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DLR Group Welcomes Dr. Tonya Merrigan as Educational Learning Designer

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DLR Group Welcomes Dr. Tonya Merrigan as Educational Learning Designer

(Overland Park, Kan., Aug. 20, 2025) – Dr. Tonya Merrigan joins DLR Group as associate and educational learning designer. In her role, Dr. Merrigan supports the firm’s K-12 Education partners through its BOLD Services. She works with districts to ensure educators have the resources and confidence to leverage their space to create a positive educational environment.

Associate and Educational Learning Designer Dr. Tonya Merrigan

Dr. Merrigan has over 30 years of experience as an educational leader. She’s been impactful at every level of district leadership, beginning her career as a math teacher and advancing to superintendent. During the last two decades of her career, she served as an administrator in Blue Valley Schools, one of the most decorated and recognized school districts in the country.

Tonya’s approach to connecting educational outcomes to the built environment delivers a more impactful design. Her background and experiences empower her to empathize and ground herself in the challenges our clients face in their everyday lives. It makes her an invaluable resource to our team and to the district’s she works with.”

Marilyn Denison, Ed.D. Principal, Educational Learning Designer

Dr. Merrigan advocates for her community and students, having served on the Overland Park Chamber Board of Directors, the Baker University Advisory Board, the Johnson County Community College Presidential Search Committee, among other various leadership programs and advisory board commitments.

Learn more about DLR Group’s K-12 Education team’s BOLD services.

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Email 913-685-5688

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