New Makita U.S.A. President and CEO Sean Okada brings a wealth of experience and perspective to the company. He will drive key initiatives, including an accelerated expansion of the XGT Cordless System.

The National Institute of Building Sciences has added four new members to its board of directors.

Dave Timmerman, a 38-year veteran of the automatic door industry, is the new president of the American Association of Automatic Door Manufacturers. He was previously serving as vice president of the association and has held various offices within it since 2019.

The Metal Construction Association has announced that industry veteran Ken McLauchlan has been appointed as a director on the board. McLauchlan, who is vice president of architectural sales at Metal Forming, LLC in Peachtree, Georgia, was appointed to fill a vacancy.

Most architectural firms are small practices with fewer than 20 employees, which according to Joshua Zinder, AIA — managing partner of JZA+D, the 14-person integrated design firm he founded in 2006 — puts them in a position to produce important innovation and bring value and growth to their communities.

A valuable source on sustainability and decarbonization strategies, Roger Chang leads Buro Happold’s key office in Washington, D.C., and he was just named to the GSA’s Green Building Advisory Committee.

The Associated General Contractors of America announced April 6 that Lester C. Snyder, executive vice president of Las Vegas-based Brightline West, will serve as its new national president for the coming 12 months.

The National Center for Construction Education and Research is proud to announce its 2023 board of trustees executive committee and new board members. The board of trustees is instrumental in guiding NCCER’s purpose-driven mission to provide rigorous and relevant workforce development solutions that create opportunities for individual career advancement and support industry growth.

AD has announced that Paul Kennedy, President and CEO of Dakota Supply Group, has been elected to AD’s Board of Directors.

The architecture and historic preservation firm Page & Turnbull has announced board appointments for two of the firm’s leaders: Melisa Gaudreau, AIA, in Sacramento, California, and Elisa Hernández Skaggs, AIA, in San Francisco.