May 05, 2021

Jones & Jones

Hegstad

Megan Nielsen Hegstad joined Seattle-based Jones & Jones Architects and Landscape Architects as a senior associate. She has led over two dozen national and international projects and is now managing construction for three Native American nonprofit projects, including the Chief Seattle Club ?al?al “Home” mixed-use building in Seattle. Hegstad has practiced architecture for over 18 years. She is experienced in zoological, natural, cultural, residential and renewable energy projects. She has worked at The Portico Group and Studio Hanson|Roberts as well as her collaborative consulting firm Maristella Studio.

SABArchitects

Sainte-Starbuck

Seattle-based SABArchitects hired Michele Sainte-Starbuck as a senior lab planner. Sainte-Starbuck has over 37 years of experience and a background in fine art and graphic and spatial design. She is a laboratory planner and architect who has focused on laboratory projects on the East and West coasts of the U.S. At SABA, she will provide mentorship and project leadership to the life science team working on projects in Seattle and the Pacific Northwest. The firm provides predesign, architecture and interior design.

Berger Partnership

Salerno

Blondell

Laney

Brucart

Zlotoff

Wang

Michael

Seattle-based Berger Partnership promoted Jordan Zlotoff to associate and hired Steph Brucart, Laura Laney and Evan Blondell as project managers and Ann Salerno, Spencer Michael and Yujue Wang as landscape designers. Zlotoff joined the firm as a project manager in 2015. His work includes Eastern Washington University Interdisciplinary Science Center in Cheney and the S commercial campus and Cedar Crossing mixed-use development, both in Seattle. Brucart is working on Bitter Lake Playground, Microsoft Washington Terraces in Redmond and several residential projects. She has five years of national and local experience in landscape architecture with projects that include schools, parks and trails. Laney is working on the Microsoft Campus modernization in Redmond and Kennydale Gateway multifamily project in Renton. She has five years of experience in landscape architecture with projects that include watersheds, parks, recreation centers and universities. Blondell is working on Pipers Creek for Seattle Public Utilities and Eastrail Wilburton for the city of Bellevue. He brings eight years of experience in landscape architecture with projects that include urban parks, framework plans, greenways and stream restorations. Salerno is working on Green Lake Community Center and Microsoft Washington Terraces. She has three years of local experience in landscape architecture with projects that include master plans and commercial and educational campuses in the Northwest. Michael is working on Microsoft Washington Terraces and a Chelan County PUD maintenance facility. He has five years of experience in landscape architecture with projects that include commercial and university campuses, medical centers and parks. Wang is doing work under an on-call contract for Seattle Public Utilities and is working on the Microsoft Campus modernization and residential projects. She has a master in landscape architecture from Harvard Graduate School of Design. Berger Partnership is a landscape architectural and urban design firm.

Architects West

Champagne

Fischer

Architects West has a new board of directors. Scott Fischer, board member and past president, stepped down as part of his transition toward retirement. He has been with the firm for 40 years and plans to continue working part-time supporting staff members on their projects until he retires. The new board includes Keith Dixon, Kevin Cole, Marcus Valentine, Steve Roth and Ed Champagne, who now serves as president. Employee-owned Architects West provides architectural and landscape architectural/land planning services, with offices in Spokane and Coeur d'Alene, Idaho.

City of Kenmore

Palaña

The city of Kenmore hired Leonora Palaña in the newly created role of human resources manager, with a focus on diversity, equity and inclusion. Palaña, a Kenmore resident, brings over 20 years of experience in the field of human resources, including 13 years of government agency experience working as a senior talent acquisition representative for the Port of Seattle. Prior to the Port of Seattle, Palaña was the human resources manager in New York City for W Times Square hotel and W Seattle. In addition to managing employee recruitment, training, and personnel policies, Palaña will support the city of Kenmore’s DEI initiatives, a Kenmore City Council priority for 2021-2022. Palaña will serve as the lead on community outreach, administering a DEI advisory committee, and implementing DEI policies and programs.

Russell Investments

Russell Investments announced that Kate El-Hillow has joined the firm as global chief investment officer, and Kevin Klingert has been hired as president. El-Hillow, who held several senior investment leadership roles at Goldman Sachs Asset Management, brings expertise in portfolio management, trading, and outsourced CIO and multi-asset investment solutions. Klingert comes to Russell Investments with industry experience in managing global operations and distribution. He has held leadership roles at Morgan Stanley Investment Management and BlackRock. Klingert will focus on day-to-day business execution, and work alongside Russell Investments' leadership team, overseeing the firm's sales and support functions. Both El-Hillow and Klingert will serve on Russell Investments' executive committee and report to chairman and CEO Michelle Seitz. In addition, chief operating officer Rick Smirl has accepted a position at another asset management firm, and Klingert will oversee the firm's operations functions. Pete Gunning, Russell Investments' CIO since 2018 and a 25-year veteran of the firm, will take on a new role as vice chairman and strategic relationships officer. Headquartered in Seattle, Russell Investments has offices in 19 cities around the world.

