Jun 28, 2023

PACE Engineers

Brown

Sherrow

PACE announced the following leadership transitions.

After a 40-year career in civil engineering, Scott Sherrow, PE, retired as the firm's land development service line manager, effective May 31. Sherrow has been a civil engineer with the company since 2014. Following Sherrow's retirement, Rosanna Brown, PE, assumed the land development manager position. Brown has been a civil engineer for 17 years and is a principal engineer in PACE's Kirkland office. She will continue leading the growth of the land development group in many markets, including commercial, industrial, residential, mixed-use, and multifamily developments.

Sherrow earned a degree in Civil Engineering from Washington State University. He holds licenses in Washington and Idaho. He has been an instrumental member of PACE for over nine years, contributing significantly to the growth and success of the company.

Brown has demonstrated exceptional leadership and technical expertise during her six years at PACE. She will lead the land development groups in the firm's Kirkland, Everett, Wenatchee, and Lake Oswego offices. Brown has experience in various areas, including commercial, mixed-use developments, senior care facilities, and industrial projects. Significant projects include several Aegis Living care facilities, the Traverse apartment complex in North Bend, and the Zinnia Apartments in Shoreline.

PACE also announced that Tyler Christofferson, PE, was promoted within the land development group and is now a principal engineer assisting in leading the land development group. With 17 years of experience in the engineering industry, Christofferson uses his technical expertise and problem-solving abilities to manage many successful land development and roadway projects. Recent project experience includes Terrace Station in Mountlake Terrace, Covington Connector in Covington, and The Villas at Beardslee in Bothell.

Parametrix

Gordon

Jonathan Gordon, PE has joined Parametrix as a senior engineer. He brings a decade of experience in the water industry specializing in odor control. His expertise includes water and wastewater process mechanical design and construction management, modeling, data collection, and analysis.

Gordon comes to Parametrix from HDR. He has worked with clients such as Arlington County Water Pollution Control Plant, Back River Wastewater Treatment Plant, DC Water, Hampton Roads Sanitation District, Howard County Little Patuxent Water Reclamation Division, Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District, and the Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission.

At Parametrix, Gordon will support odor control projects for the Greater Washington water division, which provides electrical and supervisory control and data acquisition, flood control, stormwater, wastewater, and drinking water services to cities, counties, water districts, and others throughout the state.

Reid Middleton

Davidson

Neu

Kylany

Harding

Benedict

In Everett, Reid Middleton, Inc. hired Ben Benedict as a survey technician, Lauren Harding as a help desk technician, Zack Kylany as a designer I, Travis Neu as an associate engineer and Mikala Davidson as a marketing coordinator.

Benedict received his BS in Geology from Texas A&M University, Kingsville; Harding received her BS in Information Technology and Administrative Management from Central Washington University; Kylany received his MS in Civil Engineering from Washington State University; Neu attended Boise State and is a licensed PE in WA; and Davidson received her BA in Strategic Communication from Washington State University.

In San Diego, the firm hired Annette Madril-Molina as a designer II and Stephania Moreno as a designer I. Madril-Molina received her BS in Civil Engineering Technology from

Colorado State University-Pueblo Pueblo, CO; and Moreno received her MS in Civil Engineering from San Diego State University.

In Anchorage, Reid Middleton, Inc, hired George Cvancara as a designer I. Cvancara received his BS in Civil Engineering from University of Alaska Anchorage.

Ware Malcomb

Thomas

Jonathan Thomas, AIA has been promoted to principal in Ware Malcomb's Seattle office. In this role, Thomas continues to lead the growth and management of the Seattle office and support the firms' initiatives.

Thomas joined Ware Malcomb in 2010 in the firm's Denver office before moving to the Irvine headquarters in 2011 as a project designer. In 2015, he was promoted to studio manager and relocated to Seattle to help spearhead the new office in the region.

Thomas played an integral role in the launch of the architecture studio in Seattle. Since then, he has seamlessly integrated the firm's architecture, civil engineering and interior design studios to expand service offerings. This new role will mark his fourth promotion since his move to the Seattle region.

A licensed architect in the state of Washington, Thomas contributes extensive experience in the areas of architectural design, master planning, site planning, entitlements, real estate strategy and design development. His experience encompasses all aspects of architecture including self-storage, corporate office buildings, tech, industrial, medical facilities, cold and food, multifamily and retail.

Thomas graduated from North Dakota State University with a Master of Architecture degree and a Bachelor of Science degree in Environmental Design.

The Standard Charitable Foundation

Portland-based Standard Insurance Company's charitable foundation, The Standard Charitable Foundation, announced three grants totaling $140,000 to nonprofits. Junior Achievement of Oregon and Southwest Washington was awarded $75,000 to expand and update their Portland facilities and establish a new program site in Hillsboro. With the addition of the Hillsboro site, BizTown and Finance Park, JA's signature programs focused on financial literacy, work readiness and entrepreneurship, will reach more than 25,000 students annually. The Hillsboro Community Foundation was awarded $50,000 to support disability access to a playground adjacent to Hidden Creek Community Center. The project is a partnership between city of Hillsboro Parks and Recreation Department, Hillsboro Community Foundation and Hillsboro School District. When completed, it will be Hillsboro's first fully inclusive park and playground. New Avenues for Youth was awarded $15,000 for its social enterprise programs including the Ben & Jerry's PartnerShop and screen-printing business, New Avenues INK. Portland-based New Avenues works to prevent youth homelessness and provide young people experiencing or at risk of homelessness with opportunities and resources.

