Akana Staff

Engineers • Architects • Construction Professionals • Scientists • Grant Funding Experts

Board of Directors

Herb Fricke, PE
President/CEO
Tim Oliver, PE
Chief Operations Officer
Terry Hosaka, PMP
Executive VP of Business Development
Robert Sutton, PMP
Vice President of Construction Services
Fares Kekhia, PE
Vice President of Engineering Services
Jeffrey Villnow
Senior Advisor, Management and Advisory Services
Said Amali, PE, PhD
Executive VP
Mark Nielsen, AIA, LEED AP
Design Services Division Manager

Leadership & Management

Dean Armstrong, PG
Southwest Regional Manager
Tara Burnham
Project Manager / EHS Coordinator
Kelly Clark
Construction Services Group Manager - Puget Sound
Bernie Egan, CPA
Chief Financial Officer
Brittany Faulkner, SHRM-CP
Chief People Officer
Rob Foster, PE
Quality Group Manager
Kelly Gunn, PMP
Asset Management Group Manager
David Guseman
Construction Services Manager - Midwest
Jeff Hall, PMP
Engineering Group Manager
Joëlle Harris, AIA
Grants Group Manager
Otto “OJ” LaPointe, PE
Sr. Structural Engineer IV
Jasmine Merkle, CHMM, QISI, FSA, PCQI
Environmental Group Manager
Kathy Odell
Accounting Manager
Timothy Price
Planning Group Manager
Alan Rainey, PE
Civil Engineer V
C. Scott Sajovic
Senior Systems Engineer / IT Manager
Tamara Schurian, PE
Corporate Quality Manager
Mary Stewart, PLA, ASLA
Design Group Manager
Denise Sweeden, CAM
Chief Administrative Officer
David Taquino, PE, QSI
Engineering Division Manager / Chief Engineer
Nick Trumble
Marketing Manager
Rick Unruh, PE
Management and Advisory Services Division Manager
Ken Valder, PE
Operations Manager