RLPS - Key Persons
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- Project Architect
- Project Staff Member
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- Interior Designer
- Project Staff Member
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- Partner
- Member of the American Institute of Architects
Brent has 30 years of experience as an architectural designer. He develops creative solutions to help clients achieve the full potential that exists for distinctive and appealing spaces, within the parameters of budget requirements and construction regulations. Through a combination of computer models and detailed hand renderings, he works closely with clients to translate design objectives into clear concepts. During his career, Brent has compiled a diverse portfolio including many award-winning designs.
An NCARB Registered Architect, Brent is a member of the American Institute of Architects. He also currently serves as an Advisor and guest critic to Pennsylvania College of Technology School of Construction and Design Technology.
In his spare time, which there isn't a lot of between his job and children, Brent loves to visit noteworthy architectural sites, hiking/walking, history, vacations with his family, church and exercise.
Favorite Architect: A good architect builds on the shoulders of giants. Aspiring architects study all the greats and then morph their ideas into new thoughts to develop something uniquely their own. Frank Lloyd Wright for example, was strongly influenced by H.H. Richardson, Louis Sullivan, Japanese Architecture and many others.
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- Project Architect
- Project Staff Member
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- Director of Technology
- Senior Staff Member
Brian has developed and maintains the IT infrastructure at RLPS and provides consulting services to our clients. He routinely evaluates and implements new technologies for the firm. A Microsoft Certified Professional, Brian has experience encompassing many aspects of technology, including server setup and customization, communication technologies, automation, web-development strategies, mobile workforce challenges and audio visual integration. Most recently, he has assisted the firm in developing 3D printing and Virtual Reality (VR) services.
Brian is an avid golfer and plays in local and state tournaments. His lowest score to date is a 68.
Favorite Quote: "Asking the right questions takes as much skill as giving the right answers." Robert Half
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- Project Staff Member
- Construction Administrator
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- Interior Designer
- Project Staff Member
Carson has responsibility for coordinating multi-disciplinary teams and guiding projects through the planning and design phases into construction and occupancy. He works closely with clients to translate design objectives into innovative solutions within the constraints of budgets, schedules and accessibility guidelines. Carson is an NCARB Registered Architect, a LEED Accredited Professional and a WELL Accredited Professional. He is a member of the American Institute of Architects, and immediate past president of the AIA Central PA Chapter.
Carson also participates in the Penn State University architectural student mentoring program. In 2021 he was a recipient of the Penn State Alumni Association's Alumni Achievement Award. In his spare time, he can be found playing soccer, golfing, traveling, hiking with his dogs-or basically anything that gets him outdoors.
Favorite Quote & Role Models: Carson's favorite quote is "Everything happens for a reason" and his role models are his father and grandfather who have inspired him to work hard, be humble and take nothing for granted.
Craig has more than 28 years of experience as a project manager with a particular focus on large-scale and complex projects. His experience encompasses senior living communities, public schools and private colleges. He is an NCARB Registered Architect in nine states, a LEED Accredited Professional and a member of the American Institute of Architects. Craig is a frequent speaker at state and national conferences and also serves on the Warwick Township, Pennsylvania Planning Commission.
Craig's personal interests include traveling for pleasure and playing bass guitar in his church praise band (he's also been known to play at a few RLPS events). Craig also appreciates the opportunity to "sit on the other side of the table" as a member of his local township planning commission.
Dan is a NCARB Registered Architect, a LEED Accredited Professional and a member of the American Institute of Architects (AIA). In addition, Dan has served as board president and newsletter editor for AIA of Central Pennsylvania. He also serves on the Architecture and Building Construction Management Advisory Committees at Harrisburg Area Community College (HACC).
