Oct 18, 2023

HKS

Hampson

Global design firm HKS has welcomed Carl Hampson as a principal and regional design director based in the firm's new Seattle office. Hampson brings distinctive design influence to physical and mental health care, science and technology, higher education, and civic architecture. His work has earned numerous AIA design awards and industry accolades.

HKS opened its Seattle office at Rainier Square's 400 University office tower in the Central Business District.

PACE

Dodd

Foulk

Hill

Schouten

PACE welcomed several new employees during Q3.

Ryan Sheean joined the engineering firm as a senior project manager. He brings over 11 years of engineering experience. His expertise is in water resources and civil engineering. At PACE, Sheean will be responsible for delivering successful projects for the Water Resources team.

James Schouten III joined the PACE team as an engineer. Schouten III's background is in land development. This will be his first time joining a municipal team in Washington State. He brings an intense curiosity to learn more about practices in municipal engineering and effortless communication.

Tracy Hill joined PACE as a project accountant. She brings five years of experience. Hill has knowledge of Deltek Vision, experience with the engineering and architecture environment, and skills in accounting, contract management, and project planning. At PACE, she will be responsible for project billing and ensuring contracts and budgets are accurately entered into the firm's system.

Jared Foulk has joined PACE as an engineer. He has two years of experience. Foulk is a creative, critical thinker, organized, enjoys learning, and is skilled in problem-solving. At PACE, he will be responsible for stormwater design, reviews, and assisting the Land Development team.

Chip Dodd joined the team as a survey field technician. Dodd is new to the industry as he was a former community college geography instructor for 27 years. He will be responsible for topographical surveys, ALTA surveys, condominium surveys, horizontal and vertical control surveys, construction staking, boundary, and GPS Control surveys.

Also joining the PACE team are Jorge Garcia, survey field technician; Cole Smith, engineer; Alex Mathis, survey field technician; Eric Harmon, senior survey field technician; Marbella Coleman, engineering intern; Yekaterina Ionova, engineering intern; Jacob Keller, engineering intern.

Tarragon

Self

Waiss

Tarragon announced the promotions of Benjamin Waiss and Jake Self .

Waiss has been promoted to director of development. Waiss embarked on his Tarragon career in 2014 and has contributed to the development of the firm's industrial portfolio over the past nine years, notably on projects like Salmon Creek Corporate Park and SeaPORT Logistics Center in Sumner. Presently, he oversees all day-to-day operations at SeaPORT Logistics Center as well as Tarragon's other efforts throughout the Northwest. His educational background includes a Bachelor of Arts degree from Caroll College, where he specialized in Civil Engineering. Before transitioning to development, Waiss worked as a civil engineer at Huitt-Zollars. He is an active member of NAIOPWA and previously served as one of the Co-Chairs for NAIOPWA's South Sound Committee.

Self has been promoted to the position of development associate. Self started as an intern at Tarragon in 2023. He has become integral to the industrial team, contributing on projects in the Puget Sound region as well as Eastern Washington and Idaho. Before his time at Tarragon, he honed his skills at a brokerage firm, representing tenants and owners in the industrial sector. Self holds a Bachelor of Business Administration degree from Washington State University.

Bordeaux Wealth Advisors

Bordeaux Wealth Advisors, LLC, a boutique wealth management firm with offices in Silicon Valley and Seattle, has launched its Asian Wealth Advisory practice under the direction of Maggie Liu. The group is comprised of a team of multilingual financial advisors dedicated to serving Asian families and individuals.

“Asian Americans represent a truly multifaceted community,” Liu stated, “with unique goals for their wealth. I'm delighted that Bordeaux provides comprehensive services tailored to these investors. Our financial advisors understand Asian American perspectives about wealth and can provide a personalized experience that meets their needs.”

The practice serves Asian American investors looking for holistic wealth advisory, including investment, tax and estate planning and more. “Asian Americans, including Pacific Islanders, is one of the fastest growing communities in the U.S.,” commented Bordeaux CEO Tom Myers. “I'm pleased that we can provide customized advisory for these investors. As a firm, we look forward to growing the number of families we serve in this community.”

