PLS Engineering

Lang

Underland

Murray

David Murray has joined PLS Engineering in Vancouver as a junior survey lead. Murray brings a strong background in surveying, including construction staking; ALTA; boundary, topographic and site plan surveys; and line staking. In his prior roles he assisted lead surveyors with field operations, completed topographic and site plan surveys and maintained equipment and supplies to ensure his teams were well-prepared for each new project. Murray holds an Associate of Applied Science degree in surveying and geomatics from Clark College.

Evan Underland recently joined the PLS land survey team bringing valuable hands-on field experience. He began his career as a survey technician and advanced to the role of survey lead with a previous employer. In that capacity, Underland led boundary and topographic surveys, directing small two- and three-person crews. Underland has passed the fundamentals of surveying exam and is a graduate of Clark College, where he earned an Associate of Applied Science degree in surveying and geomatics.

Evan Lang joined the PLS survey team in 2018 as a survey crew lead. In 2021 he was promoted to assistant survey manager. In April, Lange received his certification as a professional land surveyor in the state of Washington.

Jackson | Main Architecture

Smith

Jackson | Main Architecture hired Caitlin Smith as office administrator in its Seattle office. Smith brings experience supporting operations and executive leadership across the manufacturing and healthcare sectors, with a focus on process improvement, coordination and administrative efficiency. In her role at JMA, she will support day-to-day operations and internal initiatives across the firm.

Ballard Spahr

Beth Ann Lennon has joined Ballard Spahr's Litigation Department and Labor and Employment Group as partner. An accomplished labor and employment law attorney with 15 years of experience, Lennon is resident in the firm's Denver and Portland offices.

Lennon divides her practice between employment counseling and litigation. She regularly assists clients with the complex legal questions they face as employers, drafts policies and contracts, assists with internal investigations and M&A due diligence, and provides guidance and representation in agency actions and litigation throughout the country. Lennon represents clients across industries, including construction, hospitality, manufacturing, media, sports and technology.

As a member of the Labor and Employment Group, Lennon joins a coast-to-coast team of more than 50 attorneys. The group is noted for its thought leadership, including the Best Practices for Best Employers Labor and Employment Seminar, which has for over four decades been an indispensable resource for employers in the Pacific Northwest.

Ballard Spahr LLP is an AmLaw 100 law firm founded in 1885, headquartered in Philadelphia, with over 700 attorneys across the U.S. In 2025, Ballard Spahr combined with Lane Powell, adding offices in Anchorage, Portland and Seattle.

American Bankers Association Foundation

The American Bankers Association Foundation is now accepting submissions for its 14th annual Community Commitment Awards, the organization's highest recognition for banks demonstrating exceptional community engagement.

Banks of all sizes are invited to submit nominations for innovative programs that strengthen communities and improve quality of life.

The entry deadline is July 6.

The awards recognize bank initiatives across seven categories, including affordable housing, financial education, volunteerism and financial inclusion. In addition, the George Bailey Distinguished Service Award honors a non-CEO bank employee who shows extraordinary commitment to their bank and community. Winners will be selected by nationally recognized experts and honored at the ABA Annual Convention in October in Salt Lake City.

Banks interested in applying can find entry forms and a list of past winners at http://www.aba.com/awards. For more information, contact Melissa Murray at awards@aba.com or call (202) 663-5440.

Evergreen Goodwill

Brown

Hurd

Nordstrom

Evergreen Goodwill of Northwest Washington announced the appointment of three new members to its Board of Directors, further strengthening the organization's leadership in tuition-free adult education and the reuse of clothing and other products through its popular thrift stores. The additions underscore the organization's role as a nonprofit social enterprise advancing workforce development, reuse, and long-term community investment across the Puget Sound region.

New board members include:

Erik Nordstrom, co-CEO, Nordstrom, Inc., a fourth-generation member of his family business, is part of the ownership group that took the company private in 2025.

A-P Hurd, president of SkipStone, is a civic leader whose 25-year career spans real estate, finance and technology.

Julie L. Brown, MBA, MFA, is senior associate vice president, COO, and chief budget officer for Advancement at the University of Washington.

