South Sound Business People

▪  Jeff Richards has been named president for Absher Construction Company in Puyallup. He will provide leadership for the company in corporate goals and strategic planning. Richards oversees operations of the company. He earned a bachelor’s degree from the University of Washington and is a LEED Green Associate, is OSHA 30-hour certified, received Module I SAVE Training, is a certified associate value specialist and an ASHE.AHA health care construction certificate holder.

Richards has been with Absher for 15 years and has been involved in estimating, project management, business development, marketing and strategic planning. He is currently serving as COO, a title he will continue to hold along with being president.

▪  Sarah Snyder Richardson has been named marketing director for Cascade Federal Credit Union in Kent. She will develop and manage marketing on strategic ideas which align with the credit union's vision. She received her bachelor’s degree from Idaho State University and received a Leadership Certification from Brandman University plus Credit Union Development Education from the National Credit Union Foundation.

PCS Structural Solutions in Tacoma has recently added staff.

▪  Brian Krieger is a new project engineer with more than four years industry experience on flood resilience and transit projects. He is currently working on Olympia High School Addition and Modernization and Washington and South Bend Elementary schools. He received his bachelor’s degree from Manhattan College.

▪  Jared Plank joins the firm as an associate. He has more than 14 years of structural engineering experience. His current projects include Sount Transit projects for the City of Seattle and the feasibility study for the Thurston County Courthouse. Plank received a bachelor’s degree from Brigham Young University.

▪  Valerie Hendel is a new marketing assistant with 15 years of marketing, writing and public relations experience. She supports the firms marketing activities.

Compiled by Mary Anderson, staff writer

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This story was originally published December 16, 2018 at 6:31 AM.