DMA - Key Persons


David Milling

Ms. Milling is a graduate of Pratt Institute where she received her BFA in Interior Design. Prior to becoming a staff interior designer for the State of Michigan in 1973, she was a staff member of Earl Flansburgh Associates in Cambridge, MA. David Milling's experience is built on his leadership with architectural commissions in the public sector dating from the 1960s. Having served as a designer in several prominent East Coast firms, Mr. Milling relocated to Michigan in 1972 when he was appointed Chief Architect for the Michigan State Housing Development Authority. In 1976, he joined David W. Osler, FAIA, to form Osler/Milling Architects, of which Mr. Milling was President through 1989. In 1990, he became Design Principal of Culbertson Jacobs & Milling Architects-a position he held until establishing his own firm in 1994.

Dennis Anderson

Job Titles:
  • Registered Architect in Michigan
Mr. Anderson is a registered architect in Michigan and is a member of the American Institute of Architects. He attended the Lawrence Institute of Technology in Southfield, Michigan; the University of California at Fresno; and the William Hood Dunwoody Industrial Institute, Minneapolis.

Ralph Calder

Job Titles:
  • Architect
Dennis Anderson joined the firm of Ralph Calder, Architect, in 1957 as Chief Draftsman, following several years in California architectural offices and in leading offices in Detroit. He became an Associate in 1962 and President of the firm in 1986. Mr. Anderson combines administrative leadership with the responsibility for ensuring that high standards are extended to all areas of construction documents. He has been responsible for the documentation and construction of over 150 major projects. With over 30 years of design experience in the public sector, David Milling is intimately involved in every project in which the firm is engaged. Educated at Clemson and MIT, he earned a Masters degree in Urban Design and Planning from the latter in 1971. His dedication to design excellence has been recognized nationally. He served for three years on the American Library Association's national committee charged with developing design standards for academic and public libraries, and was a keynote speaker at the 1989 ALA convention in Dallas, Texas. He has served as a guest instructor at the University of Wisconsin's Extension Services program. In 1999, Mr. Milling and Anders Dahlgren co-sponsored a workshop on programming and design for the Public Library Association conference in Kansas City.