Job Transitions in Washington State

Tina Davis was appointed as Senior Contracts Specialist with Sound Transit, effective July 5, 2011.  In this capacity, she will administer federally funded contracts and alternative public works projects.  She previously worked for five years for the City of Seattle as a Sr. Program Administrator in the Purchasing and Contracting Services Division.

Ginny Justiniano

Ginny Justiniano began work at Sound Transit as their new Construction Contracts Specialist on July 6, 2011.  She came from the City of Seattle where she was a Senior Buyer in the Purchasing and Contracting Services Division for more than five years.  Previous to that, she was a Buyer with the City of Lynnwood.  Ginny is the current president of the Pacific Northwest Public Purchasing Association (PNPPA).

Mike Myette

Mike Myette retired as the Executive Director of the Washington State Chapter of the National Utility Contractors Association (NUCA), formerly known as the Utility Contractors Association of Washington (UCAW).  On July 1, 2011, Dan Patsula began his duties as the new Executive Director of the association.

Greg Mowat

After more than a decade as the Project Labor Agreement Specialist at Sound Transit, Greg Mowat recently resigned to pursue further development of his consulting business, GTM Transformations.  As a consultant, Greg focuses on labor-management relations/administration, negotiations training/facilitation/coaching, organizational development, conflict transformation, strategic planning, mediation/ADR and one-to-one consultation. Prior to his time at Sound Transit, Greg was the Employment Standards Program Manager at the Department of Labor and Industries for almost nine years.

David Soma recently resigned as Prevailing Wage Program Manager and Industrial Statistician with the State of Washington's Department of Labor and Industries.  Ann Selover has been appointed to the position on an acting basis.

Other Transitions: If you know of other job transitions of procurement and contracting professionals (including yourself), please contact me.

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