The Oregon Department of Land Conservation and Development of Portland, Ore., has appointed Todd Chase to join the state's Economic Development Planning Advisory Committee. Chase, a senior planner with Portland's Otak Inc., has previously assisted the Legislature by preparing strategies for updating Oregon's economic policies surrounding commercial and industrial land development. As part of the committee, Chase will advise the Department of Land Conservation and Development regarding state and local economic-development planning needs. He will also monitor and make recommendations regarding emerging trends and market opportunities.

Slayden Construction of Stayton, Ore., has promoted Alison Helms and Sam Rogers to senior project engineers. Since earning her BS in Construction Engineering Management from Oregon State University in 2000, Helms has been involved in Slayden Construction's Newport Waste Water Treatment Plant, Dixon Recreation Center at OSU and the Klamath Falls A-Canal Fish Screen projects Helms is currently assigned to the Pavilion Building at the Oregon State Fair and preliminary planning for the Fall Creek Hatchery Research Center. Rogers has been involved in Slayden Construction's OSU Merritt Truax Indoor Practice Center and Softball Stadium projects. He is currently closing out the Dixon Recreation Center project, also at OSU. Rogers earned his BS in Construction Engineering Management from Oregon State University in 2000.

The Associated Builders and Contractors, Pacific Northwest Chapter of Tigard, Ore., announced that Jeff Dean has joined its staff as the new director of government affairs. Prior to joining ABC, Dean served as a campaign director, office coordinator and legislative assistant. In his new position, Dean will be working with ABC members and staff to develop and advance relationships, policies and activities with state, local and regional elected officials and regulatory staff.

CDi Engineers of Lynnwood, Wash., announced that Chris Johnson, senior mechanical designer, has successfully completed the U.S. Green Building Council's Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) accreditation examination, and is a now LEED accredited professional. Johnson has been with CDi since 1996. He has served as project manager and lead mechanical designer for projects that include the U.S. Port of Entry, Blaine Border Crossing, Blaine, Wash.; Washington Mutual Leadership Center at Cedarbrook, SeaTac, Wash.; Confluence Technology Center, Wenatchee, Wash.; and University of Washington Architecture Hall renovation, Seattle, Wash.

Jeff Bennett, a real estate attorney and shareholder in the firm of Jordan Schrader PC of Portland, Ore., has been appointed to the Clackamas County Economic Development Commission. His appointment on the 25-member commission will run through December 31, 2006. Established in late l970s, the CCEDC's mission is to create prosperity by fostering balanced economic development in Clackamas County through a close partnership with government and the private sector. Bennett has joined the CCEDC committee charged with drafting a new industrial/business park planned unit development ordinance. Oregon Business Magazine as one of the Top 100 Best Places to Work.

Group Mackenzie, a regional architecture and engineering firm based in Portland, Ore., recently hired Christopher Clemow, PE, as a transportation planner with more than 14 years experience in analyzing the transportation needs of municipalities. Clemow has experience in signal design, roadway geometric design, intersection design, noise impact analyses and mitigation measures, roadway design, and work zone traffic control. His projects include transportation master planning, traffic impact analyses, and corridor studies. Clemow has also managed many multidisciplinary projects in the Oregon cities of Eugene, Springfield, Veneta, and Lebanon.

Express Construction Company of Mercer Island announced two new additions to its team: Timothy J. Brennan, a superintendent focusing on commercial and multi-family projects and Chas Bross, who will serve as a superintendent for tenant improvement projects. Brennan has extensive experience as a superintendent for a range of projects, including high-end commercial office and retail spaces, the renovation of four buildings on the piers of the Seattle waterfront and construction of several Costco warehouse stores. A veteran construction superintendent specializing in tenant improvement projects, Bross has led significant renovations of an air traffic management facility and other high-tech commercial office space, as well as build-outs of an auto dealership, multiple food service projects and many additional retail locations.

Seattle-based general contractor Lease Crutcher Lewis has hired an experienced senior project manager for its Special Projects Division and promoted two others. David Rauma is a 16-year construction professional with a strong background in tenant improvements, renovations, structural/seismic enhancements, and full mechanical/electrical upgrades. His experience is strong in hospitality, office tenant improvements, retail and biomedical/healthcare. Jeff Spencer has been promoted from senior estimator to chief estimator in the SPD. For much of his seven-year career at Lewis, Spencer has led SPD teams in preparation of estimates and bids. Now he manages the estimating team directly. Marc Schwartz has been promoted from foreman to superintendent in the SPD. He is currently building a tenant improvement for Seattle Genetics.