SanMar and Beat the Bridge

SanMar, a supplier of wholesale accessories and apparel, will serve for the second year as the presenting sponsor of Seattle's Beat the Bridge for Breakthrough T1D, a charity race now in its 44th year. The event benefits Breakthrough T1D, the leading global type 1 diabetes (T1D) research and advocacy organization, formerly known as JDRF.

This year's event will take place at Husky Stadium on the University of Washington campus on May 9.

SanMar, headquartered in nearby Issaquah, also operates a distribution center in the Seattle area.

Beat the Bridge, founded by Nordstrom in 1983, is now the largest Breakthrough T1D Walk event in the U.S.

F5 Inc.

Eswaran

F5 Inc. has appointed Anand Eswaran to its board of directors, serving as a member of the board's Audit and Talent and Compensation Committees.

Eswaran currently serves as chief executive officer at Veeam Software, where he is spearheading Veeam's commitment to helping customers to accelerate AI at scale through data security, data governance, and data resilience. He is a seasoned technology executive whose career spans leadership roles at leading software and AI-first businesses. He brings more than 25 years of experience in transforming technology companies into high growth industry leaders with robust profitability.

Eswaran served as president and chief operating officer at RingCentral. He has held leadership roles of progressive responsibility across Microsoft, SAP, and Hewlett-Packard. He also served as a founding advisory board member for the Technology Services Industry Association. Eswaran earned a Bachelor of Engineering degree in Computer Engineering from University of Mumbai, and a Master of Science degree in Computer Science from University of Missouri at Columbia.

Alaska Airlines

Alaska Airlines has launched its first-ever nonstop flight between Seattle and Rome, marking the carrier's inaugural service to Europe and the first direct connection between the two cities.

The seasonal daily service runs through Oct. 23, operating between Seattle-Tacoma International Airport and Rome Fiumicino Airport. Alaska says the route opens one of Seattle's largest previously unserved markets and improves one-stop connectivity between Hawai‘i and Europe via Seattle.

Flights are operated with a Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner, and feature Alaska's newly introduced international business class Suites experience.

The new Rome service also advances Alaska's growing global cargo business. Alaska is now the first U.S. passenger airline to offer daily nonstop cargo service between Seattle and Rome, expanding the airline's cargo network to 109 destinations worldwide.

Executives from Alaska Airlines, the Port of Seattle, and Rome Fiumicino hailed the route as a boost to tourism, business travel, and economic ties between the U.S. Pacific region and Italy.

MKA

Furrow

Centofranchi

Chen

Bader

Garras

Hart

Kajiwara

Magnusson Klemencic Associates announced Amy Garras, Will Bader and Mandy Chen have been promoted to senior associate engineers.

Jonathon Centofranchi, Cody Furrow, Saya Kajiwara and Guillaume Hart have been promoted to associate engineers.

Seattle Aquarium

McCann

Seattle Aquarium has named Meg McCann as president and CEO.

“I'm deeply honored and excited to continue leading and supporting the Aquarium's efforts to inspire conservation of our marine environment on the waterfront and in the broader community,” McCann said.

A lifetime love of the ocean brought McCann to the Seattle Aquarium in 2024. She served as chief operating officer before briefly serving as acting president and CEO in 2025, ahead of the Ocean Pavilion's grand opening. She reassumed the role of acting president and CEO in January 2026.

“Meg has demonstrated incredible leadership and resiliency in this role since joining the aquarium just two years ago,” Charles Wright, Jr., Seattle Aquarium Board chair, said. “She has twice served as interim CEO and risen to every challenge. Not only is she the right leader to guide the Seattle Aquarium into its new era of conservation leadership, but she also brings the knowledge, experience and passion needed to make that vision a reality.”

Since joining the Seattle Aquarium in 2024, McCann has overseen a dramatic rise in visitors from around the world, with the aquarium now welcoming more than one million people a year. She has also supported many innovative initiatives that blend technology, marine conservation science and sustainability to advance the nonprofit's mission.

McCann has lived in Seattle for 26 years. She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in music from the University of Hawai'i and a J.D. from Seattle University School of Law. She is currently completing an Executive MBA at University College of Dublin Smurfit Graduate Business School.

