Exxel Pacific

Gulin

Exxel Pacific announced the promotion of Mark Gulin to project director. Since joining Exxel Pacific in 2019 as a senior project manager, Gulin has provided leadership, dedication, and technical expertise across a wide range of projects.

During his tenure, Gulin has led numerous projects to successful completion, while fostering a collaborative team environment, encouraging innovation and effective problem-solving.

His focus will be on building and maintaining positive client relationships, expanding the project portfolio, and ensuring the highest standards of quality and efficiency.

Berkadia

Myers

Berkadia announced its recent hiring of Henry Myers. He joins the firm as associate director on the investment sales team. He and makes the move from Urban Commercial Partners. Berkadia said in a statement, “Henry brings a competitive mindset and strong work ethic shaped by a lifelong background in sports.” Myers added in a company Q&A, “I am most excited to work with value-add opportunities in Seattle, where capital investment and a little bit of elbow grease can breathe new life into a property and create strong returns for investors.”

Sterling Realty

Choi

In a move between two family-owned Bellevue companies, Sterling Realty Organization recently announced the hiring of Ko Choi as its new treasurer and CFO. She makes the move from Kemper Development, and has over 15 years in the field. SRO's Matt Skager said in a statement, “With an exceptional combination of financial expertise, strategic leadership and deep commercial real estate experience — along with excellent track record in managing complex financial operations, ever-changing capital markets and long-term ownership strategies — Ko will be invaluable in her new role.” She added, “I've long admired SRO's well-earned reputation for integrity, financial discipline and long-term stewardship.”

Compass Construction

Doug Moczulewski has joined Compass as chief financial officer. Moczulewski is a licensed CPA with more than 30 years of executive leadership experience, having served as CEO, CFO, COO, and board member across public and privately held organizations. His background spans the construction, consulting, leasing, and software development industries, with extensive experience in financial reporting, planning and analytics, business strategy, operations, taxation, and regulatory compliance. Moczulewski holds a B.B.A. in Accounting from Seattle University's Albers School of Business & Economics.

Taylor Correllus has joined Compass as payroll specialist. Correllus brings more than five years of accounting experience ranging from payroll processing, certified payroll for prevailing wage projects, benefits administration, and HR support.

Brian Boneau has joined Compass as field engineer on the Quarterra project in Seattle's University Village area. Boneau brings more than ten years of experience in operations, including coordinating field projects, leading teams, managing client relationships, and overseeing project logistics. He studied Business Administration at the University of Maryland Global Campus.

Additionally, Compass' Steven Hall has been promoted to senior project manager. Hall joined Compass as a project manager in July 2025 and is currently part of the team delivering the Quarterra project in Seattle's University Village area. He brings more than 15 years of construction experience managing large-scale commercial and multifamily projects from preconstruction through closeout. Hall earned his B.S. in Construction Management from the University of Washington.

Tiffany Anderson has been promoted to field superintendent. Anderson joined Compass as a field engineer in April 2018 and was promoted to assistant superintendent in October 2019 while working on the Redmond Town Center project. She is currently part of the team on the Simon Northgate project. Anderson brings a strong background in project coordination, communication, and process improvement and holds an M.P.A. from Seattle University and a B.A. in English from the University of Washington.

Reid Middleton

Richey

Greisz

Strub

Shrope

Davis

In Everett, Reid Middleton has promoted Mark Davis to associate principal, Jason Shrope and John Strub to associates, Jared Greisz as design engineer, and Shayne Richey as designer II.

WSP

Wasson Coleman

WSP has hired Liz Wasson Coleman as national pursuit manager, property and buildings. She will draw on 22 years of experience in the A/E/C industry to support proposals, client relationships and create new opportunities nationally and in the Puget Sound region.

Wasson Coleman is an active member and past president of SMPS Seattle. She has held leadership roles at Johnston Architects, Forma Construction, and Ankrom Moisan.

GLY Construction

Anderson

Torres

GLY Construction, a locally owned general contracting firm, has named Cesar Torres as its new chief financial officer and hired Nik Anderson, P.E. as MEP project executive.

Torres brings more than 26 years of construction finance experience, most recently serving as finance business partner at Mortenson. In his new role, he will help guide GLY's financial strategy, operations and growth. His expertise spans work-in-progress reporting, percentage-of-completion accounting, capital investments and strategic financial planning.