Sarah Bohlen was recently transitioned to full-time status as an urban/environmental planner and John Reyes was hired as an engineering technician at BERGER/ABAM Engineers Inc. in Federal Way, Wash. Bohlen was employed part-time for BERGER/ABAM since May of last year. She has more than 10 years experience in professional urban planning and policy activities. With experience in land use planning, public policy, urban design, and permitting, her focus in recent years has been on integrating transportation facilities with land use plans and development. Reyes has five years of experience as a structural CAD designer and technician. He has extensive experience in the preparation of structural and civil drawings, such as structural plans and elevations, connection detailing, fabrication drawings, and site development plans.

The Columbia Pacific Chapter #54 of the American Society of Professional Estimators announced that Walt Lemon of Portland, Ore.'s JE Dunn Construction has been appointed to serve as the Northwest representative on the ASPE National Certification Board. Professional evaluation through Certification is one of the many ways the American Society of Professional Estimators endeavors to promote the profession and benefit the construction industry. Through its certification program, the ASPE recognizes the estimating proficiency and ethical awareness of the Certified Professional Estimator.

Dave Siegner, president of Siegner and Company in Portland, Ore., has been elected to the executive committee of the Painting and Decorating Contractors of America. Siegner will serve a one-year term as senior vice president with PDCA, which represents over 10,000 owners and top-flight managers from more than 3,400 painting and decorating firms across the U.S. and Canada. The six-member executive committee formulates policy and guides the organization toward accomplishing its mission: to provide quality products, programs, services and opportunities essential to the success of its members. Siegner and Company has earned "Contractor of the Year" honors three times from PDCA's Portland chapter, and once statewide. In addition, the company has received numerous recognitions for safety.

Dennis Cope, AIA, JIA has joined Anshen+Allen as an associate principal in the firm's Seattle office. He has more than 25 years of professional experience with health care and senior living projects ranging from stand alone facilities to full-service continuing care retirement communities around the country and in Japan. In addition to expanding the management of the Seattle office, Dennis will be responsible for increasing Anshen+Allen's presence in the senior living market.

Seattle civil and structural engineering firm Magnusson Klemencic Associates recently announced its 2004 promotions. A leader in MKA's Museum and Library Specialist Group, Derek Beaman was promoted to senior associate. Ola Johansson, also promoted to senior associate, is a key member of MKA's Hospitality and Housing Specialist Group and deals specifically with structural issues unique to residential design. Andy Fry, one of MKA's LEED-accredited professionals, was promoted to associate. Kerry Galbraith, promoted to associate, has worked as a structural design engineer on several prominent Seattle buildings: the new Seattle Central Library, Marion Oliver McCaw Hall, and the UW William H. Gates School of Law. Brook Jacksha and Jaime Sáez, both civil site engineers, have been promoted to associate. Peter Somers, a member of both MKA's Building Preservation and Earthquake specialist groups has been appointed to associate.

WBGS Architecture & Planning of Eugene, Ore., announced the recent hires of Tyler Runner, Kevin Sullivan, Maren Tomblin, Mellany Wittkop and Shelley West. Runner joined WBGS as a designer and architect intern and is currently the mainstay of the project team for the Jordan Plaza project — an office building being designed for the Summer Oaks PUD in northeast Eugene. Sullivan has been hired by WBGS as a designer/intern architect and is currently part of the project team for the Newport Convention Center. Tomblin recently joined WBGS as a designer/intern architect and has worked on various projects including some that have been able to utilize her arts background and her experience with advanced computer programs. Wittkop comes to WBGS seeking to broaden previous experience gained with other Eugene based architecture firms and is currently working on projects located in Medford, Sherwood, and Eugene. West is the new receptionist at WBGS and previously worked at Full City Coffee in Eugene.

Portland-based contractor S.D. Deacon has named Glyn Jones as manager of Deacon Repair and Restoration, a division dedicated to remediation and repair services for commercial, public and residential buildings. With more than 17 years in the construction industry and 11 years at Deacon as its controller, Jones has a broad base of expertise in construction operations, accounting and project management. Trent Jeppson will serve as the first project manager for Deacon Repair and Restoration. Previously holding both project manager and project engineer positions with S.D. Deacon's Special Projects Division, Jeppson brings extensive experience in remediation.