Parson Brinckerhoff Names PB PlaceMaking Practice Leaders.

Parson Brinckerhoff hires Avin and Rosario as practice leaders of its new specialty service center, PB PlaceMaking.

Parson Brinckerhoff of Baltimore, Md., recently announced that Uri Avin and Maria do Rocio Morais do Rosario have been named practice leaders of PB PlaceMaking, a new specialty service center at Parsons Brinckerhoff. PB PlaceMaking assists in the development of sustainable communities in concert with the design and development of infrastructure. Avin is based in Baltimore and leads PB PlaceMaking's practice in regional growth management. He has more than 33 years of experience in growth management and land use/transportation coordination in both the public and private sectors. Rosario is based in Washington, D.C., and leads PB PlaceMaking's practice in sustainable community development. She has more than 25 years of experience in architecture, urban design and urban planning in Brazil and the United States.

Donohoe Construction of Washington, D.C., recently announced that Mark Barry has rejoined the firm as vice president. He will be responsible for overseeing all operation in the firm's Specialty Construction Division. Barry has more that 24 years of commercial real estate, facilities and construction experience.

Peter Obarowski

DMJM Design of Washington, D.C., recently hired that Peter Obarowski as senior associate. Obarowski, who specializes in justice design, is responsible for specialized security planning, project management and design

The United States General Services Administration recently announced that Chief Architect Ed Feiner is retiring after a 35-year federal career. During his tenure, Feiner was instrumental is the creation of GSA's award-winning Design Excellence program.

Dewberry of Fairfax, Va., recently announced the several senior-level promotions. Samuel Bertolino, an associate in the firm's infrastructure planning and design division in Fairfax, has been named senior associate. Gurmeet Gahunia, an associate in the Lanham, Md., office, has been named senior associate. Patrick Peiffer, an associate in the Manassas, Va., office, has been named senior associate. Mike Shepp, an associate in the Ranson, W.Va., office, has been named senior associate. Dustin Kuhlman, a director of technical services and civil engineering in the firm's Manassas office, has been named associate. Firas Makarem, a project manager and civil engineer in the federal programs division in the Fairfax office, has been named associate. Scott Martin, a senior emergency management specialist in the federal programs division in the Fairfax office, has been named associate. Marc Mezzanote, a project manager and civil engineering in the Gaithersburg, Md., office, has been named associate. Peter Okafor, a project manager and civil engineer in the Gaithersburg office, has been named associate. Carl Rigler, a project engineer in the Manassas office, has been named an associate.

Tricon Construction of Beltsville, Md., recently announced the promotion of Ken Klinck to president and Ric Molloy to vice president, chief financial officer. The firm has also hired Bill Kraft as operations manager. Klinck has more than 26 years of experience in the construction industry and has been with Tricon since 2002. He previously served as executive vice president. Molloy has more than 10 years of experience in the construction industry. He joined Tricon in 2003 and recently served as chief financial officer. Kraft brings more than 21 years of experience in construction to the firm. He will head up the company's project management efforts.

Chuck Besler

Maintenance Design Group of Washington, D.C., recently hired Chuck Belser as manager of the eastern region. He will be based in MDG's new Washington office. In addition to guiding the growth of the office, he will manage projects related to rail and bus transit systems as well as public works maintenance and operations facilities. He has nearly 30 years of experience in project management, client relations, operations improvements, productivity improvements, strategic master plan development and workspace layout for a variety of maintenance facilities in the northeast and across the Midwest.

Warner Construction Consultants recently announced that Amy Phillips has joined the firm as its first director of marketing and business development. Phillips will develop and implement the company's comprehensive promotional efforts and seek new business opportunities for Warner's three major service areas - dispute resolution, scheduling and project management. Prior to joining Warner, Phillips held senior-level positions Cini-Little, RTKL and DMJM/AECOM.