Mar 12, 2026

Washington State Supreme Court

Angelis

Gov. Bob Ferguson announced that Theo Angelis will replace retiring Justice Barbara Madsen on the Washington State Supreme Court.

Angelis is an accomplished attorney with 25 years of legal experience. He currently focuses on appellate work, intellectual property litigation, and general litigation as a partner at K&L Gates. Angelis also engages in extensive pro bono work, for which he has received numerous awards, including the American Civil Liberties Union's Humanitarian Award for his work on behalf of unrepresented minors in immigration proceedings. Angelis worked with a broad team of lawyers to challenge the federal government's practice of requiring children to represent themselves in immigration proceedings if they couldn't afford counsel.

Angelis is a past president of the Middle Eastern Legal Association of Washington (MELAW), and will be the first Justice of Middle Eastern descent on the state Supreme Court. He has degrees from Claremont McKenna College, the London School of Economics, Oxford University, and Yale Law School. He clerked on the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals.

Next Health

Next Health, a comprehensive brand of health optimization and longevity centers, announced the upcoming opening of its newest location in Bellevue at 10425 N.E. Eighth St.

“Bellevue deserves a place they can trust with their health optimization journey, and we've been meticulously building a best-in-class local team that understands both the science and the human side of care,” said area developers Zahra and Nick Salisbury.

Founded a decade ago by surgeon and entrepreneur Darshan Shah, Next Health was created to streamline patient access to health optimization and advanced longevity services with the goal of extending the human healthspan. Shah developed the proprietary concept of Medicine 4.0, an integrated model that combines preventative, lifestyle, functional and longevity medicine. Medicine 4.0 protocols and the services offered at Next Health are supported by Next Health's Scientific Advisory Council.

Next Health in Bellevue is the brand's first location in Washington state, and the second location opening for Zahra and Nick Salisbury, who opened Next Health in Montecito, California, in 2025. As part of their multi-unit development plans, they will lead a third opening this summer in Vancouver, B.C., the brand's first location in Canada.

Mar 11, 2026

Wolf Water Resources

Thomas

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.

Olson Kundig

Alameddine

Keith

Reynders

Larsen

Vaughn

Luth

Carlos

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.

EBD Services

Alley

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

Holzhauer

Bovee

Nettesheim

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.

Puget Sound Partnership

Roberts

Gov. Bob Ferguson has appointed Mindy Roberts as the new executive director of the Puget Sound Partnership.

Roberts brings decades of experience in clean water, habitat protection, and environmental policy. She previously served for 10 years as Puget Sound program director at Washington Conservation Action, an environmental nonprofit, where she worked to advance environmental policies at the state, federal and local levels; strengthen clean water regulations; and protect and restore healthy habitat for salmon, orcas and people.

Before joining Washington Conservation Action, Roberts served 16 years as an environmental engineer at the state Department of Ecology. She helped develop the original Marine Water Quality Vital Sign adopted by the Partnership and led Ecology's Salish Sea modeling efforts to understand how sewage and toxic pollution impact people and natural resources. She also served as affiliate faculty at the University of Washington Tacoma from 2008 to 2023, where she developed and taught an undergraduate field course on stream ecology.

She earned three engineering degrees, including a bachelor's from the University of California, Berkeley, master's from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution and Ph.D. from the University of Washington.

Puget Sound Partnership is the state agency that leads the region's collective effort to restore and protect Puget Sound. The Partnership works with hundreds of tribal, federal, state and local partners on actions that advance recovery based on science.

Mar 10, 2026

Novelty Hill-Januik Winery

Smith

The Novelty Hill-Januik Winery has added Tanner Smith as the new executive chef at its Woodinville Winery.

Classically trained in French cuisine, deeply immersed in Latin-style cooking from a young age, and with an affinity for foods from throughout the world, Smith's approach is grounded in technique, guided by exceptional ingredients, and driven by the heart.

The winery's philosophy is creating food that is elevated in quality while remaining welcoming and accessible. Smith brings this perspective to the Tasting Room, Wine Club, and private events.

Most recently, Smith served as executive chef for the restaurant group behind Brimmer & Heeltap and its sister projects.

Bellevue College

Bellevue College has been designated a 2026 Leader College of Distinction by Achieving the Dream (ATD), a national organization committed to advancing community colleges as accessible hubs of learning, credentialing and economic mobility.

“This designation as a Leader College of Distinction by Achieving the Dream belongs to Bellevue College's entire community,” said Bellevue College President David May. “Our vision is rooted in transforming lives and strengthening our region through education. Together, we are building systems that not only help students enroll, but persist, graduate, and contribute meaningfully to the Eastside region and beyond. We are building a future-focused, vibrant community as a result.”

ATD created the Leader College of Distinction designation in 2018 to recognize institutions that have demonstrated sustained excellence in advancing student success outcomes over time. Leader Colleges of Distinction must demonstrate sustained and expanding success in early momentum metrics, such as course success rates and student retention, as well as in milestone momentum outcomes, such as rates of completion; a strong culture of data-informed continuous improvement; and evidence that effective practices are institutionalized.