Steve Nelson has been hired to serve C.W. Driver as its new vice president of estimating in the firm’s Pasadena office. In this position, Nelson will act as a trusted advisor for company clients and will be responsible for providing estimates on the firm’s preconstruction services and proposals. A 30-year industry veteran, Nelson and his extensive experience are crucial for various practice areas including education projects.
Will Hodges, a 23-year industry veteran has been named president for the Candence McShane Construction Company, a general contractor, design-build and construction management services firm. With experience in practical construction services and the real estate industry, Hodges’ responsibilities now include overseeing the strategic growth and comprehensive operations of the company, including estimating, accounting, administration and marketing.
After working alongside company founder David Kalb for almost a decade, Shauna Karuse is now the president and CEO of Capitol Services, a Sacramento, Calif.-based contractor’s consulting corporation. Previously acting as primary assistant for licensing at the firm, Krause’s expertise is often brought to bear on RFP’s involving special districts like school construction projects.
After working alongside company founder David Kalb for almost a decade, Shauna Karuse is now the president and CEO of Capitol Services, a Sacramento, Calif.-based contractor’s consulting corporation. Previously acting as primary assistant for licensing at the firm, Krause’s expertise is often brought to bear on RFP’s involving special districts like school construction projects.
Ronald H. Fanning, AIA, PE, CEFP, NCEE was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award at the World Congress on Educational Environments, in honor of his contributions to the educational facility planning industry.
John Plooster is now the new regional sales manager for Code Blue Corporation in central North America. In his new role, Plooster will oversee relationships with firms and dealers that stretch from northern Texas into Canada. For over 15 years, Plooster has excelled as a sales engineer and manager in the telecommunications industry, where he worked with a number of schools to implement new solutions and improve usability and reduce costs.
Lance Cage, LEED AP, a 25-year veteran of the construction and real estate industry, has joined HOK as marketing principal and senior vice president to help direct business development and marketing in the firm’s 17-state North Central Region. Cage holds experience in the health care, higher education, and life science industries, as well as facilitating real estate development. He will work with HOK’s St.
David F. Hales was selected president and chief executive officer of Second Nature, the Boston-based advocacy organization committed to promoting sustainability through higher education. Prior to assuming the position, Hales was the fifth president of College of the Atlantic in Bar Harbor, Maine.
Marsha Perry joins Vanir Construction Management Inc., as the firm’s senior education planner, where she will focus on clients in the K-12 and higher education markets. Based in Sacramento, Calif., Perry will be responsible for developing business through early planning and related services. She comes to the company with more than 20 years of operations, business development, and educational facilities planning and funding experience.
Ronald Benson, AIA, NCARB, LEED AP, has been appointed as the new senior associate for HGA Architects and Engineers. Based in the firm’s Los Angeles office, Benson is a licensed senior project manager with more than 25 years of international and domestic experience.
