Kate leads firm operations, client services, and staff professional development in our Chicago and Minneapolis offices. Her diverse background in the arts, architecture, and business, brings a diverse perspective of creative ideas and strategies to the table for her clients, partners, and peers.

A key member of the firm’s Minneapolis K-12 studio, Paul leads project teams serving educational clients and communities in Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, North Dakota, and Wisconsin. Paul brings deep understanding and awareness of the marketplace and nuances of local communities, having spent more than a decade building relationships with school districts across the region. He uses his experience with the Educare Foundation as inspiration to infuse flexible spaces within educational environments to support the variety of ways in which students learn.

David is an architect and urban planner with experience delivering large, complex projects in an urban context. He is uniquely aware of the concerns and investment considerations of clients, and how to get complex corporate and mixed-use development designed, approved, and delivered.

With more than 20 years’ experience, Shawn has focused his architectural career on the design of interior environments in a broad range of markets, including higher education, corporate workplace, hospitality, and sports. An energetic and enthusiastic team leader, Shawn is passionate about problem solving on behalf of his clients. He is driven to understand how design can positively impact the users of the environments he creates.