Favorite Quote: ‘Imagination is more important than knowledge.' Einstein
Job Titles:
- Senior Designer
- Senior Staff Member
David focuses on translating social, spiritual, economic and artistic goals into meaningful design solutions through the creation of enabling environments. Based on over 29 years of diverse experience, he understands the process of collaboration, managing resources and balancing project goals within the constraints of budget, regulations and context. David believes that good design is the product of good listening and his experience at RLPS is that no design has a single author. He feels that collaboration is not buzz word, it's a philosophy that creates better solutions for our clients.
Having studied architecture at the University of Illinois at Chicago and living near Chicago for 18 years David developed a great appreciation for the work of architect Louis Sullivan. In his spare time, he and his wife love to cook, garden and watch English football (big Liverpool FC fans). David also dabbles in woodworking.
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- Senior Staff Member
- Senior Interior Designer
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- Project Staff Member
- Construction Administrator
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- Senior Staff Member
- Senior Project Architect
Eric serves as partner-in-charge, primarily for senior living projects, guiding teams of administrators, facility managers, engineers, consultants, and general contractors, through the design and construction process. He is an NCARB Registered Architect, a LEED Accredited Professional and a member of the American Institute of Architects. Eric leads the firm's Post Occupancy Evaluation team and the employee mentoring program and also provides in-house seminars for the project architects.
In his spare time, Eric enjoys day trips with his family. They've hit many spots along the East Coast and have set their future sights on a more extended trip to the Grand Canyon.
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- Interior Designer
- Project Staff Member
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- Project Staff Member
- Construction Administrator
Jessie has 19 years of experience in the interior design industry and has spent most of her career focusing on architectural interiors. She is passionate about transforming clients' visions into purposeful, meaningful, and supportive environments. Jessie is a registered architect in Pennsylvania and holds both NCIDQ and NCARB certificates, is a LEED Accredited Professional with a Building and Design specialization, and is also a WELL accredited professional. She is an ongoing volunteer and former board member of the Council for Interior Design Qualification (CIDQ), a member and former board member of the IIDA PA/NJ/DE Chapter, an IIDA student mentor, and has served as a speaker at several national and state conferences.
Jessie enjoys spending time with her family, traveling, dancing, language learning, and working to advance the profession of interior design.
Jodi's leadership at the firm focuses on business development and communications including websites, social media, conference presentations, content marketing, tradeshow coordination, professional services proposals, and marketing collateral. She also has served as a focus group coordinator, conducting on-site focus groups with various constituent groups, organizing the data and creating reports documenting the results. A LEED Accredited Professional, Jodi is a member of the firm's Green Group focusing on sustainable design education and implementation. Her professional affiliations have included the Society of Marketing Professional Services and the United States Green Building Council. Jodi currently serves on the Board of Directors for Samaritan Counseling Center in Lancaster and as Publicity Committee Co-Chair for the Rotary Club of Lancaster.
In her spare time, Jodi devours books and dark chocolate, but fortunately also enjoys long walks and other forms of exercise. She also volunteers at her church, the Hospice and Community Care Labor Day auction, Lititz Run Watershed Alliance annual stream clean-up, and for five years was a reading tutor for the Lancaster-Lebanon Literacy Council.
Favorite Quote: "I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel." -Maya Angelou
Job Titles:
- Senior Staff Member
- Senior Project Architect
John has over 25 years of architectural experience and has served as the project architect for a wide variety of project types including senior living, churches, country clubs, corporate office buildings, hospice care facilities, and health care facilities (medical offices, dental offices, veterinary clinics). He is experienced at coordinating multi-disciplinary team efforts and guiding complex projects through the planning and design phases into construction and occupancy. He is an NCARB Registered Architect and also a member of the Leadership Lancaster Class of 2011.
John is an avid Philadelphia sports fan. As a result, his second favorite quote is, "There's always next year." - Every Philadelphia sports fan ever.
