HOK - Key Persons

Adriana Rojas

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Director of Interiors
Director of Interiors / Tampa
Director of Interiors for HOK 's Tampa

Adriana Rojas is director of interiors for HOK's Tampa studio. She has more than 20 years of experience providing design leadership for multidisciplinary projects in the U.S. and abroad.

Aida Ribar

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Regional Leader of HOK 's WorkPlace
Regional Leader of WorkPlace

Aida is the regional leader of HOK's WorkPlace practice in San Francisco. She brings more than 20 years of experience designing and leading teams in corporate interiors projects as well as as commercial, retail and educational environments.

Alan Bright

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Principal in San Francisco
Senior Principal, Design
Senior Principal, Design / San Francisco

Alan is a design principal in San Francisco, where his design leadership has contributed to the office's growth into one of HOK's largest studios. Alan's projects include airports, healthcare buildings and corporate workplaces. Each exhibits a strong sense of place, drawing on the local culture and community to create truly authentic solutions. His recent work includes the Salt Lake City International Airport Passenger Terminal, the San Francisco International Airport Connector and two projects for the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport: the Concourse D Annex and Power of Place Visioning Project. As a strong advocate for the "power of less" and sustainability, Alan has pioneered a process for creating built environments that make efficient use of the planet's resources. His highly integrated team approach seeks to minimize square footage, materials, waste and costs

Allison Johnson

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Sustainable Design Leader
Sustainable Design Leader / St. Louis

Allison Wagner

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Regional Leader of Healthcare
Regional Leader of Healthcare / London

Allison is a regional director of HOK's Healthcare practice in London. With more than two decades of experience designing and managing complex healthcare projects in the U.K and U.S., Allison has special expertise in the dramatic changes in patient care that are affecting today's healthcare facilities. She uses innovative design strategies to accommodate the healthcare needs of patients, families, staff and communities.

Ami Shah

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Principal
Senior Lab Planner
Senior Lab Planner / Atlanta

Ami is a principal and senior lab planner in HOK's Atlanta studio. Part of HOK's Science + Technology group, she provides lab programming, planning and design services for academic, commercial, institutional and governmental clients. She is an expert at medical education programming for health sciences education facilities. Active in the design community, Ami has presented case studies at Tradeline's University Facilities and International Research Buildings conferences on the University of South Florida Health's Morsani College of Medicine and University of Chicago's William Eckhardt Research Center. She recently coauthored an article on "Future-Proofing Medical Schools With Flexible, Adaptive Design" for Spaces4Learning. Ami is passionate about diversity and inclusion. She serves on HOK's Diversity Advisory Council and has collaborated with team members on HOK's firmwide employee opportunity surveys and the firm's Diversity x Design scholarships for BIPOC and minority design students. Education University of Houston

Amy Beckman

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Practice Leader, Architecture
Practice Leader, Architecture / New York

Amy is a principal and architecture practice leader with over 20 years of experience leading large multidisciplinary teams in the design of technically complex projects for visionary clients across the Northeast. The diversity of her work spans commercial, governmental and healthcare buildings and is a testimony to her ability to build strong relationships with clients, communicate with a variety of project stakeholders, and lead teams in solving the unique challenges of each project. An active promoter of the architecture and real estate industry, Amy sits on the board of directors for Professional Women in Construction in New York and serves on in its Professional Development Advisory Council. She also contributes directly to staff engagement and diversity initiatives including mentorship, training and development programs in HOK's New York studio. Amy regularly participates in AIA events, as well as events and initiatives of the New York City Council of Industry Women.

Amy Chase

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Marketing Principal
Marketing Principal / Kansas City

Amy has more than two decades of experience dedicated to marketing professional services for architecture firms. She has extensive knowledge of both the Sports + Recreation + Entertainment market and the Midwestern architecture and design community. Amy works closely with HOK's market leaders to strategize, pursue, win work and serve clients across the U.S. She is a member of the firm's global marketing board.

Amy English

Job Titles:

Director of Interiors
Director of Interiors / Houston

Amy provides strategic vision and oversight to the Houston studio's interiors group. She collaborates with clients, her Houston team members and HOK's design leaders worldwide to deliver high-performance interior spaces. Amy is heavily involved in the design community in Houston, serving on the board for CoreNet's Houston Chapter. She also is active in the National Association of Industrial and Office Properties, Commercial Real Estate Women and the Association of Commercial Real Estate Professionals. Amy was named to ENR Texas & Louisiana's annual list of Top Young Professionals for 2023 and to Houston Business Journal's 2022 list of Women Who Mean Business.