PeopleReady

Staffing company PeopleReady was named the winner of gold, silver and bronze Stevie Awards in the 19th annual American Business Awards for innovation and creativity in connecting people and work. The American Business Awards received a record number of nominations this year in a wide range of categories. PeopleReady's JobStack app was recognized for its role in helping job seekers connect to opportunities amid the pandemic and aiding businesses in navigating an unpredictable climate, winning both a gold award in the business and government services category and a bronze award for best user experience. The company's branding refresh, which focuses on its new Work Within Reach brand and commitment to providing solutions that meet candidates where they are and enable companies to connect with the quality workforce they need, was awarded a silver award for brand renovation of the year. PeopleReady specializes in quick and reliable on-demand labor and highly skilled workers, and supports a wide range of blue-collar industries.

May 04, 2021

Pilot Ventures

McLeod

Seattle-based Pilot Ventures, a real estate investment company, hired Evan McLeod. McLeod is an investment specialist whose primary focus is on the sale of multifamily properties in the Puget Sound region. Prior to joining Pilot, he spent four years at a national brokerage firm where he successfully closed over $300 million in transactions. His current client base include publicly traded institutions, private equity firms, family offices, local developers, and private investors.

Washington Trust Bank

Washington Trust Bank elected Craig Dawson and Jinyoung Englund to its board of directors. Dawson is the founder, CEO and president of Retail Lockbox, which specializes in payment processing, online payments, digital image capture and retrieval services, and financial reporting for customers. He chairs the board of directors for the Washington Roundtable, and in 2020, founded the Black Business Warehouse, a clearinghouse of information about Black-owned businesses. Additionally, Dawson is the immediate past chair of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco-Seattle branch, and is a member of the Seattle Advisory Board for the Consulting and Business Development Center at the University of Washington Foster School of Business. Englund serves as a digital service expert at the Defense Digital Service (DDS) in the Office of the Secretary of Defense at the Department of Defense. Prior to her service appointment to DDS, Englund was a Fellow with the Strategic Innovation Group at Booz Allen Hamilton. She is a candidate for the Public Leadership Executive Certificate from the Harvard Kennedy School of Executive Education. Headquartered in Spokane, Washington Trust currently has 42 branches and offices in Washington, Idaho and Oregon.

Itron

Itron announced that GridWise Alliance (GWA) Chair, Gil Quiniones has appointed Itron CEO Tom Deitrich to join the GWA's new Grid Infrastructure Advisory Council (GIAC). The 29-member GIAC supports the Alliance's call to modernize the U.S. electric power transmission and distribution systems. GIAC and GWA will work with the Biden Administration to address areas where grid modernization benefits the economy and community. The Alliance's support includes at least $50 billion in U.S. federal spending toward grid modernization. The council includes leaders from the electric utility industry, environmental groups, labor unions and other interested parties in the public and private sectors. Deitrich joins the GIAC with more than 20 years of experience in global operations. Itron has been a member of the GWA since its founding in 2003. The GWA represents the stakeholders that design, build and operate the electric grid. Itron, headquartered in Liberty Lake, enables utilities and cities to deliver infrastructure solutions to communities in more than 100 countries.

Impinj

Impinj announced that Brian Wong will join its executive leadership team as chief product officer. Wong has over 35 years' experience in the technology sector. As CPO, Wong will continue developing Impinj's product organization. He will focus on advancing Impinj's platform and enabling the company's global partner ecosystem to develop RAIN RFID products and IoT solutions that enable and drive digital transformation at enterprises worldwide. Before joining Impinj, he served as CEO of four companies, including TriLumina, Enevate, D2Audio and Primarion. The Impinj platform uses RAIN RFID to deliver data for business and consumer applications.

Foushee and Associates

Bellevue-based Foushee and Associates promoted Rick Angehrn to chief operating officer. Angehrn began his career with Baugh Construction as a project engineer before joining Foushee in 1999. He was promoted to senior project manager at Foushee in 2018. In his new role, Angehrn oversees project operations, employee development and training, risk mitigation and project staffing. The company says he is known for his attention to detail, management of large and complex projects, and ability to build relationships with clients.

GAF

Roofing materials giant GAF says it has produced the industry's first asphalt roofing shingles containing recycled material from post-consumer and post-manufacture waste shingles that may have otherwise been landfilled. The company states this breakthrough has significant implications for improving sustainability across the asphalt roofing supply chain. It says it was able to reclaim more than 90% of the waste shingle material, by weight, to reuse for new shingles without compromising product quality or performance. New Jersey-based GAF, a Standard Industries company, has three patents for the process.