People: California

Tamara Clarke has joined HOK's San Francisco office as senior project manager. Clarke has 25 years of experience in justice-sector projects, most recently as DLR Group justice and civic principal in Phoenix.

Beverly Prior

PRIOR

was appointed president of Los Angeles-based HMC Architects, where she will lead the expansion, strategy and development of the 330-person firm. Prior has more than 30 years of industry experience. She was president of Beverly Prior Architects for 25 years until 2011, when the firm merged with HMC. Prior is a member of the AIA College of Fellows and served on the national AIA board of directors from 2011 to 2012.

Randy Grosskopf was named principal-in-charge of Lend Lease's Los Angeles office. He brings more than 30 years of experience to his new job. Grosskopf previously served as director at The PENTA Building Group. He is a member of oversight committees for the Newhall School District and the College of the Canyons construction management program.

Ayman Salama

SALAMA

has been hired by TranSystems as its Western region vice president. Salama, based in Santa Ana, has more than 25 years of experience in bridge engineering and managing infrastructure projects. Most recently he was vice president and infrastructure sector director for TRC Cos. Salama received a doctorate in civil engineering from the University of California, Irvine.

Blair leads day-to-day operations of the ENR editorial team to ensure brand quality and further best practices. He spearheads ENR's various competitions, including Best Projects and the Award of Excellence, and organizes editorial content at events including the Top Young Professionals conference. A Jesse H. Neal, Construction Media Alliance and AZBEES-award-winning writer and videographer, Blair frequently contributes to ENR’s burgeoning video channel with project tour videos and interviews with industry leaders. He is also a frequent speaker and moderator on topics such as diversity and inclusion, design and jobsite technology, construction means and methods and marketing.