“Cesar's combination of technical expertise and people-first leadership is exactly what GLY needs as we continue to grow,” said Tyler Tonkin, president and CEO of GLY. “He doesn't just understand numbers and processes, he understands people.”

Anderson brings more than 15 years of experience leading engineering, construction and capital project delivery across advanced manufacturing, industrial, energy and technology sectors. He will support GLY's Advanced Technology market and industrial, alternative energy, and mission critical projects, strengthening the firm's team of MEP specialists.

Torres holds a Bachelor of Science in Accounting from Central Washington University and serves as vice president and DEI champion for the Puget Sound Chapter of the Construction Financial Management Association. Anderson holds a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from Washington State University and a Bachelor of Arts in Physics from Pacific Lutheran University. He is a licensed Professional Engineer in Washington and California.

GLY Construction was founded in 1967.

Washington Trust Bank

Butler

Washington Trust Bank has added Paul Butler to its West Puget Sound Small Business Banking Team in Seattle. He'll serve as a community banking relationship manager.

With over 15 years of banking experience, Butler will be responsible for developing and managing relationships with small businesses, nonprofits and community partners to expand access to banking services and to improve financial literacy. Butler joins Washington Trust from JPMorgan Chase, where he served as a vice president and community manager.

A wholly owned subsidiary of W.T.B. Financial Corporation, Washington Trust Bank has $11 billion in assets. Headquartered in Spokane, Washington Trust Bank currently has 45 branches and offices in Washington, Idaho, and Oregon, employing about 1,200 people.

Blue Friday Night Lights!

Blue Friday Night Lights brings Seahawks energy to local high school football communities across the region. Through game day visits featuring Seahawks talent—including Blue Thunder, Seahawks Dancers, Blitz, DJ Supa Sam, and Seahawks Legends and Players—the program celebrates student-athletes, school pride, and the future of the game.

Parents and coaches are encouraged to nominate their schools for a chance to be selected, with standout rivalries, unique player stories, and passionate communities helping bring unforgettable Friday night experiences to life.

To nominate your high school go to the Seahawks.com community page, future of football.

Seyfarth Shaw

Seyfarth Shaw LLP has significantly boosted its Seattle Labor & Employment practice with the addition of partner Meg Burnham and six additional lawyers, building on the firm's recent additions of employment litigators Kathryn (Katie) Rosen and Devin Smith.

Burnham is being joined in Seyfarth's Seattle Labor & Employment practice by senior counsel Scott Prange and Darrah Hinton, counsel Rebecca Lynch, and associates Katie Gould, Kathleen Grossman and Lo Nelson.

Burnham, who comes to Seyfarth from Davis Wright Tremaine, is a trial-focused employment lawyer who defends top-tier organizations in complex, high-exposure matters — ranging from single-plaintiff disputes to wage and hour and pay‑transparency class actions, agency investigations, and industrial insurance assessments.

Like Burnham, Rosen, and Smith, Prange, Hinton, Lynch, and Nelson all come to Seyfarth from Davis Wright Tremaine. Grossman moves to Seyfarth from Troutman Pepper Locke, while Gould had been with Skidmore & Fomina.

“Strategic expansion has been a focus of the Seattle office in 2026. Together with our recent additions of Katie Rosen and Devin Smith, this team significantly strengthens our ability to serve clients navigating complex wage and hour and employment matters across the Pacific Northwest and nationally,” said Thomas Wybenga, co-managing partner of Seyfarth's Seattle office. “This group further solidifies our profile as the preeminent wage and hour defense firm in Washington state and beyond.”

Folio: The Seattle Athenaeum

Cumming

Caroline Cumming, executive director of Folio: The Seattle Athenaeum, has announced plans to step down at the end of 2026 after a decade with the organization.

Folio's board of directors said it will immediately begin a search for her successor, reporting Cumming will remain in the role through the transition to ensure a smooth handoff.

Cumming joined Folio in 2016 as a part-time business manager and became its executive director in 2018, succeeding founder David Brewster. During her tenure, she guided the membership library through its relocation to Pike Place Market, navigated the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic and oversaw a period of growth that expanded both its programming and membership base.

Under Cumming's leadership, Folio launched several notable initiatives, including Seattle's first Human Library event in 2022 and the 2025 NEA Big Read, featuring author Jess Walter. The organization also expanded its book discussion groups, literary programming and community events while strengthening its role as a cultural and civic gathering place in downtown Seattle.

