Jul 19, 2023

Ankrom Moisan

Brandt

Wheary Brown

Architecture and interior design firm Ankrom Moisan announced two big leadership promotions — Leah Wheary Brown to vice president of Interior Design Strategy, and Alissa Brandt to vice president of Interiors. With over 40 years of combined experience, Wheary Brown and Brandt will guide and implement design strategies for both the interiors group and overarching firm-wide initiatives and foster a culture of creativity and mentorship.

Wheary Brown has been at the firm for over 20 years and has worked across different market sectors and held various roles. She has led the interiors market rate housing studio and developed a new identity called Urban Living with a focus on trend forecasting and thought leadership. As the firm's first interiors principal of design and its first managing design principal, Wheary Brown's other notable achievements include developing the design identity for the PRS Mirabella brand and leading Mirabella PDX Portland South Waterfront, second of its brand, to reach the first LEED Platinum status for a continuing care retirement community in the United States.

After joining the Ankrom Moisan team in 2000, Brandt has worked her way from an emerging professional to now, the vice president of Interiors. In this new position, she will be a leading force in encouraging the professional growth of her team members while driving the firm's vision and strategy. Brandt will be responsible for nurturing an environment focused on creativity, inspiration, and empowerment.

Brandt's portfolio of work includes Aegis Lake Union, which passed the Living Building Challenge, and student housing projects that have allowed the firm to push its designs even further to create highly imaginative, experiential residences for students. Brandt is currently set to work on another Living Building Challenge senior housing project with Aegis.

Barghausen Consulting Engineers

Crumbley

Paulsen

Knight

Gannon

Barghausen Consulting Engineers, Inc. has recently expanded its team by hiring four new employees as of June 2023. In Kent, the firm has welcomed one design engineer, one project architect and two project planners.

The new hires are Louis Gannon, Joseph Knight, Malissa Paulsen, and Colin Crumbley.

On June 12th, Gannon joined Barghausen as a design engineer. Gannon recently earned a B.S. in civil engineering from WSU in May 2023 and has also obtained his E.I.T (Engineer in Training) certification. Before joining Barghausen, Gannon worked as a project engineer intern at Granite Construction, where he contributed to a variety of substation projects across the Pacific Northwest.

Knight joined Barghausen on June 19th as a project architect. Knight has over 15 years of commercial architectural experience and has a wide variety of experience on large K-12 projects and civic projects. His background also includes volunteering with the Seattle Architectural Foundation, mentoring with the ACE Mentor Program, and mentoring at Cleworth Architectural Legacy.

Paulsen started at Barghausen on June 19th as a project planner. She graduated from Central Washington University with an environmental policy degree in 2018, and Arizona State University with a B.S. in urban planning and a GIS certificate. She began her career as a planner with Mason County, working on permit review and water resource planning before moving to a consulting firm in Lacey.

Crumbley joined Barghausen on June 26th as a project planner. He completed his undergraduate in urban planning at the University of New Orleans, and then worked as the planning and zoning manager in St. John the Baptist Parish outside of New Orleans for almost 3 years before moving to Washington.

RMC Architects

Gates

Kelsey Gates has joined RMC Architects as a project manager. She received a Bachelor of Arts in Architecture in 2011 from the University of Washington.

Gates will be working on multiple community college projects in her new role, including several remodels for Bellingham Technical College, Whatcom Community College, and Skagit Valley College. She is also working on the new Pioneer Pavilion project in Ferndale, the Phase 2 expansion of City of Bellingham Public Works, Lummi Salish Village, and Whatcom Community Foundation's Millworks 2 at the Bellingham Waterfront.

Department of Ecology

In what would be a first for Washington state, the Department of Ecology is proposing to classify four water bodies as “Outstanding Resource Waters” – a special designation under the federal Clean Water Act that carries extra water quality protections and recognition.

The four water bodies are:

• Soap Lake in Grant County

• The upper watershed of the Cascade River in Skagit County

• The upper watershed of the Green River (near Mount St Helens) in Skamania County

• The Napeequa River in Chelan County

Outstanding Resource Waters have exceptional water quality, ecological and recreational values, or unique attributes that distinguish them among state water bodies and warrant special protection. These waters are assigned additional protections to prevent further degradation except for certain temporary projects or discharges, or to protect public health or property in an emergency.

Ecology is accepting public comments on the proposed Outstanding Resource Waters designations through Sept. 27.