Favorite Quote: "Be yourself; Everyone else is already taken" - Oscar Wilde
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- Project Manager
- Project Staff Member
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- Project Architect
- Project Staff Member
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- Project Staff Member
- Construction Administrator
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- Project Architect
- Project Staff Member
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- Senior Designer
- Senior Staff Member
Justin serves as a project designer with experience across a variety of building types including education, senior living, and hospitality. He coordinates multi-disciplinary teams working closely with each client to achieve design objectives following individual program goals. Close to 20 years of diverse experience have given him a clear understanding of how well conceived design can positively impact living and learning environments. He values the professional development that results from seeing projects from inception through completion and counts himself fortunate to have had those opportunities so far in his career.
Justin's path has always pointed towards architecture and design. He remembers the act of creating and building that was nurtured by his dad building their family home, and he now enjoys home renovations of his own. You'll have to ask Justin to share the story about how he started out wanting to be an "underwater" architect.
While family and career currently take up most of his time, Justin hopes to one day learn additional languages, have a furniture workshop, learn guitar…and use architectural speak to always stay one step ahead of Artificial Intelligence.
"Be kind." - Justin's favorite words to live by.
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- Manager
- Project Staff Member
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- Office Manager
- Senior Staff Member
Kathleen has more than 16 years of accounting experience and is responsible for monitoring revenue and expenses, managing financial data and preparing tax information. She also coordinates company licensing and reporting requirements in more than 30 states as well as providing day-to-day administration of office operations, human resources and payroll functions.
Kathleen likes to spend her spare time with her kids, which involves many week-ends spent at various sporting competitions cheering on her sons.
Favorite Quote: "Strength grows in moments when you think you can't go on, but you keep going anyway." Karen Salmansohn, Author
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- Interior Designer
- Project Staff Member
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- Senior Staff Member
- Senior Interior Designer / Director, Pittsburgh Office
Kristin has experience in all aspects of interior design for commercial environments including senior living and healthcare. Her background encompasses programming, design development, selection and documentation of furniture, finishes and materials. Kristin understands the importance of integrated architectural and interior design concepts to create appealing environments that enhance resident comfort, safety, and well-being. She is a certified National Council for Interior Design Qualifications (NCIDQ) designer and a member of the International Interior Design Association (IIDA).
Kristin oversees our Pittsburgh office, staff and projects in Western Pennsylvania. She enjoys mentoring young designers in the design, technical, and management aspects of Interior Design.
Kristin and her husband live with their dog, Cotton, in the Squirrel Hill neighborhood of Pittsburgh. Kristin was a swimmer at the University of Pittsburgh, and can still be found swimming laps in her local pool.
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- Interior Designer
- Project Staff Member
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- Project Architect
- Project Staff Member
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- Interior Designer
- Project Staff Member
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- Project Staff Member
- Human Resources
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- Project Staff Member
- Construction Administrator
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- Senior Staff Member
- Director of Client Experience
Margaret's 20+ years of site and building design experience in senior life plan communities and multifamily affordable housing empowers her to help clients reach for innovative design solutions that are focused on the human experience. Her passion is supporting client visioning, fostering stakeholder engagement and discussing architecture in an inclusive way that everyone can understand.
Margaret focuses on fostering a positive experience for our clients and field partners. Through attending a wide variety of thought-leadership forums both inside and outside the senior living field, she gathers knowledge about aging services so that our design process constantly evolves to serve the needs of our clients. Margaret is a member of the National Council for Architectural Registration Board, Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology Architecture Student Advisory Committee and Asera Care Board Member.
When she's not at RLPS, Margaret enjoys native-plant gardening, observing the habits and patterns of wild and domestic animals, and advocating for the value of plant and animal life as we plan communities and design buildings.
Job Titles:
- Interior Designer
- Project Staff Member
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- Senior Staff Member
- Senior Project Architect
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- Senior Designer
- Senior Staff Member
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- Project Architect
- Project Staff Member
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- Project Manager
- Project Staff Member
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- Associate
- Partner
- Senior Staff Member
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- Director of Client Services
- Senior Staff Member
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- Project Staff Member
- Senior Revit Technician
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- Project Manager
- Project Staff Member
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- Project Architect
- Project Staff Member