Oct 12, 2021

Sequoyah

Murphy

Pulido

Whitehouse

Redmond-based Sequoyah Electric and Network Services hired Connor Whitehouse and Tommy Pulido as project engineers, and Andrew Murphy as senior project engineer. Whitehouse was a part of Sequoyah's construction management internship program for two years, and is assisting with project kick-offs, ordering permits, preparing subcontracts and purchase orders, and supporting field staff. He is a graduate of Central Washington University with a bachelor's degree in construction management. Pulido has over 10 years of various electrical and construction management experience — from a CAD drafter to a licensed electrician, estimator and project manager. Murphy is a graduate of Purdue University with a bachelor's degree in construction management. He is assisting the new construction project team with planning, change orders, RFIs, ordering permits, and supporting field staff.

Rock Project Management Services

Reese

Wilhelm

In Renton, Rock Project Management Services promoted Fred Wilhelm, PMP, to vice president of transportation and infrastructure; and Anne Reese, MPM, EIT, to senior director of project management. Wilhelm has over 25 years of experience and prior to joining Rock was a deputy project director at Sound Transit. He now leads Rock's transportation and infrastructure program. Reese has over 30 years of experience in project and construction management, working with a variety of public and private clients. She currently leads Rock's project and construction management program. Rock provides owner's representative services to public and private clients throughout Washington that have K-12, transportation, health care, energy and technology, and tribal projects.

Trico Companies

Schluter

Burlington-based Trico Companies rehired Blake Schluter as a project manager. Trico says Schluter has served on multiple projects in different capacities over the past 10 years, and has been immersed in the construction industry from a young age, fulfilling many different needs and positions. He holds an associate of applied science degree in civil engineering from Spokane Community College.

Wayne's Roofing

Wiklund

In Sumner, Wayne's Roofing promoted Jason Wiklund to senior cooperative programs specialist. Wiklund started at Wayne's in 2008 as a project manager/estimator. In his new role, he is overseeing all cooperative purchasing projects with public entities seeking to buy roofing products. Wiklund is also responsible for expanding the company's services to other territories.

AGC of America

The Associated General Contractors of America and Procore Technologies launched a scholarship program to assist disadvantaged minority students who are studying construction fields at historically black colleges and universities. The new scholarship is being made possible through a $250,000 challenge gift from Procore that the AGC is now fundraising to meet and exceed. AGC says the new scholarship program is part of its broader efforts to make the construction industry more diverse and inclusive. Procore is a Carpinteria, California-based provider of construction management software.

Leafly Holdings

Boler

In Seattle, Leafly Holdings hired Kimberly Boler as its new general counsel, leading the company's regulatory, legal and compliance function, as well as heading up policy and government relations. Boler has over 20 years of experience advising public and private consumer-facing companies in highly regulated industries, including American International Group and Aria Energy. She most recently was vice president of corporate law at Patriarch Partners. Leafly is a cannabis technology company.

Auth0

Singh

Bellevue-based Auth0, a provider of identity-as-a-service authentication infrastructure, hired Bhawna Singh as senior vice president of engineering. Singh has over 20 years of engineering and technology leadership experience. Singh comes from Glassdoor, where she held senior engineering and technology roles, and oversaw the company's websites and mobile platforms, in addition to its software engineering, data platform and machine learning teams.

Oct 08, 2021

Pacific Program Management

Pacific Program Management added two new positions to its senior leadership team: Deb Hamm is vice president of people, culture and operations; and Ron Houghtaling is vice president and senior director of marketing and communications. Hamm has created workforces in rapid builds, integrations, acquisitions, mergers and high-volume recruiting at companies including Southern Glazer's Wine & Spirits, Colliers International and JPMorgan Chase. Prior to joining PPM, she ran her own consulting practice and has over 25 years of business experience. Houghtaling comes from Marcus & Millichap, where he led the corporate marketing team as vice president in support of over 2,200 brokers and agents. He also spent 17 years with CBRE in a variety of design, branding and marketing leadership roles. Hamm is working at the Seattle headquarters while Houghtaling is based in Los Angeles. Additionally, PPM announced the launch of a dedicated Life Sciences Practice, its first industry-focused team that follows growth over the past two years into key markets in New York, San Francisco, Los Angeles and Washington, D.C. This practice is led by Annette Walter, who has over 30 years of experience in design, laboratory space planning, project management and move management. She joined PPM in 2017 from Stanford University School of Medicine, where she was project manager of facilities construction. PPM is a commercial real estate program and project management firm with teams across North America.

Audere

Dr. Dino Rech is the new CEO at Seattle-based Audere. Rech is a global health leader, published researcher and ER physician with knowledge of how technology can both help and hinder clinical workflows. He replaces Audere founder Philip Su, who remains as an advisor. Rech was group director and regional chief operating officer of The Aurum Institute, where he managed the organization's business development team and led one of the largest HIV care and treatment programs in South Africa. Rech also was founder and CEO of the Centre for HIV and AIDS Prevention Studies, which reached over 500,000 people with lifesaving HIV prevention, education, testing and surgeries during his tenure at the organization. Audere is a digital health nonprofit developing solutions to improve global health in underserved communities. It is funded by grants from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and Justworks.

Urbanova

Urbanova's board of directors is launching a search for its next CEO to succeed Kim Zentz, who will step out of the role in November. Urbanova selected executive search firm Herd Freed Hartz to conduct the recruitment. The chief executive officer, who reports to and is a member of the board of directors, has responsibility and accountability for managing and accelerating Urbanova's strategic, programmatic and financial/operational activities. The CEO also is responsible for recruiting, managing and supporting senior staff; and helping them to align and execute priorities. Headquartered in Spokane and incorporated in 2016, Urbanova is an urban innovation partnership focused on driving equitable solutions for midsize cities. With partners that include Avista, the city of Spokane, Itron, McKinstry, University District Development Association, Washington State University, Verizon and Gallup, Urbanova builds multi-sector collaborations, develops technology and harnesses strategies to create more resilient communities.