Dec 23, 2025

Hard Hats with Heart

Chang

The American Heart Association in Washington announced Marjorie Chang, director of business development at Hoffman Construction, as the 2026 chair for its Puget Sound Hard Hats with Heart initiative. As chair, Chang will work alongside fellow industry leaders to champion action-oriented conversations about employee health, engage tradespeople in healthy lifestyle activities and raise lifesaving funds for the American Heart Association. The Hard Hats with Heart initiative was designed to address the disproportionately high risk of cardiovascular disease that construction workers face compared to employees in other industries. This elevated risk stems from a combination of factors, including long work hours, high stress, poor nutrition, tobacco use and a lack of heart-strengthening exercise. More than 343,000 construction workers, or roughly 1 in 25, are already living with cardiovascular disease. The Hard Hats with Heart accomplishments will be celebrated at an annual event scheduled for May 21 at Block 41 in Seattle. For sponsorship information or to join the leadership team, contact Julia.Martin@heart.org. For more information about Hard Hats with Heart in the Puget Sound, visit http://www.heart.org/PugetSoundHHWH.

DexCare

Seattle-based DexCare named Rakshay Jain chief product officer. Jain brings product leadership focused on helping health systems treat more patients with existing resources as they continue to face physician shortages, growing demand, and rising costs. Jain has extensive experience leading product strategy, design and management, most recently overseeing a portfolio that grew 10 times over six years at Innovaccer, saving customers billions of dollars in healthcare spend. Over the past two years, he's launched multiple artificial intelligence copilots and agents to accelerate value transformation for healthcare systems. At Innovaccer, Jain led a major product portfolio and supported enterprise growth across dozens of health systems. He brings more than 15 years of experience in healthcare technology and consulting, including product leadership and advisory work with Guidehouse and PwC. DexCare is infrastructure for patient navigation. The platform connects scheduling data across EMRs, workflows, and access points so health systems can route patients to available care.

Dec 19, 2025

NW Natural Holding Co.

Saathoff

MardiLyn Saathoff, general counsel for NW Natural Holding Co., announced her intent to retire on April 1, after nearly 18 years of service to the company. The board of directors has appointed Megan H. Berge to succeed Saathoff as SVP and general counsel, as well as chief compliance officer and corporate secretary. Saathoff will serve as chief legal officer for the company and will retain responsibilities for regulation, business continuity and corporate security until her retirement next year. Saathoff joined the company in 2008 and served as chief governance officer and corporate secretary. During her tenure, she oversaw other legal, risk, compliance and regulatory matters. She has served as general counsel since 2015. Saathoff's career included legal roles at Tektronix, Danaher Corp. and Stoel Rives. Saathoff also spent four years with the Oregon Department of Justice and the administration of Oregon Gov. Ted Kulongoski. Berge joined NW Natural Holdings in March 2025 as deputy general counsel and corporate secretary, as well as general counsel of NW Natural, after a career with the international law firm Baker Botts, where she was a partner. Her practice included extensive rulemaking and advocacy work related to federal and state environmental law and civil litigation. NW Natural Holding Co. is headquartered in Portland, and has been doing business for over 166 years. It owns Northwest Natural Gas Co., SiEnergy Operating, NW Natural Water Co., and NW Natural Renewables Holdings.

XBOW

Seattle-based XBOW has appointed Ron Gabrisko, chief revenue officer of Databricks, to its board of directors. Gabrisko brings decades of operating experience in scaling enterprise software, data platforms, and global go-to-market organizations, which will be influential for XBOW's mission to accelerate the adoption of autonomous offensive security in defense of AI-powered attacks. As CRO of Databricks, a Data and AI company, Gabrisko has been instrumental in accelerating the company's growth across industries worldwide. His expertise in enterprise sales, revenue strategy, and organizational leadership will play a key role in guiding XBOW through its next phase of expansion. Gabrisko's appointment comes at a time of accelerated momentum for XBOW, which is backed by Sequoia Capital and Altimeter. Gabrisko's expertise in technical sales, enterprise adoption, and global market strategy will support XBOW as it scales its commercial operations and educates the market on the future of AI-enabled attacks and defense.

Dec 18, 2025

BECU

BECU, Washington's largest credit union, is donating $450,000 to nonprofit organizations as part of its annual People Helping People Awards. Each year, BECU invites its members to nominate nonprofits that are improving access to education and economic opportunities, promoting health and wellness, providing basic needs, strengthening local communities or caring for the environment. In 2025, the credit union received over 750 nominations.