TRICO Companies

Lyons

Wagenaar

TRICO Companies has named Aaron Wagenaar as senior estimator, a key role supporting the successful acquisition and delivery of construction projects from conceptual pricing through final proposal.

Wagenaar brings a strong background in efficient and accurate estimating, trade partner engagement, and market awareness across institutional, residential, and commercial construction. He is known for his clear communication, collaborative approach, and ability to align pricing strategies with project goals, helping drive value for both clients and project teams.

Wagenaar has a Bachelor of Arts in Communication (Public Relations) from Dordt University.

TRICO also announced that Allie Lyons is the new Building Group Administrator. Lyons has over five years of experience in project management, contracts and communications, with a background that includes maritime and service-based project delivery. She brings a strong focus on organization, collaboration, and client satisfaction. Her proactive communication and problem-solving skills support efficient project delivery and contribute to TRICO's continued growth and success.

Lyons holds a degree in Political Science and Legal Studies from Western Washington University.

Lease Crutcher Lewis

Hall

JB Hall has been promoted to executive vice president of Lease Crutcher Lewis' growing Data Centers & Advanced Technology (DCAT) division, which he leads.

In a few short years, Hall has helped build the DCAT group from the ground up. The team is 70-plus strong, delivering data center projects in Washington, Oregon, Arizona and Texas. With 500-plus megawatts of capacity underway, the company's portfolio spans new builds, adaptive reuse, and fit-outs, meeting client needs with speed, precision and reliability.

With experience leading data center projects across the U.S., Europe, and Asia, Hall leads Lewis' DCAT division with an eye toward paced growth in the Western U.S.

Holland & Knight

Mitchell

Holland & Knight has expanded its Tax-Exempt Organizations and Philanthropy Practice Group with the addition of Alexandra Mitchell as a partner in Seattle.

Mitchell was previously a principal and national leader of the Exempt Organizations and Philanthropy Group in RSM's Washington National Tax office. Prior to this, she was a managing director in KPMG's Washington National Tax office.

Mitchell brings two decades of experience advising tax‑exempt organizations, institutional clients, and private wealth principals on complex federal tax matters. Her practice focuses on exempt organization structuring, charitable giving, Internal Revenue Service examinations, private letter rulings and philanthropic planning for high‑net‑worth individuals, family offices, investment funds, private foundations, educational institutions and healthcare systems. Earlier in her career, Mitchell practiced tax and nonprofit law at two large international law firms in Washington, D.C.

Mitchell received a J.D. degree from The George Washington University Law School, an LLM degree in Taxation from New York University School of Law and a BA degree from Georgetown University.

Founded in 1889, Holland & Knight is a global law firm with approximately 2,200 lawyers and other professionals in 35 offices worldwide.

Lee & Associates

Soreano

Lee & Associates said this week that Cole Soreano has newly joined the brokerage as an associate VP. He makes the move from Ayers Commercial Group. His focus at Lee will on industrial and office leasing and sales. Lee's Jim Bowles said in the announcement, “Cole's hands-on experience and team-oriented mindset will be a great addition to our brokerage group.” Soreano added, “I'm excited to join a team that values collaboration and performance.”

Foster Garvey

Ostdiek

Foster Garvey announced that Alice Ostdiek has rejoined the firm as principal in the Public Finance and Municipal Government practice, based in Seattle.

Ostdiek has practiced public finance and municipal law in the Pacific Northwest for more than 25 years. Her practice covers issues ranging from developing new governmental revenue sources to securing capital investments in critical urban and rural infrastructure through the issuance of tax-exempt and taxable bonds and other financing sources, often involving public-private partnerships.

Ostdiek spent the first 15 years of her legal career at Foster Pepper as a summer associate and law clerk, rising through the ranks to become principal. In 2015, she joined the Seattle office of business and finance firm Stradling Yocca Carlson & Rauth LLP.

Ostdiek holds a law degree from the University of Washington, a master's degree in public administration from the UW and a bachelor's degree from Grinnell College. She is licensed to practice law in Washington and Alaska.