Oct 17, 2023

Grays Harbor Superior Court

Samuel

Gov. Jay Inslee appointed Vini E. Samuel to the Grays Harbor County Superior Court. She will replace Judge David Edwards, who will retire from the bench after this year. Currently, Samuel serves as the mayor of the xity of Montesano and has also owned and operated a private law firm in Montesano since 2004. Her practice has focused on family law, and also includes estate planning, real estate and probate. Prior to 2004, Samuel's practice included handling criminal matters, bankruptcies and serving as a guardian ad litem. During her career, she has also served as a pro tem judge on the Grays Harbor District Court bench, as well as a hearings officer for the city of Montesano. She has worked primarily in Grays Harbor since 1997 but also regularly appeared in Pacific County, Quinault Tribal Court, and Thurston County courts. Samuel is active in the Grays Harbor County community, as a Rotarian, a lifetime member of the Friends of the Library, a member of Friends of Schafer and Lake Sylvia State Parks, and a member of the Grays Harbor Communications E-911 Board of Directors. Samuel earned her bachelor's degree from Western Washington University where she now serves on the University's Foundation Board. She earned her law degree from Seattle University School of Law.

Zones

Auburn-based Zones, a global provider of end-to-end IT Solutions, has been positioned by ISG as the exclusive “Rising Star” in Supply Chain IT Operation Services in the U.S. in its Supply Chain Services 2023 report. The ISG report recognized that Zones' digitally focused supply chain services and strong focus on innovation and advancements. ISG highlighted Zones' strengths in three critical areas: Supply Chain Offering, Customer-First Approach, and Extensive Partner Ecosystem. Derrek Hallock is president and COO of Zones. Zones, a Minority Business Enterprise in operation for over 35 years, specializes in Digital Workplace, Cloud & Data Center, Networking, Security, and Managed/Professional/Staffing services, and operates in more than 120 countries.

Russell Investments

Russell Investments has entered into a partnership With Venerable Holdings to build a new multi-manager variable annuity platform. Venerable announced that Venerable Investment Advisers, its new wholly-owned subsidiary, intends to engage Russell Investments to provide sub-advisory and administration services to funds in its newly formed Venerable Variable Insurance Trust (VVIT). VVIT has filed a registration statement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission for Venerable High Yield Fund, Venerable Large Cap Index Fund, Venerable Moderate Allocation Fund, Venerable Strategic Bond Fund, Venerable US Large Cap Core Equity Fund and Venerable US Large Cap Strategic Equity Fund, each an initial series of VVIT. Russell Investments is a global investment solutions firm providing a wide range of services to institutional investors, financial intermediaries and individual investors. Headquartered in Seattle, Russell Investments has 17 offices in major financial centers, including New York, London, Paris, Toronto, Tokyo and Shanghai. Venerable is a privately held company with business operations based in West Chester, Pennsylvania, Des Moines, Iowa and New York.

Trico Companies

Meehan

Burlington-based Trico Companies hired Jordan Meehan as a superintendent. Meehan has over a decade of experience as a general contractor, and holds a bachelor's degree in construction management from Washington State University. Trico says Meehan is a solutions-driven builder with diverse project experience in commercial construction, including office, housing, data center and industrial projects. He also is a DBIA Professional. “Jordan believes that a good superintendent is more than a great builder, but someone who is dedicated to understanding their client and the goals of all stakeholders to effectively guide a project from concept to completion,” the company says.

Advanced Traffic Products

Applied Information, a provider of intelligent transportation infrastructure technology, formed a partnership with Everett-based Advanced Traffic Products to distribute traffic signal preemption and priority products in the Northwest. Applications for Applied Information's technology include emergency vehicle preemption for fire, police and ambulance services, and signal priority for transit buses, school buses and snowplows. Applied Information's technology uses multiple redundant communication methods including optical, line-of-sight radio, and Cellular Vehicle to Everything (C-V2X network). Applied Information is based in Alpharetta, Georgia.