This year's People Helping People Awards come as BECU is celebrating its 90th anniversary. The People Helping People Awards is a way for members to help direct philanthropic funding in their communities. Since the program began in 2013, the People Helping People Awards have provided over $5 million to nonprofit organizations. This year's award recipients include:

Denis Maronga of Kicheko Project, Member Volunteer of the Year ($50,000). The Member Volunteer of the Year award is given to a nonprofit on behalf of a member who exemplifies exceptional community service. Funds will support Kicheko Project as they build inclusive futures by connecting culture, education, and innovation in support of BIPOC youth and families.

InvestED, People's Choice Award ($40,000). Given to the organization that receives the most votes from the community, this funding will support InvestED's efforts to provide students with immediate, barrier-free access to essentials like food, clothing and school participation costs. This year, BECU received 12,000 votes from the community.

Washington Association of Child Advocate Programs, Employees' Choice Award ($30,000). Receiving the most votes by BECU employees, Washington Association of Child Advocate Programs will be granted funding in support of the Snohomish County Court Appointed Special Advocates as they equip local advocates with tools, training, and resources to serve children in court and community settings.

Refugee & Immigrant Connections Spokane, Past Recipients' Choice Award ($30,000). Selected by popular vote from past People Helping People Award recipients, Refugee & Immigrant Connections Spokane will receive funding in support of their efforts to connect refugee and immigrant families to vital services, fostering belonging and advocating for their rights.

Community Benefit Awards ($210,000 to 14 organizations).

All other 2025 People Helping People Awards finalists will receive $15,000. Additionally, the People Helping People Awards provides two years of supplemental grant funding to ensure recipients can sustain their impact. This year, BECU is providing $90,000 to support past award recipients. The People Helping People Awards are part of BECU's broader philanthropic efforts. In 2024, the credit union contributed $9.2 million to hundreds of nonprofits focused on improving financial health in the communities it serves.

Dec 17, 2025

Hensel Phelps

Rundquist

Hensel Phelps has announced the retirement of Chief Estimator Brad Rundquist, following 29 years of service. Throughout his tenure, Rundquist has worked in five Hensel Phelps regions, during which he has procured $6.6 billion worth of projects across the country; led and won major design-build federal projects; and successfully implemented target value design during conceptual planning and supported GMP development for major projects like the SEA Gateway Project.

His contributions have had a lasting impact on the estimating team and the entire organization, and he is noted for his patience, positive attitude and ability to understand the bigger picture. As Chief Estimator/Preconstruction Director Sarah Forrest summed it up, “No matter which region or role he is working in, Brad is a positive, optimistic, curious and levelheaded colleague.”

After retirement, Rundquist will continue to share his expertise by teaching the Construction Estimating I course at the University of Washington as an affiliate assistant professor.

Moffatt & Nichol

Darnell

Moffatt & Nichol has hired Joel Darnell as senior water resources engineer in its Seattle office. Darnell brings more than 20 years of experience delivering port, coastal, water resources and transportation projects. His background includes five years as capital project manager for the city of Seattle, giving him direct experience with delivery of complex municipal programs. He holds a master's degree in ocean engineering from Oregon State University and a bachelor's degree in civil engineering from Texas A&M University.

Parametrix

Harmon

Von Stroh

Parametrix has recently hired David Von Stroh as a senior consultant with the firm's mobility and data technologies practice. He has over 15 years of experience in transportation planning and data analytics. His areas of expertise include curb and parking data management, transit data applications, active transportation and climate resiliency. He has worked with public agencies across the western United States. His project experience includes work with King County Metro, Sound Transit, the Seattle Department of Transportation, Portland TriMet, Caltrans, Bay Area Rapid Transit, the Los Angeles Department of Transportation, Los Angeles Metro, Orange County Transportation Authority, and Southern California Association of Governments.

Scott Harmon recently joined Parametrix as a senior transportation engineer and project manager with the firm's transportation practice where he'll support transit, mobility and transportation projects throughout the Northwest. He brings nearly three decades of experience. His expertise includes traffic impact analysis, detailed transportation operations modeling, transportation needs assessments, signal operations, traffic management plans, corridor planning and concept design, active transportation management plans, and transportation system management and operations plans. He has worked with the Oregon, Washington, Idaho, California, and Utah Departments of Transportation as well as Oregon Metro, TriMet, Sound Transit, Southwest Washington Regional Transportation Council, and counties and cities throughout the Northwest.

Perkins&Will

Buchanan

Perkins&Will has hired Todd Buchanan as managing director of its Seattle studio. Buchanan has over 25 years of experience managing civic, healthcare and aviation projects throughout the Pacific Northwest. His recent local work includes the $1 billion, 350-bed Western State Hospital behavioral health campus in Lakewood, which is currently under construction, aiming for LEED Gold and Net Zero certification. He also worked with the Port of Seattle for over 10 years, including participating in the largest capital program in the port's history. Buchanan served as principal-in-charge for Kaiser Permanente's ambulatory surgery and specialty center expansion in Seattle.