Akana Staff

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

Board of Directors

Herb Fricke, PE
Chief Executive Officer & President
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
Erika Price, AIA, LEED AP
Vice President of Design Services
Said Amali, PE, PhD
Executive VP

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
Senior Environmental Engineer
Stuart Fricke, PMP
Eastern Washington Regional Manager
Kelly Gunn, PMP
Asset Management Group Manager
David Guseman
Construction Services Manager - Midwest
Jeff Hall, PMP
Civil Group Manager
Joëlle Harris, AIA
Grants Group Manager
Troy Kunas
Energy Services Group Manager
Otto “OJ” LaPointe, PE
Structural Services Group Manager
Jasmine Merkle, CHMM, QISI, FSA, PCQI
Environmental Group Manager
Mark Nielsen, AIA, LEED AP
Architectural Group Manager
Kathy Odell
Accounting Manager
Timothy Price
Planning Group Manager
Alan Rainey, PE
Assistant Civil Group Manager
C. Scott Sajovic
Senior Systems Engineer / IT Manager
Tamara Schurian, PE
Corporate Quality Manager
Mary Stewart, PLA, ASLA
Landscape Architecture Group Manager
Denise Sweeden, CAM
Chief Administrative Officer
Charlie Swift
Senior Project Manager
David Taquino, PE, QSI
Chief Engineer
Nick Trumble
Marketing Manager
Rick Unruh, PE
Management and Advisory Services Division Manager
Ken Valder, PE
Client Service Manager
Heidi Weinschrott, RG, PG, LHG
Operations Support Manager