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Mar 25, 2026









Olson Kundig announced the following promotions in February: human resources specialist, Sam Morse; project delivery lead, Jane Devine; senior accounting manager, Margaret Arnesen; senior billing specialist, Besima Koh; senior data analyst, Sameem Chandler; visualization artist II, Alonso Oviedo; interior designer II, Alessandra Clemente; interior designer III, Lauren Mercuri; and architectural designer I, Kelly Dix Van.

Brian Markham has joined the Magnusson Klemencic Associates (MKA) team as principal. Markham has 25 years of experience leading complex arts and cultural building projects around the world, and intends to focus on expanding and elevating MKA's structural engineering practice. Throughout his career, Markham has partnered with renowned architects, museums, performing arts venues, and academic institutions to deliver highly technical, design-forward environments. He has guided multidisciplinary teams designing some of the most demanding cultural facilities in the world.
Mar 18, 2026






Olson Kundig has promoted the following members of its team to architectural designer II: Dylan Corr, Daniel Kleeschulte, Gabrielle Clune, Billy Guarino, Milena Kocay and Kendall Mann.


Integrus Architecture recently promoted Seattle-based Loretta Sachs and Amy Vanderhorst to the role of principal.
Sachs has been with Integrus for 23 years. She has a Bachelor of Architecture from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. She focuses on K-12 educational design, equity and diversity initiatives, and supporting an inclusive culture in Integrus and its professional communities.
Vanderhorst has been with Integrus for 20 years. She has a Bachelor of Architecture from the University of Detroit Mercy. She is a leader in K-12 educational design, working with project teams, clients, communities, and the people who use the learning environments the firm creates.

MAKERS promoted Chad Sharp to associate 1. Sharp works in the Seattle office, specializing in strategic planning, integrated solutions and graphic communication. He has a background in architectural design and professional interests in climate resiliency, emerging technologies and the advancement of high-quality infrastructure.

Weber Thompson has promoted Principal Todd Mayne to director of operations and construction. Mayne has worked at Weber Thompson for the last 20 years. As a senior project manager, he specialized in construction administration and quality assurance. With direct oversight of more than $1.5 billion in projects under construction, his work included eight high-rise multifamily towers and two workplace mass-timber projects. In his new role, Mayne will focus on risk management, service delivery, documentation quality and efficiency, and construction typology application.


Berger Partnership has hired Erin Hatch as marketing director. Hatch brings nearly two decades of experience in professional services marketing across the Seattle region with experience in strategy, communications, and business development with a focus on aligning marketing efforts with firm values and long-term goals. She has served as Seattle chapter president for the Society for Marketing Professional Services (SMPS), and currently serves as co-chair of the 2026 SMPS Pacific Regional Conference.
Berger Partnership also hired landscape designer Riley Houlihan. Houlihan works across design disciplines and organizes communities at various scales. He focuses on forming regenerative connections between people and place. Houlihan is pursuing a concurrent dual Master of Architecture and Landscape Architecture, with a focus on urban design, at the University of Washington.
Mar 11, 2026

Washington and Oregon-based watershed science and engineering firm Wolf Water Resources has hired Skye Thomas to provide professional land surveying services as part of the firm's integrated approach to landscape resiliency and infrastructure projects. Thomas will lead the land surveying and aerial services practice. With 17 years of experience, Thomas is experienced in topographic, bathymetric, and boundary surveys; title research and legal descriptions; FEMA floodplain and elevation surveys; and aerial imagery and acquisition using light detection and ranging, also called LiDAR. He is licensed in Washington, Oregon and California.







The following members of the Olson Kundig team have been promoted to architectural designer III: Melissa Vaughn, Luke Larsen, John Reynders, Mackenzie Keith, Omar Alameddine, Adriana Carlos and Eric Luth.

Project management and consulting engineering firm EBD Services has hired Kristy Alley as director of business development.
Alley currently serves as co-chair of the NAIOP Washington State Eastside Committee, and previously served two terms on the NAIOP Washington State Board of Directors, including a term at the national level. She also served on the DBIA MarCom Committee and her participation in the SMPS Seattle chapter, including one term on the Board of Directors. According to LinkedIn, Alley brings over 27 years in business development to her new role.



Swenson Say Fagét Structural Engineers (SSF) promoted Laura Nettesheim to project manager, and Karina Bovee and Elliot Holzhauer to project engineers.
Nettesheim joined SSF's Seattle office in April 2021. She holds a Bachelor of Science in civil engineering from the University of Maryland, and a Master of Science in structural engineering from Purdue University. Nettesheim's projects include single-family homes, float-home renovations, and retail tenant improvements. She was on the SSF team that studied 102 city of Seattle Parks and Recreation buildings to confirm which are URM, and began preparing preliminary seismic renovation plans for 46 buildings.
Bovee joined SSF's Tacoma office in April 2022. She graduated with a Bachelor of Science in civil engineering from Walla Walla University. Current and recent projects include the American Legion Post community and apartment building renovation in Raymond, multiple market-rate and affordable multi-family buildings throughout the Puget Sound region, the new Allenmore Medical Office Building in Tacoma, and the Portland Hyatt renovation.
Holzhauer joined SSF's Seattle office in July 2022 after graduating with both Bachelor and Master of Science degrees in civil engineering from Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio. His project experience includes an addition to the historic Royal Block Hotel in Waitsburg, an assessment/repair/retrofit of Pioneer Hall in Seattle, and several projects in Seattle including the adaptive reuse of a seafood warehouse building for West Canal Yards and a seismic study of Our Lady of the Lake Church. Holzhauer was also part of the Seattle Parks URM project team with Nettesheim.