KKE Architects has opened a Newport...
KKE Architects has opened a Newport Beach office and named Brian
Arial and Mark Giles leaders of the overall operations and design
efforts. Arial, a former principal and member of the MCG Architecture
Inc. Board of Directors, has more than 15 years of experience working
with tenants and developers in California. Giles, also a former
director of design at the MCG firm, has a wide range of project
experience, from housing and retail to hotels and movie theaters. The
firm, now in its 34th year, maintains a staff of 200, with offices in
Minneapolis, Dallas and, now, Newport Beach. The company provides
architectural, urban planning, interior design and consulting
services for clients and their customers in areas of learning,
leisure, living, working, shopping, aging, justice and mixed-use
environments ....Bill McConnaughay of Costa Mesa was selected last
month to participate in a special program with Habitat for Humanity
to celebrate the 75th anniversary of Terminix International.
McConnaughay, a Terminix associate, will be sawing and hammering with
the organization to help build a home for families in need. Terminix,
a leader in developing innovative strategies to protect homes and
businesses from pests, will have 310 associates representing their
branch to participate in the event ....Orange Coast College has
welcomed back OCC graduate Michelle Visco as a history teacher at the
college. Visco, a 27-year-old resident of Fountain Valley, is the
daughter of Frank Visco, an OCC biology professor. She began the fall
semester teaching two history courses focusing on Western
civilization through 1715 and will begin teaching the succeeding
courses focusing on Western civilization after 1715 in the spring ....Orange Coast College music instructor Art Davis received an award
from the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers for a
composition he wrote that combined jazz and classical melodies. Davis
received the society’s Award of Creativity. Davis, who has taught at
OCC for the past 17 years, is a classically trained bassist and
performs locally with his own group, the Art Davis Quintet. He also
does regular studio work in Hollywood ....Paul Kristopher Wachter of
Newport Beach was elected to the board of directors of Good Shepherd
Communities in October. Wachter, a real estate consultant who
specializes in strategic planning, investment and brokerage services,
is a member of the Newport Harbor Lutheran Church, where he has
served on the church board and the endowment committee. The Good
Shepherd Communities provides training and care for more than 800
children and adults with developmental disabilities in California,
Colorado, Oregon and Washington.
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