3.14.08 | Muscatine, IA | Allsteel added three Business Development Managers to the North Central and Ohio Valley regions: Allison Blaue-Lennox,Tim Graves, and Maureen Malick.

3.14.08 | Costa Mesa, CA | Interior Architects promoted Christina Kotlarski to Director of Operations and Shannon Medina to Design director. Ms. Kotalarsk, who joined the firm in 2002 as Project Manager, will be responsible for the financial management of the office.  Ms. Medina began with IA as Intermediate Designer in 2003. She will be responsible for leading the firm's design effort.

3.14.08 | Bloomfield Hills, MI | SmithGroup Board of Directors elected seven people to the position of Vice President, Susan Arneson, corporate market director, Juhee Cho, co-leader of Workplace Studio, San Francisco, Steven L. Cohen, operations leader for Workplace Studio, Washington, DC, Michael Kang, Design Review Committee, Washington, DC, Angie Lee, Workplace Studio, Chicago, IL, Will Loftis, co-leader Workplace Studio, San Francisco, Mark Patterson, Healthcare Studio leader, Phoenix, AZ.

3.14.08 | New York, NY | James G. Rogers III, founding partner of Butler Rogers Baskett Architects, has been named to the board of trustees of the National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS). Mr. Rogers leads BRB's South Norwalk, CT, office where he specializes in the planning and design of educational facilities, sports and recreational facilities, private clubs and other institutional projects. He is a frequent speaker at educational conferences and has served for many years as a trustee of Phillips Exeter Academy, most recently as President.

3.14.08 | Grand Rapids, MI | The Council for Interior Design Accreditation (CIDA) Board of Directors elected Cary Johnson, FIIDA, as Board Chair. Mr. Johnson is Midwest Regional Workplace Leader at Gensler, Chicago. The council also elected Heather Robertson Corrigan, Principal of Robertson MacLean Design Limited, 2008 Secretary Treasurer. In addition, three appointments were made to the nine-member board: Robert Wright, President of Bast/Wright Interiors, San Diego, Kaye Gosline, Creative Director at Milliken Floor Covering Division,and John Weigand, Chair of the Department of Architecture and Interior Design at Miami University, Miami, OH www.accredit-id.org.
 

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.