CDH PARTNERS - Key Persons

Job Titles:

• Project Delivery Manager, Senior Associate, Owner

Job Titles:

• Marketing Director
• Marketing Manager

With a passion for developing brands and marketing strategy, as well as company and cultural growth, Courtney is responsible for communicating and elevating the CDH brand through strategy and client engagement. Her love of communication design at a young age drove her to become a marketer and later into a business leader. Memberships CREW Atlanta Committee Vice Chair CREW Atlanta Leadership Class of 2018 Children's Tumor Foundation Race Director Education Journalism, University of Georgia

Job Titles:

• Owner
• Senior Associate
• Associate Principal, Owner

Danny began his career at CDH Partners in 1982. As a senior project manager, he has led hundreds of design projects in the worship and health care studios. He manages all elements of each project, from developing space programs and fee proposals to designing projects and working with contractors on site. Danny was initially drawn to the healthcare industry as a young adult, while he worked as a hospital orderly. He is passionate about contributing to the healing process, and he has made that the focus of his architectural career. With each project, Danny aims to design spaces that make the greatest impact on patient outcomes and staff retention. Memberships AIA USGBC, GA Academy of Architecture for Health Education Architecture, Engineering Technology, Kennesaw State University Registrations AIA ACHA LEED AP NCARB #37821

Job Titles:

• Owner
• Principal
• Vice President

David joined CDH Partners in 1995 and worked his way up to become a principal in 2001. He has taken on a variety of roles for many different projects, and along the way, he developed his expertise in designing places of worship. Inspired by the uniqueness of each faith-based facility, David and his team find dynamic solutions to the challenges that come with every project. He spends considerable time learning what each client needs and wants, even observing Sunday mornings at the church to get a sense of its people and culture. This deep understanding is instrumental in the design process. David's focus has always been to make sure his clients get everything they desire with superior execution. He explores how they want to function as a church and identifies the issues that may block their potential. David understands that churches want to drive peak attendance, so he and his team consider the building's requirements as well as the parishioners' desires. With these in balance, they can identify how to use the space by developing a comprehensive master plan. Most meaningful to David is when he visits one of his completed designs once it is in use. It is a powerful moment when he sees people in his spaces, the children secure and the vision realized. These moments motivate him to explore new ways for a church to stay relevant in their community. Memberships USGBC Education Bachelor of Science, Architecture, Southern Polytechnic University Registrations AIA LEED AP BD+C NCARB #52987: AL, GA, FL, IL, KY, LA, NC, NV, PA, SC, TN, TX

Job Titles:

• Owner
• Senior Project Manager

Jonathan knew from a young age that he wanted to use his creative talents to make a positive impact on the world. His most fulfilling, rewarding projects are developed with organizations that want to impact their communities for the better. His deep-seated belief is that a design should reflect the DNA of its organization - yielding unique strategies for every client, every time. Jonathan is an expert in our Worship + Community Studio, as well as our Live + Work Studio, who brings a detailed vision and deep breadth of knowledge to every project-treating each opportunity with a holistic approach. Jonathan has created several LEED-certified facilities, including the first LEED Gold Certified USDA Forest Service Building. One of his projects won the prestigious Solomon Award, Toccoa First Baptist Church project Memberships Next Generation Mentoring - Class of 2018 Leadership Cobb - Class of 2019 Education Architecture, Kennesaw State University Registrations AIA

Job Titles:

• HR Manager

Kenyata provides strategic HR leadership. She loves to ask "Why" to unravel a seemingly complex problem and get to the root cause. Her strategy driven approach coupled with transparency and simple and meaningful metrics helps align firm-wide policies, procedures, and practices with CDH's core values and long-term business objectives. Education Master of Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, Central Michigan University Bachelor of Science, Organizational Leadership, Point University

Job Titles:

• Owner
• Principal

Mary is an expert in leading and designing in the healthcare industry. She has managed more than 1.5 million square feet of space and more than $1 billion in construction. Mary has extensive administration, design, and project management experience in a variety of project types, her specialty being hospitals and health systems. As a supporter of patient- and family-centered design, she was featured in a PBS documentary focused on the care of an aging population. Mary is motivated by improving patient care, assuming the role of advocate for her clients, as well as the patient, on all her projects. Her understanding of evidence-based design and Lean principles aids in developing strong operational and care delivery processes for her clients.

Job Titles:

• CEO and President, Principal, Owner

With a family whose claim to fame is the geodesic dome and for female builders, Melissa grew up around architecture and being able to visualize designed spaces. Melissa is the President and CEO of CDH Partners, where she handles operations to establish short and long-term goals, plans and strategies, as well as resourcing, employee growth, and budgets. When she is not deciding operational strategies, building a diverse, well-oiled team, or networking, she is the principal of CDH's education studio - ensuring resources and managing designs to deliver innovative architectural design and master planning to public and private educational clients. Melissa has led the expansion of our education design practice with innovative planning and design solutions that maximize resources for schools and universities. She believes in a strong collaborative process and focuses on future-ready design that impacts generations to come.

Job Titles:

• Owner
• Senior Project Manager

Rhea Jeanne joined CDH Partners in 2003, and she has been driven by the opportunity to design spaces that inspire and enhance the daily lives of its users. She has led several award-winning projects for large outpatient specialty facilities, such as ambulatory surgery centers, imaging centers, cardio-vascular and orthopedic specialties, and numerous hospital-based practices. Her compassion for patients helps Rhea Jeanne analyze how each facility can better function for their care. She is acutely aware of the power that the environment can have to calm some of the anxiety that comes with a doctor's visit and create a more positive experience. When visiting one of her projects, the staff told her about a two-year-old patient who did not need to be sedated for an MRI procedure because he was so engaged with the "positive distractions" she had designed. Memberships Women in Healthcare, Georgia Education Architecture, Kennesaw State University Registrations LEED AP