Board President Robin van Steenburgh credited Cumming's leadership, nonprofit expertise and vision with helping shape Folio's success and long-term stability. As the organization celebrates its 10th anniversary, board members said they plan to build on her legacy by continuing efforts to create a multicultural, intergenerational library and cultural center in the heart of the city.

Middle of Six

Wallingford

The A/E/C marketing consultancy Middle of Six has hired Makenna Wallingford as a creative strategist. She brings 10 years of marketing expertise together with nearly five years of hands-on A/E/C design experience focusing on proposal development, creative storytelling and equitable design. Wallingford most recently worked at the national engineering firm, HNTB, where she served as a graphic designer responsible for designing infographics, accessible proposals and strategic presentations for major infrastructure clients across the western United States. Wallingford's experience includes digital accessibility design, advising teams on presentation best practices, and event planning and management.

Reid Middleton

Willoughby

Shablo

Rifenbury

Penberth

Fuller

In Everett, structural and civil engineering and land surveying firm Reid Middleton hired Josie Fuller, Kendra Penberth, Ava Rifenbury and Shane Shablo.

Fuller joins the firm as a senior marketing coordinator, bringing 10 years of marketing and communications experience. Penberth takes on a role as project administrator with eight years of project administration experience. Rifenbury is a designer in the waterfront group having graduated from Gonzaga University with a Bachelor of Science in civil engineering. Shablo was hired as new party chief for the survey department, and brings 38 years of surveying experience.

In Anchorage, Alaska, Reid Middleton promoted Courtney Willoughby to associate principal.

Grant Zahajko Auctions

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Up for bid, a 1933 Goudey Babe Ruth baseball card.

Grant Zahajko Auctions will hold its final auction in Davenport on Aug. 12 before relocating its operations to Mesquite, Nevada, later this fall. The Sports Cards & Memorabilia, Comic Books, Autographs + Collectibles auction will be conducted both online and live from the company's Davenport gallery.

Founded in 2016, Grant Zahajko Auctions said it has enjoyed a strong relationship with the Davenport community, citing the city's affordability, small-town atmosphere and proximity to an international airport as key reasons for originally establishing the business there. Owners Grant and Gina Zahajko regularly travel nationwide to secure consignments for auction.

Company officials said the relocation will help reduce operating costs, improve access to a larger workforce and strengthen shipping logistics, allowing the firm to remain competitive while maintaining customer service standards. The new location will place the company closer to a larger pool of prospective consignors. Day-to-day operations and contact information will remain unchanged.

The company's new Mesquite facility is expected to be ready this fall, after which the move will begin and likely take several weeks to complete. Dates for the first auctions in Nevada have not yet been announced. Additional information is available at http://www.gzauctions.com.

Washington Conservation Corps jobs

The Washington Conservation Corps (WCC) program is recruiting about 260 AmeriCorps members to support critical restoration and recreation projects across the state.

WCC is a career-development program within Ecology providing hands-on experience and mentorship to young adults and military veterans. We work with more than 100 partner entities that have environmental restoration and recreation projects for our members including cities and counties, local conservation districts and parks departments, Tribes, state and federal agencies, and nonprofit organizations.

Our WCC members serve partner organizations either as part of a six-person field crew made up of one supervisor and five members or as an individual placement.

During the current WCC service year, which started Oct. 1, 2025, and ends Sept. 10, 2026, members supported hundreds of conservation projects throughout Washington. They reduced fuel loads in wildfire-prone forests near Spokane, created a self-guided walk focused on plants and trees at Tukwila Park in King County to commemorate Earth Month, and delivered supplies to Whatcom County residents impacted by the historic December 2025 floods.

WCC member positions are open to young adults ages 18-25, as well as military veterans and people with mental or sensory disabilities of any age. Members receive a living allowance, health insurance, professional training, and an education award after successfully completing their term.

Positions start service on Oct. 5, 2026, and end on Sept. 15, 2027. Field crew interviews are scheduled on a rolling basis, so we recommend applying early at https://apps.ecology.wa.gov/wcc/

The Greater Everett Chamber of Commerce

The Greater Everett Chamber of Commerce has launched Meet Everett, a new marketing campaign designed to reframe the conversation about Everett by introducing the people who manufacture, innovate, create, serve and invest there.

