3.13.08 | New York, NY | David Beer joined the New York office of Perkins Eastman as principal specializing in hospitality, residential, office, and retail design. Mr. Beer has designed hotels for Sheraton, Hilton, Marriott and was recently honored for his work in restoring more than 30 hotels in NYC, nine of which have landmark status. Mr. Beer is a Fellow of the AIA and a recipient of the Pillar of New York Award. Prior to joining Perkins Eastman, Beer was a founding partner at Brennan Beer Gorman Architects and Brennan Beer Gorman Monk/Interiors. www.perkinseastman.com

3.13.08 | Chicago, IL | HOK Chicago added Karen Laveen and Randy Buescher to their senior-level staff.  Ms Laveen, who has more than 20 years of experience, becomes Senior Practice Leader of the Advance Strategies Group.  Prior to joining HOK, she was Senior Vice President with Jones Lang LaSalle. Ms. Laveen will lead the firm's advisory practice in the North Central Region. Mr. Buescher, with more than 30 years of professional experience, joins the firm as a Senior Associate and Project manager in HOK's International Studio. Previously, Mr. Buescher was a Partner with ROBU Design in Chicago.  Mr. buescher's position will involve work in Saudi Arabia, India, Bahrain and other Asian and Middle East locations. http://www.hok.com

3.12.08 | Muscatine, IA | Jerry Dittmer was named  President for the HON Company and Executive Vice President for HNI Corporation. Mr. Dittmer was previously Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, HNI Corporation. Prior to joining HNI Corporation, Mr. Dittmer held several management positions with PricewaterhouseCoopers, Crown Zellerbach, Perlman & Rocque, and Arthur Andersen & Co.  He will replace Eric Jungbluth who resigned to pursue a private equity opportunity.

3.12.08 | New York, NY | Ted Moudis Associates promoted Mitchell Ross, Emmanuel Enriquez, and Theresa Donovan. Mitchell Ross, with over 25 years of interior architecture and master planning experience was promoted to Senior Associate. Mr. Enriquez, a LEED Accredited Professional with over 25 years experience, was named Project Director and Theresa Donovan, with over 20 years experience, was promoted to Design Manager.

3.12.08 | Chicago, IL | American Institute of Architects elevated six Chicago architects into its College of Fellows, an honor awarded to members who made contributions of national significance to the profession. Those honored are August Battaglia, DanielCinelli, Tod Desmarais, Peter Ellis, David Hansen and Brian Lee. They are among 116 AIA members who will be recognized at the 2008 AIA Convention and Design Expo in Boston, MA, on May 16. 

3.12.08 | Houston, TX | Pamela Ewton was named to the IFMA Foundation Board of Trustees. Ms. Ewton is currently employed as manager for Shell Real Estate where she is responsible for the development of Shell Real Estate's construction and refurbishment process, managing a budget of $28 million. Ms. Ewton has served as chapter president and as a member of the executive committee of the Houston Chapter of IFMA and has been a presenter at IFMA's World workplace Conference. For more information about the IFMA Foundation board of trustees, visit www.ifmafoundation.org/about/board.cfm.

3.12.08 | Chicago, IL | AGATI added Jeff Hyde and Rob Romay to its sales team as Territory Managers.  Mr. Hyde lives in Ambler, PA, and will cover the mid-Atlantic area.  He previously worked in sales for Ergogenesis.  Mr. Romay lives in Manchester, CT, and will cover the New England market.  He previously worked for the Robert H. Lord Company.

3.12.08 | Costa Mesa, CA | Michael Shelton joined Steve Francis and Associates as Sales Representative covering Los Angeles County.Mr. Shelton has a BA in Economics from Wehaton College, Norton, MA, and has held similar positions with other Los Angeles based companies. michael@stevefrancis.com

3.12.08 | Garden City, NY | Anna Schast was promoted to Regional Sales Manager for W2 Architectural Lighting, a division of W.A.C. Lighting.  Ms. Schast will work with agencies to create lighting solutions for architects, designers, engineers and specifiers in all states East of the Mississippi River and in Eastern Canada.  Previously, Ms. Schast was  Northeastern Territory Sales Manager.  Ms. Schast holds a Masters Degree in Physics and Mathematics from St. Petersburg University in Russia. anna.schast@w2lighting.com

3.12.08 | East Greenville, PA | Kass Bradley, Knoll President and CEO, who will retire after a 30 year career at the company, will be honored with a scholarship named in her honor. The Kathleen G. Bradley Scholarship will be awarded annually to a student at the Cranbrook Academy of Art, Bloomfield Hills, MI, who is pursuing museum studies, a curatorial project or research related to connoisseurship in association with Cranbrook.

3.7.08 | New York, NY | Aine Brazil, managing principal of Thornton Tomasetti, will be honored at the annual Girls Inc. New York Celebration Luncheon on March 13. Over 1,000 business and community leaders will gather at the luncheon to recognize men and women who, by their work and example, are creating a better future for girls. Ms. Brazil, who has led the design of several Times Square properties as well as the Comcast Tower in Philadelphia and the tallest building in New Jersey, is recognized as being a successful woman in a traditionally male-dominated field. 

3.7.08 | Washington, DC | Nestor Santa-Cruz was named a design director for the Washington, DC office of Gensler. Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Santa-Cruz was a partner at SKB Architecture and Design. He has over 20 years of corporate interior architecture and has been featured in Interior Design, Contract Design, Architectural Record, and The Washington Post. www.gensler.com

3.7.08 | Seattle, WA | Mithun plans to open an office in San Francisco, CA, and has hired Sandy Mendler as principal for the new office. Ms. Mendler previously was senior vice president and design principal for HOK and brings more than 20 years of experience.

3.7.08 | Norwalk, CT | Peter Baker, Vice President of Information Systems and Technology at EMCOR Facilities Services was named by Computerworld, the "Voice of IT Management" as one of its Premier 100 IT Leaders for 2008. The complete class of Computerworld’s Premier 100 IT Leaders for 2008 appears online at http://www.premier100.com

3.7.08 | New York, NY | Ted Moudis, senior principle at Ted Moudis Associates and the Citco Group accompanied the Premier of Nova Scotia, Rodney MacDonald as they rang the NYSE closing bell on Tuesday, February 26. Celebrating Nova Scotia's recent success in the international financial services sector, Premier MacDonald was the second Canadian premier to ring the bell at the stock exchange.