Jennifer Jordan, IIDA, Fox Architects’ Interiors Director in the Washington, D.C .office, was recently promoted to associate. She is a 15-year design industry veteran and a graduate of the University of Texas at Austin. Jordan has been with Fox for eight years. During this time, she has led her design teams on projects including Pepperdine University, Community College of the District of Columbia, CQ Roll Call, and the Department of Homeland Security.
After a long and distinguished career in academia, government and the law, David J. MacKenzie has decided to retire from his leadership role in one of the most robust building booms in the history of the University of Massachusetts.
Skanska USA hired Shannon Arnold as senior vice president and account manager for the Dallas-Fort Worth and North Texas area. In his new role, Arnold will manage the company’s Dallas operations.
Middough Inc., an engineering, architectural and management services company, welcomes Joseph S. Veselka and Carl E. Wendell to the firm. Combined, these two have more than 50 years of CM experience and were recruited to enhance and improve the capabilities of the company’s facilities management and major projects groups.
Middough Inc., an engineering, architectural and management services company, welcomes Carl E. Wendell and Joseph S. Veselka to the firm. Combined, these two have more than 50 years of CM experience and were recruited to enhance and improve the capabilities of the company’s facilities management and major projects groups.
JBA Consulting Engineers Inc., an international architectural, construction and engineering consulting agency, announces Vic Sibilla as the firm’s new director for the Orange County office. As director, Sibilla will manage operations while also providing strategic advisory services for the hospitality, health care, aviation, theatrical, residential, educational, mixed-use and office market sectors.
Turner Construction Co. chose Andy Tandon to represent the firm’s interiors division as manager. Tandon is expected to lead the division by delivering consistent, timely and cost-effective construction management and general contracting services to local clients. Since joining Turner in 1996, Tandon has been a key member of the operations staff. A Houston native, he has a history of working on large and small Houston-area projects, including extensive tenant finish work.
Legat & Kingscott LLC recently chose Paul Garland to represent the company as its overall firm manager. In his new position, Garland is responsible for client service, quality documentation, staffing and office performance. He will lead day-to-day operations, ensuring that profitability levels are maintained and improved by working directly with clients to oversee the efforts of architectural teams and support staff.
Amy Yurko, AIA, is the recipient of the 2011 Planner of the Year award, the highest and most distinguished individual honor conferred by the Council of Educational Facility Planners International. The Planner of the Year award is presented annually to the individual whose professional facility planning activities have produced a positive and significant regional, national and/or international impact on educational facility planning.
After serving more than 30 years in education as the Director of Technology at Scott County Schools, Mike Lay, a recent winner of the 2011 Outstanding Alumni Award, recently joined PCS Inc. where he serves as the Education Sales Consultant.