Dossier Celebrates Sound Transit Federal Way Link Line 1 Extension Launch
DECEMBER 6TH, 2025 WAS A VERY SPECIAL DAY FOR DOSSIER! On December 6th, 2025, Dossier joined Sound Transit and many industry partners in celebrating the opening day of the long-anticipated Federal Way Link Line 1 extension! Karla Butler celebrating with Laura Wojcicki, Christy and David Shelton The $3.1 billion project adds nearly eight miles of track, south of Angle Lake and SeaTac Airport,...
Embracing her inner hygge
Introducing Monika Ward. Shared across Scandinavian cultures is a deeply ingrained cultural concept called "Hygge", which conveys the qualities of coziness or comfort. Hygge engenders a feeling of contentment or well-being, of enjoying life's simple pleasures. Being of Norwegian descent, Monika Ward gives this vibe right from the first meeting! Although she grew up in the Seattle area, Monika...
Deep satisfaction with Document Control
Kitt Maruska started her document control career in Seattle on the Alaskan Way Viaduct Project (renderings of one section of the viaduct are pictured here, before and after its demolition - courtesy of the Washington State Department of Transportation, WSDOT). Later, Kitt transitioned to the petrochemical industry where she was responsible for the document control lifecycle for numerous...
endless enthusiasm for art, music, literature, and social and environmental justice
Dana Wilk's story with Dossier Seattle began in 2013 when she was riding the light rail home to Columbia City. On the train, she encountered a woman who was reading a French novel. Delighted to meet a fellow francophile, Dana started chatting in French to one of the most remarkable and enchanting people ever: Karla Butler. On the train, she enountered a remarkable and enchanting woman who was...
Records retention detective
In today’s world, with nearly all information stored electronically, many non-information management people declare, “Keep everything forever—storage is cheap.” They might look at the numbers and opt to just store everything instead of hiring experienced professionals to ‘clean house’…until it’s too late. The consequences of not planning wisely can be devastating to an organization’s...
On the right track for a sustainable future
Meet Courtenay. She is an English and French-speaking Operations Program Manager, UX Researcher, and Content Strategist with a penchant for learning and sustainability. Her professional background includes 20 years of experience spanning business and technology consulting in project management and operations, user experience (UX) including content strategy, digital marketing, language...
A change of SCENERY
Most of my life was spent in Washington State. I was born and raised there, so to relocate from the West Coast to a completely different state where the only person I knew was the real estate agent was, in a word, upending. However, I felt I was up to the task and ready for an adventure! In September 2024, I decided to take a reconnaissance trip to Missouri. I had looked at the map and liked...
Cool Yule!
In just one year, I have to pinch myself. Dossier has grown from just a company of one person to three additional employees! It's certainly a cause of celebration considering that I started my first project under Dossier in June 2022. Three is the Magic Number! With a wealth of document control and project management experience, I couldn’t be prouder to have Darlene Pryor, Karen Crnich and...
I hope we can learn from each other, and I know we will be a great team.
Hi, I'm karen. I was born in West Seattle, Washington as a fourth generation native of West Seattle. I attended Chief Sealth High School, home of the Seahawks (The real Seahawks!). I am a Past Honored Queen and Majority Member of Bethel #70 International Order of Jobs Daughters and also a member of the International Order of Eastern Star. In 2000, I started my Document Control career working...
Past…….Into the Future
Meet Darlene! Hello, I’m Darlene Pryor. After spending a successful career in public service, I decided to try retirement only to find that I wanted to stay engaged, active and with people! So I reentered the work force and since part of my previous career involved Records Management, I was a perfect fit for Document Control. Her Impressive Project Background Projects I have worked on:...
