Oct 01, 2025

Olson Kundig

Vaiculis

Poules

Maggiani

Kingsley

Griswold

Harris

Bragina

Olson Kundig promoted the following leaders within the firm: Meghan Griswold AIA, Jesse Kingsley, and Claudia Maggiani AIA, NCARB, have been promoted to principal; Christian Poules and Vai Vaiciulis have been promoted to associate principal. Lena Bragina and Pinar Harris AIA, have joined the firm as associate principals.

Griswold has worked at Olson Kundig since 2019. She works on high-end residential projects that focus on connections between built and natural spaces. Griswold works with holistic design processes focusing on wood construction to blend projects with the environment.

Kingsley specializes in single-family residential projects from large, complex art homes to small remodels. He has worked with teens at the Design Your [Neighbor]hood program hosted by the Seattle Art Museum. Kingsley joined Olson Kundig in 2016.

Maggiani has 25 years of experience designing and managing projects such as resorts, convention centers, sports and entertainment venues, mixed-use developments and commercial spaces. Prior to joining Olson Kundig in 2020 she worked for almost 20 years at HKS.

Poules is a project manager and design contributor specializing in single-family residential projects across a variety of scales and geographies. He also has been a mentor for SAM's Design Your [Neighbor]hood program.

Vaiciulis is based in New York City and has experience working on a range of projects and scales, spanning cultural, residential and mixed-use buildings throughout Europe and the United States, with a current focus on hospitality and private residences. Vaiciulis has been with Olson Kundig since 2021.

Bragina is an interior designer with over 20 years of experience in high-end residential, hospitality and commercial projects. Also based in New York City, she manages the full project lifecycle, leading multidisciplinary teams and client relationships.

Harris brings over 22 years of experience leading large-scale mixed-use, complex, high-rise residential, and hospitality projects across Florida and the Caribbean. Prior to joining Olson Kundig, Harris worked for over 20 years at 10SB (previously SB Architects).

Sep 24, 2025

HKS

Zellear

Global design firm HKS hired Brian Zeallear, AIA, DBIA, NCARB, as a Principal and Health Studio Practice Leader. Based in the firm's Seattle office, Zeallear brings three decades of experience leading complex health care projects and building teams across the West Coast and internationally. Before joining HKS, Zeallear held leadership roles and led large-scale hospital inpatient and outpatient facility projects from concept through construction, as well as lean design consultancy efforts.

“As a child, I was fascinated by how the built environment could reflect how someone wants to live,” Zeallear said. “That early interest evolved into a deep commitment to designing environments that improve lives—especially in health care, where architecture and interiors play such a vital role in healing.”

Community Roots Housing

Echohawk

Colleen Echohawk has been appointed by the Community Roots Housing board of directors as the new CEO, effective Oct. 6. Echohawk brings over 20 years of experience as an executive leader, small business owner, and community organizer to the role. This includes serving as Executive Director of Chief Seattle Club, where she led the effort to create nearly $100 million in new affordable housing in Seattle, and CEO of Eighth Generation, a Native-designed art and lifestyle brand. She is an active member of the board of trustees for both Seattle Foundation and Seattle Colleges. As CEO of Community Roots, Echohawk will help to advance the organization's mission to create inclusive affordable housing and foster thriving, just communities.

“For me, this work is about more than buildings—it is about dignity, belonging, and hope. I am eager to work alongside our residents, staff, board, and community partners to ensure that together we create inclusive, welcoming neighborhoods where every person has the opportunity to thrive,” Echohawk said.

PCS Structural Solutions

Suddath

Vita

Steele

Loewenherz

Wang

Kith

PCS Structural Solutions welcomes new employees, Andrew Wang, Adam Loewenherz, David Steele, Alex Vita, Dylan Suddath, and Jimmy Kith.

Wang is a design engineer in the Seattle office. He holds a bachelor's degree in civil engineering from the University of Washington and a master's degree in structural engineering from Stanford University. Wang is working on a private residence in Bellevue, Issaquah High School parking garage and the Swyft project in Kirkland.

Loewenherz is a design engineer in the Seattle office. Loewenherz is a recent graduate from the University of Washington with a master's in civil engineering and bachelor's degree from California Polytechnic State University. Currently, Loewenherz is working on Issaquah High School and the Renton High School replacement project.

Steele is a BIM Tech III in the Tacoma office. Steele has six years of BIM experience in the healthcare and sports industries. Steele is working on the Television Washington Building in Olympia and the Sumner High School addition.

Vita is a graduate of Oregon State University. Vita is a design engineer in the Portland office and is working on two commercial retail projects and the Renton High School replacement project.

Suddath is a graduate of North Carolina State University and brings two years of dedicated structural engineering experience to the PCS team. Suddath is a project engineer in the Tacoma office and is working on The Village senior living facility and MultiCare IT Print Shop renovations.

Kith is a design engineer in the Seattle office. Kith graduated from the University of Washington with a bachelor's in civil engineering. Kith is working on a seismic upgrade at the Seattle Public Schools-Emerson Elementary School and the Olympic College Innovation and Technical Learning Center.