Seattle Mariners

FuboTV, a sports-first live TV streaming platform, announced a marketing partnership with the Seattle Mariners. This is Fubo's fourth marketing partnership with a Major League Baseball team following recent agreements with the Boston Red Sox, Cleveland Guardians and St. Louis Cardinals. The partnership includes the display of Fubo branding at select Mariners home games as well as fan engagement opportunities. Additionally, Mariners season ticket holders will receive an invitation to join Fubo for a free 30 day trial. Fubo streams Mariners games through its carriage agreements with regional sports networks, and national sports networks (ESPN and FS1) as well as MLB Network, MLB Strike Zone and MLB.TV.

Schnitzer Steel

Schnitzer Steel Industries was named to TIME's third-annual TIME100 Most Influential Companies list. The ranking highlights 100 companies that are making an extraordinary impact around the world. To assemble the list, TIME solicited nominations from its global network of contributors and correspondents as well as from outside experts. Then TIME editors evaluated each on key factors, including impact, innovation, ambition, and success. Schnitzer's inclusion in the TIME100 list is the company's latest global recognition. Earlier this year, the Schnitzer was named the Most Sustainable Company in the World by Corporate Knights and was recognized by Ethisphere as one of the World's Most Ethical Companies for the ninth consecutive year. Schnitzer Steel Industries manufactures and exports recycled metal products, and operates facilities in 25 states, Puerto Rico, and Western Canada. Schnitzer has seven deep water export facilities located on both the East and West Coasts and in Hawaii and Puerto Rico. The company's steel manufacturing operations produce finished steel products, including rebar, wire rod and other specialty products. Schnitzer began operations in Portland in 1906.

Jun 27, 2023

Seattle Center

Foster

Mayor Bruce Harrell selected Marshall Foster to serve as the next director of the Seattle Center. Foster has been serving as the interim director of Seattle Center since January, overseeing operations and management of the 74-acre Seattle Center campus. In the last six months, Foster has led efforts to help bring back summer programming and events on campus and has prepared the Seattle Center for its new role managing Waterfront Park. He has also worked with City leadership to advance a partnership with Seattle Public Schools to redevelop Memorial Stadium with a new multi-use sports stadium to serve students and the larger community. Prior to this year, Foster helped create the City's Waterfront Seattle Program, serving as director of the Office of the Waterfront and Civic Projects since 2014. Prior to these roles, he served as the City's planning director where he oversaw plans for South Lake Union's expansion, along with community plans for the Rainier Valley, Capitol Hill, the University District, and Northgate. Foster will continue to serve as interim director until confirmed by the City Council.

Harborstone Credit Union

Hoefel

Harborstone Credit Union hired Tim Hoefel to serve as its new senior vice president & chief retail officer, overseeing the credit union's Retail Banking Division and Contact Center. He was placed by DDJ Myers, a leadership development firm that is now an ALM First Company. Hoefel began his career in finance more than 20 years ago, and has worked as a branch manager, district manager, area manager, retail regional director, and most recently as senior vice president and commercial & business banking director at Umpqua Bank. Hoefel holds a bachelor's degree in business administration from Western Washington University. He also attended the Pacific Coast Banking School at the University of Washington. In operation since 1955, Harborstone Credit Union has branch locations in King, Pierce, and Thurston Counties.

Madrona Venture Labs

Madrona Venture Labs (MVL), a Seattle-based startup studio that co-builds and invests in AI companies, announced it raised $11 million in its fifth funding round. Since its inception in 2014, MVL has raised $40 million and co-created and invested in 32 companies. New investors joining the fund include Thomas Dohmke, CEO of GitHub; Joe Beda, co-founder & former CTO of Heptio; Brent Frei, co-founder of Smartsheet & CEO of TerraClear; Michael Hilton, former CPO of Accolade & co-founder of Concur; and several others. Returning investors from previous funds include Elissa Fink, former CMO of Tableau; Spencer Rascoff, co-founder & former CEO of Zillow; and Mike McSherry, co-founder & CEO of Xealth. Recent companies in its portfolio include Charmed, AI-assisted game development; Augmend, collective intelligence for developers; Storia, AI-powered video production; and Finpilot, AI copilot for finance. With this fund, MVL welcomed two new technology and AI partners to MVL, Larry Colagiovanni, most recently the CTO & CPO of Limeade, and Jay Bartot, most recently the CEO of MVL spinout Zeitworks. Madrona is a venture capital firm based in Seattle.

Habitat SKKC

Over 700 people attended the recent 2023 Beyond the Build luncheon sponsored by Habitat for Humanity Seattle-King & Kittitas Counties. The event raised over $1.86 million, including an entire challenge match, to help address the region's affordable housing crisis. It was held June 8 at the Seattle Convention Center.

Adaptive Roofing

Adaptive Roofing is joining forces with Malarkey Roofing Products, Stoneway Roofing Supply, Do It Right Roofing, and DTG Recycle to put a new roof on the Westside Neighbors Network Shelter in West Seattle. The project was scheduled to start last week and finish today. Westside Neighbors Network Shelter is a volunteer-operated cold-weather shelter in the American Legion Hall. It provides refuge for adults, regardless of gender or veteran status. Adaptive Roofing is leading the effort, with roofing materials donated by Malarkey, additional materials from Stoneway, skilled labor from Do It Right, and disposal of old materials by DTG.