Rich Driggs was named national director of construction management and design-build at Heery International. With more than 22 years of construction and real estate industry experience, Driggs comes to the company from Lend Lease Corporation, where he served as executive vice president and head of Integrated Projects—Americas.
Jennie Evans, vice president and operations specialist with HKS Inc., was elected Nursing Institute for Healthcare Design president for 2013 to 2014. In her new position, Evans will be responsible for carrying out the association’s goals, objectives, policies and programs developed by the membership and the Board of Directors, where she also serves as chairperson.
KLMK Group Inc., a provider of health care planning and facility-related advisory solutions, hired George Watts as principal consultant. Joining the Dallas office, Watts brings more than 30 years of experience in real estate owners’ representation, preconstruction and construction project management and executive management in the construction industry. Previously, he worked as a principal for WATTS Consulting.
Nova Witkowski, ACHE, LEED AP, is now the director of business development for Leo A Daly’s Atlanta office. In this role, Witkowski will be responsible for initiating and maintaining contacts with key clients and industry representatives in the local market.
Skanska USA Building hired industry veteran Mark Miller, LEED AP, as project director for its growing New Haven, Conn., office. Miller brings more than 21 years of construction expertise to the company, with a history of completing several projects in various industries, including health care and higher education.
Steve Nelson has been hired to serve C.W. Driver as its new vice president of estimating in the firm’s Pasadena office. In this position, Nelson will act as a trusted advisor for company clients and will be responsible for providing estimates on the firm’s preconstruction services and proposals. A 30-year industry veteran, Nelson and his extensive experience are crucial for various practice areas including education projects.
A new addition to McCarthy Building Companies’ health care team, Josh Rownd is now the firm’s director of business development for its central division. A registered architect, Rownd joins McCarthy from Atlanta-based HDR Inc, holding 27 years of experience in architecture, design/build and construction. Certified by the National Council of Architectural Registration Board, he holds architectural licenses in Missouri, Georgia, Minnesota, Nebraska, Kansas and in Canada.
Lance Cage, LEED AP, a 25-year veteran of the construction and real estate industry, has joined HOK as marketing principal and senior vice president to help direct business development and marketing in the firm’s 17-state North Central region. With experience in several sectors, including the health care field, Cage will be working with the company’s St. Louis and Denver offices to cultivate business opportunities.
As a new member of the Erdman Company team, Nancy Mayek will serve as the firm’s vice president of marketing. Bringing over 15 years of experience in health care marketing, Mayek will work with health care partners and plan, implement and manage programs and projects in support of Erdman’s overall marketing and business development objectives.
Jeffrey Nicholas was recently named director of project development for the northern region at Heery International. Over the course of his career, he has managed more than $2 billion in construction projects and more than $3 billion in master planning assignments.
