Clifford Snyder
Clifford Snyder joined international design firm HKS’ education group as vice president and strategic campus/facilities planner. He has more than 30 years of experience serving client needs in higher education and other markets.
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James T. Powers
CSArch Architecture Construction and Management, an Albany, N.Y.-based firm specializing in K-12 and higher education projects, named James T. Powers, AIA, as director of development for its Hudson Valley and Long Island markets. He currently leads the firm’s expansion on Long Island from a recently opened office in Melville, N.Y.
Patrick Fiel
Patrick Fiel, public safety advisor at ADT Security Systems, has joined School Construction News as an online and in print contributor in the field.
Amy Kiefer
KI named Amy Kiefer as vice president of education. Kiefer previously held various branding and marketing positions with Kimberly Clark and most recently served as global segment director for specialty growth at Appleton Papers.
Laura O’Connor
McDonald, Souter & Paz, a Los Angeles firm specializing in institutional and educational design, hired Laura O’Conner, LEED AP, as project manager. She is currently managing a consolidation project for the Los Angeles County Office of Education and a small learning communities project for Garfield High School.
Amy Fitzgerald
KI, a furniture manufacturer based in Green Bay,Wis., named Amy Fitzgerald district sales manager for theMid-Atlantic regions. She has 23 years of experience in the commercial furniture industry and will oversee the opening of the company’sWashington, D.C., office.
Chris Petrick
Bredford Manufacturing Inc., a Chicago based manufacturer of furniture products, named Chris Petrick chief executive officer. Petrick joined the company in 1991 and formerly served as director of sales and director of marketing.
Erik Johnson
Erik Johnson, P.E., joined the mechanical engineering group at Kingscott Associates, aMichiganbased firm. Johnson has six years of mechanical design experience. He is currently working with Bridgman Public Schools and DeWitt Public Schools in Michigan.
Daniel J. Cinelli
Daniel J. Cinelli, FAIA, was selected by the board of directors of Perkins Eastman to lead the firm’s Arlington, Va., office as managing principal. Cinelli joined the firm in June 2002 to open its Chicago office.
Peter Bachmann
JCJ Architecture hired Peter Bachmann, AIA, to serve as studio director at the firm’s New York office. Bachmann has more than 20 years of experience.