Patty Yanker, construction executive at Mortenson, has joined the board of directors of the Hispanic Contractors of Colorado. In this role, Yanker will assist with the overall direction of the organization and recruit new members. She will also support HCC activities through increased attendance and sponsorships and continue to develop the organization's educational program, Grow Colorado, which benefits the DBE/SBE/WBE construction community.

Kiewit Construction Co. has announce LEED accreditation for three of its construction professionals based in Denver - Preconstruction Services Manager Will Hopkins, Business Manager Rick Schweer and Project Engineer Michael Bromley.
Hopkins is a 25-year veteran in the construction industry and head of Kiewit's preconstruction services.

Schweer has been a business manager at Kiewit for more than seven years.
Bromley is currently working as a project engineer on DU's Chamber Center for Women.

Hyder Construction Inc. has announced the following promotions.

Jeff Haselhorst has been promoted to general superintendent. In this new role, he will oversee all field operations for Hyder. Haselhorst has been with the firm since 1994.

Wally Goodnow has been promoted to chief estimator. He will lead the estimating department of Hyder with his more than 30 years of estimating experience. Goodnow has been with Hyder for nine years.

Doug Thompson has been promoted to project executive. In this position, he will be responsible for managing large strategic projects for Hyder. Thompson has been with the firm since 1994.

Scott Miller has been promoted to project manager. He graduated with an architectural engineering degree from the University of Colorado, then completed Hyder's project engineering program during his four years with the company.

Reid Tucker, PE, PTOE, of Bucher, Willis and Ratliff Corp., has joined the ranks of the 1,070 certified professional traffic operations engineers in the United States. Reid has managed traffic engineering projects such as the new Auraria parking garage.

Mike Ballou has joined general contractor Edward Kraemer & Sons Inc.'s western operations as its business development manager. Ballou will lead marketing and client development for the company's Arizona, Colorado, Nevada and Utah regions.

Thomas Fyffe, Patricia Tudor, Patrick Nevin and Daniel Steele have joined Rhoads Construction Inc.

Fyffe, a senior estimator in the Fort Collins office, has 13 years of experience.
Tudor, a project manager, has 24 years of experience in the construction industry.
Nevin and Steele have been hired as project superintendents.

Nevin brings 30 years of experience to the firm.

Steele, a superintendent on site at Stapleton Town Green, has 24 years of construction experience in school, casino, office and condominium projects.

David Owen Tryba Architects has announced several additions to the firm.

Christopher G. Nims, FAIA, has joined as a principal. Nims brings a portfolio of commercial, institutional and governmental work with more than 30 years of design experience working for CRSS and Gensler.

Jeff Poorten, project architect, has more than 15 years of experience in the design of civic institutions and large-scale urban infill projects.

Cynthia Ottenbrite, project designer, has an expansive portfolio of residential design, commercial office and research facilities.

Leah Hanke, project designer, coms to the firm with a background in civic restoration and commercial office design.

Ki Woo Kim, project designer, has substantial local urban design and international project experience.

Carter & Burgess Inc. recently added four design-build professionals to the firm's transportation program delivery group.

Anthony Marcello, PE, is a senior engineer with 20 years of experience in design and construction of highways, transit and commercial development projects.

Matthew Kinsella, PE, is a design engineer with eight years of experience in roadway design and transportation planning.

Dennis Eden has 20 years of experience in transportation and civil engineering.

Sara Flick, EIT, is a design engineer with experience in roadway design and street improvement projects.

Also, Pamela Bailey-Campbell has joined as vice president of project development in the firm's transportation programs division. Bailey-Campbell is a nationally recognized leader in the development, financing, implementation and management of transportation projects.

The Lawrence Group Architects has promoted Jeffrey Stine and Rebecca Ruocco to senior associate.

Stine's responsibilities include project management and supervising design teams on commercial, residential and restaurant facilities. Stine has more than nine years of architectural experience.

Ruocco's responsibilities include project management, client relations and resource allocation. She is registered as a professional architect in Colorado.

Michael Johnson with Cator, Ruma & Associates recently passed his professional mechanical engineering exam. Johnson joined the firm in 2001 and has been primarily involved in the mechanical design of greenfield health care facilities in the Front Range, including full-service hospitals and medical office buildings.

Anthony Eden, PE, a URS Corp. project manager, has obtained certification as a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design-accredited professional. Eden has experience in the energy field from previous work at the Solar Energy Research Institute - now the National Renewable Energy Laboratory - and the U.S. Air Force Academy in solar energy applications to buildings.

David Daniel has been selected as the 2003 Young Architect of the Year by the Denver Chapter of the American Institute of Architects. Daniel is a senior design associate at David Owen Tryba Architects. His specialties include civic and cultural buildings, urban redevelopment and contemporary architecture.

Each year, AIADenver recognizes one architect whose contributions - made during the first 10 years of their career - exemplify outstanding built or unbuilt work, as well as projects, initiatives and beginnings that warrant the attention of the profession or the public. This professional must show exceptional leadership in design, education and service to the profession.

Swanson Rink has announced the following promotions, new hires and a licensing.

The following have been promoted to vice president in their respective areas of expertise: Stephen W. Bennett, PE; Timothy L. Chiddix, PE; Dan R. Heggem, PE; Gregory Korstad, PE; James C. Lusche; and Gregory A. Peer, PE.

