5.29.08 | Atlanta, GA | Hessel Verhage was named president, effective immediately, of Global Link Logistics, an ocean freight forwarder and a furniture freight forwarder from China to the U.S.  Mr. Verhage joined Global Link in 2006 as Vice President of Sales and was most recently the Vice President of Trade, responsible for all of Global Link’s carrier procurement activities.
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5.29.08 | Denver, CO | –The HOK Planning Group launched an Urban Design and Landscape Architecture studio in Denver. A three-person team of professionals will serve clients in Denver and throughout the Mountain West region, with plans to build a 20-person practice within two years. Joining The HOK Planning Group are: David Amalong, Vice President and Director, Robb Berg, Senior Associate, Jesse Michael, Landscape Architectural Technician. HOK'’s new Urban Design and Landscape Architecture studio is located in downtown Denver at 1125 17th Street, Suite 1250. www.hok.com

5.29.08 | Muscatine, IA | Allsteel hired three people for its national sales force.  Ann shieder joins the company as Government Account Manager for the Mid-Atlantic region. Brent Harris was named Business Development Manager for the Southwest, and Nicole Freilich, a recent graduate of the University of Delaware, is stepping into the position of Market Manager for the Northeast region. 

5.29.08 | Washington, D.C. | IA Interior Architects (IA) added John Varholak to it Washington D.C. office as Senior Project Manager and Team Leader. Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Varholak worked at InterSpec Design in Vienna, VA where he was Director of Corporate Interiors. Mr. Varholak specializes in workplace strategies, project management and design, and regularly shares his expertise during presentations to brokers and developers.

5.29.08 | New York, NY | William Nathans became an associate at Swanke Hayden Connell Architects in NYC where he will serve as a senior project manager for the firm's healthcare practice. Mr. Nathans has over 20 years of experience in healthcare design and planning, previously working for GE Healthcare. Swanke Hayden Connell Architects

5.29.08 | Boston, MA | Elkus Manfredi Architects announced the following promotions:

• Principal, John Martin AIA LEED AP
• Vice President, Mark Allen AIA LEED AP, Alison Gillies AIA, Cammie Henderson AIA, Mark Sardegna AIA, Andrew West AIA, Jefferson D. Willets AIA
• Senior Associate, Susanne Ackermann, Joseph Carroll AIA, Rob Halter AIA, LEED AP, Kevin Lennon, Oscar Mertz III AIA, LEED AP, Christine Milne RIBA, Brian Roessler, Jeffrey Sakowitz AIA, LEED AP
• Chief Information Officer, Glenn Kurth AIA www.elkus-manfredi.com
  

5.28.08 | Holland Landing, Ontario | Gretchen de Gouveia was named Regional Manager by Inscape Corporation for the Orange County, San Diego and Inland empire market., where she will work to grow sales volume.

5.28.08 | Phoenix, AZ | Gensler, a global architecture and design consulting firm, recently hired Tommy Kelly, Patrick Mangess, and Torsten Schmudde as project team leaders. Additional hires include Christian Jesperson as design tech, Tanya Moody as project coordinator, Stephanie Gomez as administrative assistant, and Lydia Kanschat as receptionist. Bryan Maddock, Shirley Bucknor, and Jorge Amaya also were hired as summer interns from Arizona State University. www.gensler.com

5.23.08 | Minneapolis, MN | Ron Raetzman, currently an international consultant for Orfield Laboratories, Inc., in Minneapolis, MN and a coordinator for the newly formed Design Advisory Council for the Open Plan Working Group is retiring. Mr. Raetzman worked as a director of design, project director, corporate manager, designer, facilities planner for such firms as HOK Architects, Perkins+Will Architects, Graco, Inc. and Steelcase, Inc.

5.23.08 | Chicago, IL | Neville Lewis' show of paintings and drawings will open June 3 at the Union League Club, 65 West Jackson Blvd., Chicago, IL. Work drawn from the beaches of East Hampton and scenes from travels in Italy will be on view. Then at NEOCON Neville will be speaking about the need for designers to be prepared to sketch.  He is not negating the use of the computer, which he uses constantly, but he also feels strongly about the need to draw. Mr. Lewis founded Neville Lewis Associates, Inc. before it was acquired by PHH Group, Inc. Mr. Lewis was Design Director of the Wall Street office of Gensler and is a design consultant for Ted Moudis Architects.

5.23.08 | Boston, MA | Jonathan D. Ross became Director of Education for Gensler Boston. Most recently, Mr. Ross spent 17 years at the firm Shepley Bulfinch Richardson & Abbott in Boston, MA, where he was a principal and chair of the Education Practice Group. His experience includes feasibility studies, campus and building master plans, facility programming, and full architectural services for college and university libraries, classroom buildings, science buildings, dining and athletic facilities as well as K-12 facilities for independent schools. www.gensler.com