Smith of Nascut Landscaping won honorable mention.

Washington Trust Bank

Manalili

Linscott

Washington Trust Bank promoted longtime banking professionals Stu Linscott and Craig Manalili to its senior leadership team to serve as regional presidents in Bellevue and south Puget Sound and Seattle and north Puget Sound, respectively. Based at Washington Trust Bank's Bellevue Financial Center, Linscott oversees east Puget Sound Commercial Banking, Bellevue Private Banking and western Washington Commercial Real Estate teams. Linscott is also responsible for the bank's expansion into the south Puget Sound market and works closely with the western Washington Wealth Management & Advisory Services teams. Linscott has been with Washington Trust for 10 years and has over 20 years of experience in the banking industry. Manalili has been part of the bank's Seattle team for nine years. He manages the Commercial Banking and Private Banking teams in Seattle and banking operations in the north Puget Sound region while serving clients in a variety of fields including manufacturing, real estate investing and wholesaling. Manalili also partners with Wealth Management & Advisory Services teams to support clients in Seattle. Linscott holds an MBA in finance and management from Seattle University and a degree in economics from the University of Washington. He also earned a graduate certificate from the Pacific Coast Banking School. Manalili graduated from the University of Washington with a degree in mathematics. He also holds a master's degree from Seattle University. Headquartered in Spokane, Washington Trust currently has over 40 branches and offices in Washington, Idaho and Oregon.

Museum of History & Industry

Seattle's Museum of History & Industry (MOHAI) appointed Devorah Romanek as chief of exhibits and interpretive services. Romanek, an anthropologist and art historian, oversees the development, research, presentation, and care of MOHAI's collection. She will lead the museum in the development of its current exhibits and programs and drive momentum for the museum's future growth, building on the museum's focus to foster connections between past and present. Romanek served as curator of exhibits and head of interpretation at the Maxwell Museum of Anthropology at the University of New Mexico, where she oversaw all exhibit and program work. Romanek holds a PhD in Anthropology and Material Culture from University College, London, and has written widely on cultural history, most recently Hardship, Greed and Sorrow (2020, University of Oklahoma Press), which looks at historic photographs from the Civil War era. She has extensive experience designing and producing exhibits and developing interpretive programs at all scales and across many topics and multiple countries, working with many constituents and communities. A Smithsonian Affiliate since 2009, MOHAI is dedicated to enriching lives through preserving, sharing, and teaching the diverse history of Seattle, the Puget Sound region, and the nation.

Kline Galland

Kline Galland, a non-profit senior care organization, unveiled a new name for its community-based services program, which offers home health, home care, hospice and palliative care to seniors throughout King County. Going forward, these offerings will be a part of Kline Galland's Benaroya Community Services, a designation created in honor of Rebecca and Jack Benaroya's many years of service and generosity to the organization. Rebecca Benaroya has served on Kline Galland's Board of Directors for 44 years. Kline Galland has more than a century of experience as a senior-care facility. Benaroya Community Services will provide customizable one-to-one health care for seniors living throughout the Puget Sound region, including home care, home health, hospice care, and palliative care.