Craig L. Fuller, RCDD, joins Swanson Rink as a senior technology designer. Fuller has more than 15 years of experience in technology design.

Tony L. Mitchelhill, joins the firm as an audio video designer. Mitchelhill has more than 20 years of experience, primarily in the television and radio broadcast and audio engineering fields.

Mark A. Gipe joins Swanson Rink as a mechanical engineer. Gipe is responsible for mechanical design for several telecommunications site upgrade projects for Qwest.

Michael Tamagni also joins the mechanical department as a mechanical engineer. Tamagni is assigned to the project team currently working on an R&D facility for Gates' Power Fluid Division.

In other departments, Michael D. Breitenstein joins as a mechanical CAD operator, Jessica A Brown as a project assistant, Melissa A. Lucero as an accounting clerk and Mandy L. Tryon as a network technician.

Also, James S. Embury, telecommunications designer, recently received his registered communication distribution designer license.

Newman Cavender & Doane has announced several additions to its staff.

Jeff Frahm, AIA, is a project designer and project architect; Launa Fujimoto is a marketing assistant; and John Erickson is an architectural student intern.

Michael Unger, PE, has been promoted to office leader for Stantec's Denver office.

Unger has been with Stantec for 10 years and currently serves as the profit center managing leader for Stantec's local land development group. He will oversee daily operations for the 65-person office along with continuing his duties as PCML.

Wenk Associates Inc. has broadened the base of ownership in the firm and recognized the accomplishments of senior leaders and managers.

Jane Kulik, ASLA, has been appointed a partner with an equity ownership position in the firm. Kulik joined Wenk Associates in 1998, became a vice president in 1999 and was appointed principal in 2001. Trained as a landscape architect and sociologist, with an extensive career in applied research, Kulik directs many high-profile park, open lands, greenways and trails master plans.

Paul Thomas has been named vice president. In his 13 years of experience as a landscape architect, he has been a project manager and designer on natural area restoration, stream channel stabilization, park design, athletic facility design, environmental mitigation, and trails and recreation planning and design. Thomas joined Wenk Associates in 1990 and has been a senior associate since 1999.

Crissy Roe has been promoted to project landscape architect. Since joining the firm in 2001, Roe has gained experience in site analysis and planning on a variety of the firm's projects. These have included mapping and analysis for the development of Denver Parks and Recreation's Game Plan; site planning and stormwater management design for a new laboratory building at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory; and design of various parks and open spaces for the Lowry Redevelopment in Denver.

Hall-Irwin Corp. has announced that two key positions have been filled.

Dave Shoup has joined Hall-Irwin as the director of development services. Currently, Shoup's primary focus will be the development of Centennial Crossing, Hall-Irwin's master-planned community in Milliken. His responsibilities include managing development projects, including procurement, entitlement, development, platting, site planning and design.

Mark Kiefer has joined Hall-Irwin as the building division manager. Current projects include Hall-Irwin's new corporate headquarters in Milliken and other commercial buildings in Centennial Crossing and the surrounding areas. Kiefer has more than 25 years of construction experience.

Bryan Schmidt has been promoted to principal at Semple Brown Design PC. Schmidt joined the firm as an associate in 1996 and has been an intricate part of the firm's growth and accomplishments for the past eight years. As principal he will taking on greater overall responsibility for project design, management and client satisfaction.

Ronald Marschel, PE, has joined CTL/Thompson as a project manager. He assists in the development of construction management programs and growing the business.
Marschel has extensive experience in quality control review of transportation plans, and construction management of transportation and infrastructure projects.

G.E. Johnson has added three people to its staff.

Mark Haynes is currently a project manager for the Porter Adventist Hospital project. He has 16 years of experience, with past projects including Exempla Lafayette, a $133 million hospital project; Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney, Neb.; pre-construction services for Hewlett Packard in Fort Collins; and Amgen in Longmont.

Dan Seib was the pre-construction manager and project manager for the Weatherhead School of Management in Cleveland, Ohio, and the Princeton University Science Library in Princeton, N.J. Seib is now the project manager for the New Life Church project.

Karen Halliday is the new marketing coordinator in the business development and marketing department, organizing public relations, special events and advertising. Halliday comes to G.E. Johnson with several years of marketing and design experience in the flooring industry.

M+O+A Architectural Partnership has announced a promotion and the addition of three new professionals.

Jodi Ross, SDA, has been promoted to business development manager. Ross started with M+O+A in 2000 and has worked as office administrator and business development coordinator.

Ari Irfano, designer, has more than eight years of experience with a focus on recreational, municipal and academic projects. He is currently working on the design of the new Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe Elderly Village project in Eagle Butte, S.D.

Susan Pratt, RA, project architect, has more than 11 years of experience with a variety of project types, including academic, hospitality, recreational and library facilities. Pratt is currently working on the Science Canyon Pre-K-12 School for Academy School District 20 in Colorado Springs.

Tadd Irvin has more than seven years of experience in a variety of project types including K-12, government, and university facilities. He is currently working on the new Denver Seminary Campus project.

Chris Marsh and Rich Kunze have joined Powers Products Co.

As a bid coordinator, Marsh will be involved in pre-bid communication with general contractors as well as internal coordination among the various estimators at Powers.

As a project coordinator on Powers' door, frame and hardware team, Kunze will be involved in detailing projects, managing submittals and ensuring the timely delivery and installation of products.