Principals and associates are employee owners and represent the firm’s leadership, according to Ellerbe Becket CEO Rick Lincicome. “Principals are responsible for the long-term strategy and success of our firm,” he said, adding, “Associates represent the firm’s emerging leaders and technical/professional experts.”
“Our new owners have helped us achieve significant sales growth,” he said. In 2005, Ellerbe Becket is on track to increase project sales by more than 50 percent over 2004. “The naming of principals and associates represents a major commitment to grow and leverage our expertise in the building, design and construction market. They are the future of our firm.”
New principals (in alphabetical order) are:
- Thomas Anglim, AIA, CCM, Washington, D.C., Architecture, Project Director
- Douglas Beichley, AIA, Kansas City, Architecture, Project Director
- Roland Binker, AIA, NCARB, Washington, D.C., Architecture, Healthcare Planning Director
- Robert Bracamonte, AIA, San Francisco, Architecture, Design Director
- Douglas Brown, AIA, Kansas City, Architecture, Architectural Director
- William Catron, RA, NCARB, Washington, D.C., Architecture, Project Director
- Gregory Chang, AIA, Washington, D.C., Architecture, Healthcare Planning Director
- James Curran, AIA, LEED AP, Washington, D.C., Architecture, Design Director
- David Derr, RA, San Francisco, Architecture, Project Director
- Steve Duethman, Kansas City, Architecture, Project Director
- Wendy Fimon, CID, Minneapolis, Interiors, Project Director
- Michael Hnastchenko, Minneapolis, Corporate, Director of Technology
- Michael Kennedy, AIA, Minneapolis, Architecture, Design Director
- Faye LeDoux, CID, Minneapolis, Architecture, Project Director
- James Mischnick, AIA, Minneapolis, Project Director
- Alan Milligan, MAIB, MAIPM, Dubai,, Managing Director
- Jon Niemuth, AIA, Kansas City, Architecture, Design Director
- Douglas Westby, AIA, Minneapolis, Architecture, Healthcare Design Director
New associates are:
- Gregory Bischel, Minneapolis, Mechanical, Project Leader
- Peter Brown, PE, Minneapolis, Mechanical, Project Engineer
- Diane Chilangwa, IIDA, Washington, D.C., Interiors, Project Manager
- Jessica Clear, IIDA, LEED AP, Washington, D.C., Interiors, Project Designer
- Susan Cronen, Minneapolis, Corporate, Controller
- Sarah Crouch, Minneapolis, Marketing Development Manager
- Robert Friddle, RA, LEED AP, Minneapolis, Architecture, Project Manager
- Cliff Ingles, PE, Minneapolis, Structural, Senior Project Engineer
- Jon Iverson, PE, Minneapolis, Structural, Senior Project Engineer
- Harold Kiewel, AIA, CSI, CCS, Minneapolis, Architecture, Project Specifier
- Ralph Lewis, PE, Washington, D.C., Electrical Discipline Leader
- Nancy Marx, Washington, D.C., Business Development Director
- Max Merriman, RA, Washington, D.C., Architecture, Project Architect
- Michael Moores, AIA, NCARB, CCS, San Francisco, Architecture, Project Manager
- Marianne O’Brien, AIA, Minneapolis, Architecture, Project Manager
- Rosalind Paguio, RA, CSI, CDT, Washington, D.C., Architecture, Project Specifier
- Michael Palmer, Minneapolis, EBCS Project Manager
- Atul Pathare, RA, San Francisco, Architecture, Project Architect
- James Poulson, AIA, Kansas City, Architecture, Design Director
- Darren Regan, PE, Minneapolis, Mechanical, Project Engineer
- David Rosseau, Minneapolis, Electrical, Senior Project Leader
- Cynthia Saathoff, Minneapolis, Interiors, Project Designer
- Richard Schumm, Minneapolis, Mechanical, Project Leader
- Mark Searls, AIA, Minneapolis, Architecture, Design Director
- Stephen Sefton, San Francisco, Architecture, Project Designer
- Angela Shirley, IIDA, Washington, D.C., Interiors, Project Designer
- David Tash, PE, Washington, D.C., Mechanical Discipline Leader
- Gregory Trende, PE, Minneapolis, Mechanical, Project Engineer
- Stephen Willey, Washington, D.C., Construction Administration Manager
- Christopher Zabowski, AIA, Washington, D.C., Architecture, Project Architect
- Theresa Zborowsky, Minneapolis, Architecture, Healthcare Project Planner
An innovator since its founding in 1909, Ellerbe Becket is a leader in architecture, engineering and the construction industry with office locations worldwide.
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