StanCorp promotes Dawn McMaster
FINANCIAL SERVICES Portland-based StanCorp Financial Group recently promoted Dawn McMaster to vice president of individual disability insurance. She will lead the individual disability insurance division, and oversee actuarial, underwriting, operations […]
StanCorp promotes Jeff Hallin
FINANCIAL SERVICES Portland-based StanCorp Financial Group recently promoted Jeff Hallin to vice president of investor relations and capital markets. He has served the company for 24 years, first as an […]
Hart Crowser appoints Ken Wightman to board
CONSULTING Hart Crowser has appointed Ken Wightman to its board of directors. He is chairman emeritus at David Evans Enterprises Inc., the parent company of David Evans and Associates. He […]
Hart Crowser appoints Tim Blackwood to board
CONSULTING Hart Crowser has appointed Tim Blackwood, a principal geotechnical engineer in the firm’s Portland office, to its board of directors. He was the founder of Pacific Geotechnical, which Hart […]
3J adds Mark Foucher
CONSULTING 3J Consulting recently added Mark Foucher as a senior construction inspector. He has more than 23 years of experience as a civil construction inspector on public works and private […]
Arciform promotes Kristyn Bester
ARCHITECTURE Arciform recently promoted Kristyn Bester to senior designer. SENDING?91ÊÓÆµ?PEOPLE?ITEMS: Please send your announcements to [email protected].
Harmon Johnson’s Erious Johnson appointed to board
LAW Erious Johnson, principal of Harmon Johnson Attorneys at Law, recently was appointed to Oregon Humanities’ board of directors by Gov. John Kitzhaber. Johnson, before coming to Oregon, was senior […]
WHPacific adds Jeff Carr
ARCHITECTURE WHPacific recently added Jeff Carr as an architectural historian in its Portland office. He has more than 18 years of experience in archaeology and architecture. SENDING?91ÊÓÆµ?PEOPLE?ITEMS: Please send your […]
Standard Insurance hires Doug Waters
FINANCE Standard Insurance Co., a subsidiary of StanCorp Financial Group, recently hired Doug Waters as second vice president of individual disability insurance sales. He will manage the company’s national accounts […]
Standard Insurance promotes Charlie Dolezal
FINANCE Standard Insurance Co., a subsidiary of StanCorp Financial Group, recently promoted Charlie Dolezal to assistant vice president of retirement plans actuarial. He previously served as second vice president of […]
Trammell Crow names Kirk Olsen vice president
DEVELOPMENT Trammell Crow Co. recently named Kirk Olsen senior vice president of its Portland business unit. He will primarily be responsible for sourcing and overseeing new office, urban and mixed-use […]
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