Tonkon Torp’s Hagedorn joins board
LAW Drew Hagedorn, a partner at Tonkon Torp, has been appointed to the Friends of Baseball Board of Directors, a nonprofit organization that provides baseball and softball programs for youths […]
Samuels Yoelin Kantor attorney joins board
LAW Victoria Blachly, a trial lawyer and partner with Samuels Yoelin Kantor LLP, has been appointed to the leadership board of the Alzheimer’s Association’s Oregon chapter. The Alzheimer’s Association is […]
Flores elected chairwoman of foundation’s board
LAW Miller Nash Graham & Dunn LLP partner June Wiyrick Flores was recently elected to serve as chairwoman of the Randall Children’s Hospital Foundation’s Board of Trustees. The foundation advocates […]
Dozono named MERC chairwoman
LAW Miller Nash Graham & Dunn LLP partner Elisa Dozono was recently appointed to serve as chairwoman of Metro’s Metropolitan Exposition Recreation Commission (MERC). In areas such as business strategy […]
KPFF names Richards a principal
ENGINEERING Josh Richards recently was named a principal in KPFF’s Portland Structural group. In 14 years with the firm he has mentored and managed teams of engineers to deliver projects quickly and successfully, […]
Poe joins AKS Engineering & Forestry
ENGINEERING AKS Engineering & Forestry has added Janelle Poe as a civil engineering project manager in its Salem-Keizer office. She has more than 20 years of experience managing engineering projects, […]
MacLean joins AKS Engineering & Forestry
ENGINEERING AKS Engineering & Forestry has added Taya MacLean as a senior biologist to serve its natural resources team. She will provide clients with a diverse suite of services, including […]
Zaharie named Environments vice president
DESIGN Environments, a firm focused on interior spaces, recently named Gina Zaharie vice president. She previously was the regional senior sales representative of Knoll, a leading designer and manufacturer of […]
Witter promoted by TriMet
TRANSPORTATION TriMet has promoted Steve Witter to executive director of its capital projects and construction division. While working at the agency, Witter has provided leadership for several major construction projects, […]
Otak hires Childers as project manager
ENGINEERING Kyle Childers has joined Otak’s Portland office as a project manager. He is a civil engineer with 14 years of experience in transportation and land development projects. He previously […]
Otak hires Mills as construction inspector
CONSTRUCTION Stuart Mills has joined Otak’s Portland office as a construction inspector. He has 21 years of experience, primarily working for public agencies. Mills has a Bachelor of Science in […]
Otak hires Duffus as document control specialist
ADMINISTRATION Lisa Duffus has joined Otak’s Portland office as a document control specialist. She has more than 15 years of experience as an administrative assistant and document control specialist, and […]
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