The campaign features business owners, entrepreneurs, manufacturers, innovators and community builders telling their own Everett stories. Through video, photography, outdoor advertising and digital content, Meet Everett highlights the people behind the businesses and ideas helping shape the city.

“Meet Everett is about changing the way people see our city by introducing them to the people who are already building remarkable businesses, products and experiences here,” said Wendy Poischbeg, president and CEO of the Greater Everett Chamber of Commerce. “Everett has an incredible legacy of making, but that story is still being written in our manufacturing facilities, laboratories, restaurants, shops and gathering places every day.”

The first Meet Everett bus-side advertisements are set to go live this week, featuring Katherine Hillmann of South Fork Baking and John Carswell of APEX Everett.

The campaign website, MeetEverett.com, includes the first three video stories, featuring Vince Rossetti and Sean Drought of Tapped as well as Hillmann of South Fork Baking and Carswell of APEX Everett.

Additional videos featuring Parker Burke of Fluke, Savanna Thompson of Helion and Sotirios Rebelos of Apollo Exos Records are set to join them this week.

Anchor QEA

Bridges

Anchor QEA has brought on Todd Bridges, whose leadership roles span government, academia and the private sector. Bridges has more than three decades of experience in research, engineering and environmental science. This includes 30 years with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, where he most recently served as the Army's senior research scientist for environmental science. While with the Corps, he founded the internationally recognized Engineering With Nature initiative, which promotes infrastructure solutions that work with natural systems. He has also led a five-year international effort that produced the International Guidelines on Natural and Nature-Based Features for Flood Risk Management.

Bridges has authored or coauthored more than 100 publications and has received numerous professional honors, including the Distinguished Presidential Rank Award in 2021. He is a member of the Western Dredging Association and serves on its Board of Directors. He is also a professor of practice in resilient and sustainable systems at the University of Georgia College of Engineering.

Ware Malcomb

Kurasaki

Henry Kurasaki has joined the Ware Malcomb Seattle office as director of architecture. In this role, he will serve as a key member of the firm's office leadership team, help shape its local architectural practice and lead business development efforts across the Pacific Northwest region.

Kurasaki brings more than 25 years of experience to Ware Malcomb as both a licensed architect and a commercial real estate leader. His career spans architecture firm leadership and owner-side real estate strategy, guiding multi-state portfolios, leading high-performing design teams, and overseeing complex real estate programs for corporate, retail, industrial, financial and operational environments.

Kurasaki has guided large-scale planning, design and construction initiatives through all phases of development, providing leadership, client engagement and strategic planning. Kurasaki helps clients navigate evolving business, sustainability, and facility challenges and brings practical insight into emerging energy and building technologies for greater operational efficiency and sustainability goals.

SMR Architects

Sauter

Froehlich

SMR Architects has promoted Alexander Froehlich and Nate Sauter to associates. Froehlich began studying architecture in high school. While at the University of Oregon, he led several community-based design-build projects, which solidified his commitment to socially responsible architecture. He has worked in both architecture and construction. A Washington licensed architect, Froehlich has served as a former Co-Chair on Seattle AIA's Committee on Homelessness, applying his advocacy-driven mindset to his professional associations as he does to his design work.

Sauter is an 18-year veteran of the construction industry. After 10 years in the field, he went on to earn a Bachelor of Architecture from Penn State's Schreyer Honors College. His work at SMR has combined his technical expertise with his commitment to creating enriching spaces for disadvantaged populations. At SMR, he has worked on the implementation of unit standardization with the goal of maximizing efficiency and streamlining the design process. He is a licensed architect in Washington and recently achieved his TiD-B certification, reflecting his commitment to designing spaces that are sensitive to the needs of trauma-affected populations.

PLS Engineering

Hankins

PLS has hired Alec Hankins as a civil engineer. Hankins has a strong foundation of local engineering experience, having contributed to pump station access improvements, roadway design and stormwater infrastructure projects. His hands-on experience includes developing site layouts and grading plans for a local park project, performing site inspections, and reviewing as-built plans, plot plans, and maps to ensure compliance. He has also built valuable field and construction knowledge through a local surveying internship, and as an estimator and intern with a concrete specialty contractor.

Hankins is a recent Oregon State University graduate with a degree in civil engineering, a 4.0 GPA and consistent recognition on the Dean's List. His commitment extends beyond the classroom through a strong record of community service.