Ed Clarke has been named to lead the Maryland Center for School Safety based in Baltimore. Clarke, a former police officer and retired captain, has been involved in school security issues since 2000. He served for six years as school safety and security director of the Montgomery County Public School System, is a school safety consultant and has been active in efforts to increase the number of resource officers in local high schools.
International design and architecture firm Perkins Eastman has announced the addition of Nicolas Ryan AIA, LEED AP. Ryan will now serve as an associate principal at the firm’s New York office. Hehas extensive professional experience in the areas of design and project leadership, and has worked primarily on higher education, cultural and transit facilities.
The Board of Directors of the Council of Educational Facility Planners International (CEFPI) recently contracted current CEO John K. Ramsey for a further six years. Ramsey has served the industry in multiple capacities, including government relations, marketing/communications, membership and as an executive director and chief executive officer.
Curtis Kuck recently accepted a position with Consigli Construction Co. of Hartford, Conn. Kuck, who has more than 24 years experience in construction management, now serves as senior project manager for the family-owned construction and contracting firm. He has worked extensively for university, health care and commercial clients, including the University of Connecticut and Yale-New Haven Hospital.
The Board of Directors of Tucson, Ariz.-based GLHN Architects & Engineers Inc., unanimously elected Henry Johnstone, P.E., as GLHN’s new president. Johnstone, who previously served as vice president and director of mechanical engineering, will take over the day-to-day responsibilities of running the firm.
Thaddeus Waters was recently named project engineer at Willow Construction LLC in Easton, Md. Waters previously worked with national construction and real estate development company Gilbane as a virtual construction engineer and project manager and led the Building Information Modeling project for the LEED Gold certified Ft. Belvoir Community Hospital project. Waters graduated from the University of Maryland Eastern Shore in 2007 with a degree in construction management.
Milo Riverso, Ph.D., P.E., CMM, has been named the 2014 recipient of Manhattan College’s De La Salle Medal, which honors those that embody excellence, leadership and service to society. Riverso received his bachelor’s degree in civil engineering from Manhattan College, and is currently president and CEO of STV Group, Inc, one of the nation’s largest engineering and architectural planning, design and construction management firms.
Democratic Senator Barbara Boxer of California has been presented with the Security Industry Association award for 2013 Legislator of the Year. The organization recognized Boxer’s “tireless dedication to school safety” and presented the veteran lawmaker with the award in a ceremony on Capitol Hill. Boxer has worked hard to enact the School Safety Enhancements Act of 2013, which provides funding for the Department of Justice Secure Our Schools grants program.
In November, Turner Construction Company announced that Abrar Sheriff has been promoted to president and chief executive officer of Turner International. As President and CEO, Sheriff will primarily be responsible for advancing the company’s strategy to broaden Turner International’s market presence. Sheriff first joined the company’s Kansas City outpost in 1997, and also served as vice president and general manager of Turner in Dallas.
Quackenbush Artchitects + Planners of Columbia, S.C., has welcomed interior designer Whitney Meeks Steinbrecher to its team. Steinbrecher most recently served as a senior design and project manager at GMK Associates, also of Columbia, and has worked on multiple corporate, hospitality and senior living design projects and renovations.