BECU

Kullman

BECU, the country's fifth-largest credit union, announced it has welcomed Ron Kullman as executive vice president and chief risk officer. In this role, Kullman will lead the credit union's legal, risk, compliance and cybersecurity division.

Before joining BECU, Kullman most recently served as chief risk officer for Toyota Bank, where he helped modernize governance, strengthen board and executive risk reporting and implement an enterprise risk framework to support significant growth. Prior to Toyota Bank, as chief risk officer at Employers Holdings, he built the company's first enterprise risk management program, expanding risk, audit, compliance and information security capabilities. In addition, he held senior risk, security and credit leadership roles at State Farm Bank and credit policy and analytics roles at Chase Bank and Capital One.

Kullman holds a Master of Business Administration in Finance from Rochester Institute of Technology and a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from State University of New York, College at Fredonia.

Benton & Franklin Counties Superior Court

Howell

Gov. Bob Ferguson has appointed Commissioner Andrew Howell to the position of Benton & Franklin Counties Superior Court Judge. Howell's appointment, effective June 1, fills the position Judge Diana Ruff's resignation will vacate.

Howell is a career public servant who has served in his current role as a Benton & Franklin Counties Superior Court Commissioner in Pasco since 2022, where he presides over a wide range of civil and juvenile criminal dockets. He serves on several judicial committees, including Law Day and family, juvenile and criminal law.

Prior to becoming a court commissioner, Howell spent over a decade at the Benton County Prosecuting Attorney's Office, including six years as its Juvenile Division's Chief Deputy. He also spent five years prosecuting a wide range of felonies, specializing in complex cases, among other roles within the office.

Howell earned his bachelor's degree from Creighton University and his law degree from the University of Montana School of Law.

Reid Middleton

Moehrle

Patdu

Huang

Reid Middleton has hired Astrid Huang as marketing coordinator. Huang has been in the AE industry for one year. Paulyn Patdu was hired as a project administrator and brings 10 years of experience. Matthew Moehrle was hired as a designer I for the structural engineering group.

Ethos Civil

Chin

Spiller

Babb

Dowd

Crum

Ethos Civil brought on Zachary Crum, Brent Dowd and John Babb as shareholders in March, and hired David Spiller and Caleb Chin to their Tacoma office.

Crum has 15 years of experience and has been with the firm since 2023. He manages the firm's Spokane office. One of his current projects is the Neah Bay New School Campus in Cape Flattery, in Clallam County. Dowd has been with the firm since 2023 and has 10 years of experience. The Clover Park Technical College Aviation Shelters is among his current projects. Babb has six years of experience, having been with the firm since 2023. One of his current projects is Tacoma Fire Station 7.

Chin is a professional engineer with four years of experience. His most recent role was at Mott MacDonald which involved construction engineering services for the Federal Way Link light rail extension project. Chin is serving as a civil designer for the Enumclaw New Elementary School #6 progressive design-build project.

Spiller is a professional engineer with over 25 years of site civil experience, having spent the majority of his engineering career at Hatton Godat Pantier, where he contributed to a variety of K-12 and residential plat projects. Spiller is experienced with construction administration services and is serving as a project manager for the Tacoma Power Administration Complex Parking & Storage Improvement progressive design-build project.

Middle of Six

Carrillo-Rush

Kaneko

Middle of Six, a marketing consultancy specializing in construction, architecture, and engineering, has hired Hana Kaneko and Vanita Carrillo-Rush as marketing strategists.

Kaneko brings over six years of AEC marketing experience with a strong background in strategic communication, proposal management and storytelling. She has worked with multidisciplinary AEC firms offering architecture, interior design and engineering services. Kaneko is an active member of the SMPS Seattle chapter, where she serves on multiple committees and is a co-facilitator of the Multiply Mentorship Program for 2026.

Carrillo-Rush has 14 years of marketing experience and came to Middle of Six from the Portland-based architecture firm Scott Edwards Architecture, where she managed the firm's marketing communications efforts. Carillo-Rush's experience includes collaborating with technical staff to write pursuit and website content, developing thought leadership initiatives, creating digital marketing campaigns, and leading narrative-driven project photography. Carrillo-Rush has been an active member of SMPS Oregon since 2018 and currently serves as the Communications Committee chair.