Jul 18, 2023

Northwest Kidney Centers

Reddy

Patel

Pappoe

Gardner

Northwest Kidney Centers recently added four new members to its board of trustees. Lauren Gardner is corporate vice president, global talent acquisition, at Microsoft. Gardner leads a team responsible for the company's university, industry, and executive-level hiring. She has worked in various human resources leadership roles at Microsoft since 1991, and serves as HR executive sponsor for Microsoft's Blacks at Microsoft employee resource group. Gardner earned her bachelor's degree and MBA from the University of Washington. Shika Pappoe is chief medical officer and nephrologist with Hill Physicians Medical Group. She previously worked for Strive Health, where she served as the renal and value-based care expert. She earned her medical degree from Yale University School of Medicine, her Master of Public Health from Harvard, and her MBA from The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. Hina Patel is chief growth officer, strategy & market development, healthcare at Microsoft. Patel earned her bachelor's degree from the University of Westminster. Sanjit Reddy, a transplant nephrologist and member of Swedish Medical Center's transplant program, joins the board of trustees and steps into the role of chairman of Northwest Kidney Centers' Foundation Board, where he has served since 2017. Reddy graduated from the University of the West Indies, completed his residency at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, and completed fellowships in transplant nephrology and nephrology at California Pacific Medical Center and the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, respectively. Raj Mehrotra, Rich Bloch, Russ Stepp, Chris Seel, and Meredith Matthews stepped down from the board when their terms ended on June 30th. Founded in Seattle in 1962, Northwest Kidney Centers is a not-for-profit, community-based provider of kidney dialysis, public health education and research into the causes and treatments of chronic kidney disease.

Tangibly

Seattle-based Tangibly announced the successful completion of its $6.5 million seed round. The round was led by Madrona and included Spike Ventures, Volo Ventures, Holt Ventures, MVP Ventures, Incisive Ventures, WS Investment Company (an affiliate of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati) and DLA Piper. Tangibly will use the investment to expand its recently launched AI-powered Patent X-Ray, which enables in-house legal teams and outside counsel to rapidly identify potential trade secrets associated with their issued and published patents. The next generation of Patent X-Ray, which is currently in internal testing, can be used in the patent drafting process. Tangibly helps streamline and simplify legal requirements and implement best practices to establish company assets as legally protectable trade secrets.

Lattice Semiconductor

Lattice Semiconductor was named a 2023 Top Workplace in the Technology Industry. Based on direct employee feedback from a research-backed employee engagement survey, Lattice was recognized for creating a desirable work culture, empowering employees, leading the technology industry in innovation, and forging the movement towards more transparent business practices. The Top Workplaces program has a 17-year history of surveying and celebrating people-first organizations nationally and across 60 regional markets. The Top Workplaces Industry Awards celebrate organizations that have built people-first workplace cultures within their sector. The award marks them as an employer of choice for those seeking employment in the industry. Lattice Semiconductor is headquartered in Hillsboro, Oregon.

Rafn Co.

Miller

Ambrey

Cottell

Bellevue-based general contractor Rafn Co. promoted Jered Cottell to project manager, Ben Ambrey to senior project engineer, and Dan Miller to assistant superintendent. Cottell has a bachelor's degree in construction management from Washington State University, and has been at Rafn for 10 years. He is leading the Nook at Northaven Apartments project in Seattle. Ambrey has nine years with Rafn, and is a graduate of the construction management certificate program at the University of Washington. He is also working on the Nook at Northaven. Miller has been a carpenter and foreman at Rafn for 29 years, and is working on a manufacturing facility expansion in Auburn.

Lakeside Industries

Lakeside Industries, an Issaquah-based asphalt paving and construction company serving western Washington and northwest Oregon, acquired Watson Asphalt Paving Co., a full-service asphalt production and paving company covering western Washington and the greater Puget Sound area since the 1940s. Watson is based out of Redmond, and also operates the Palmer gravel pit east of Kent. As with Lakeside, Watson has been family-owned and operated since its beginning. “These two employee groups are amongst the most talented and dedicated in the industry. We are confident that the experience, resources, and services that the Watson team brings will further contribute to our ability to provide our customers with the exceptional service they deserve,” said Lakeside President Mike Lee in a news release. The deal was scheduled to close last Friday.

Deeny Construction Co.

Deeny

Patrick Deeny, vice president of Deeny Construction Co., was chosen by Family Business Magazine as one of the 22 members of the 2023 class of “NextGens to Watch.” This annual list spotlights rising stars under the age of 35 that the magazine says are “making stellar contributions to their family business, family enterprise or family governance system.” Deeny joined the firm in early 2014 and was named vice president in 2022. He manages many of the company's projects, in addition to his role as chief estimator. He eventually will take the reins of the company from his father, Jon Deeny. When this happens, Patrick will become the fourth generation leader of the family business, which was founded in 1938 by his great-grandfather John Deeny. Deeny Construction specializes in underground utility installation, mass excavation and grading projects throughout the central Puget Sound region.

IUOE Local 612

The International Union of Operating Engineers Local 612 is teaming with Washington Virtual Academies and the Omak School District to offer the new Operating Engineers Career Pathway Program to high school students across the state. This program gives students the opportunity to enroll in online elective courses that are designed to introduce them to the heavy equipment industry. Students also may receive hands-on experience operating equipment at the Local 302/612 training center in Ellensburg. Pathway participants earn high school credit and are also eligible for apprenticeship credit after graduation. Students can remain enrolled in their local school while taking four one-semester classes that cover topics from equipment fundamentals to grade and construction math. Fall enrollment is now open. To learn more, visit http://www.iuoelocal612.org or http://wava.k12.com.