Amy Moen

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Marketing Principal
Marketing Principal / Houston

Andrew Butler

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Practice Leader
Practice Leader / Ottawa

Angelo Arzano

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Managing Principal
Managing Principal / St. Louis

Anica Landreneau

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Director of Sustainable Design

Anne Fletcher

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Managing Principal
Managing Principal / Los Angeles

Anthony Roesch

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Director of Healthcare Consulting / New York

Anthony Spagnolo

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Practice Leader, Interiors
Practice Leader, Interiors / New York

Anton Foss

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Managing Principal / San Francisco

Anu Mahendra

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Regional Leader of Engineering / Houston

Avivah Rapoport

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Director of Architecture
Director of Architecture / Connect

Beate Mellwig

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Director of Interiors
Director of Interiors / London

Ben Crawford

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Senior Principal, Design
Senior Principal, Design / Dallas

Ben Fehrmann

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Design Principal
Design Principal / Toronto

Betsy Nurse

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Director of Interiors
Director of Interiors / Atlanta

Bill Hellmuth - CEO, Chairman

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CEO
Chairman

Bill Johnson

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Design Principal
Design Principal / Denver

Brad Liebman

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Green Associate

Caitlin Turner

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Director of Interiors
Director of Interiors / Toronto

Candace Todd

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Senior Project Interior Designer
Senior Project Interior Designer / Denver

Cara MacArthur

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Director of Interiors
Director of Interiors / Los Angeles

Carl Galioto - President

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President
President / New York

Carla Gomez

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Senior Project Manager
Senior Project Manager / Miami

Chirag Mistry

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Regional Leader of Science Technology
Regional Leader of Science Technology / Atlanta

Chris DeVolder

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Managing Principal
Managing Principal / Connect

Chris Korsh RA

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Regional Leader of Healthcare
Regional Leader of Healthcare / New York

Christopher Laul

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Marketing Principal
Marketing Principal / New York

Curt Parde

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Director of Architecture

Damon Sheppard

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Regional Leader of Science Technology

Daniel Hajjar

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Managing Principal
Managing Principal / London

Daniel Herriott

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Director of Design, Interiors / San Francisco

Daniel Meeker

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Director, Experience Design

Daniel Niewoehner

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Regional Leader of Science Technology

David Coleman

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Regional Leader of Science Technology / St. Louis

David Frey

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Technical Principal
Technical Principal / Connect

David Greunke

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Senior Lab Planner / Tampa

David Holt

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Practice Leader, Interiors / Seattle

David Mason

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Regional Leader of Aviation Transportation
Regional Leader of Aviation Transportation / Dallas

David Oh

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Regional Leader of Science Technology

David Schwartz

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Regional Leader of Science Technology
Regional Leader of Science Technology / New York

David Weatherhead

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BREEAM Associate
Design Principal

Dina Lamanna

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Green Associate, NCIDQ, NEWH

Donovan Olliff

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General Counsel / St. Louis

Duncan Broyd

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Principal - in - Charge
Principal - in - Charge / Ottawa

Duncan Kirk

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Technical Principal / Washington, D.C.

Eberhard Laepple

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Director of Consulting

Eli Hoisington

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Design Principal
Design Principal / St. Louis

Elizabeth Van Derbeck

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Director of Business Development, Science Technology

Emily McGee

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Medical Planner

Emily Ostertag

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Senior Project Interior Designer / Kansas City

Emily Payne

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Regional Leader of Experience Design
Regional Leader of Experience Design / Kansas City

Enrico Caruso

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Director of Design, Interiors / London

Erin Nybo

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Practice Leader, Interiors / Kansas City

Femi Oresanya

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Regional Leader, Government Justice, Senior Architect

Gary Clark

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Regional Leader of Science Technology / London

Gary Kuzma

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Engineering Practice Leader

Gavin McLachlan

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Regional Leader of Healthcare / Toronto

George Blume

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Principal - Design

George Hellmuth

George Hellmuth recruits Gyo Obata and George Kassabaum to form an architectural firm in St. Louis with a vision for using design to help clients succeed and creating places that enrich people's lives.