Jeremy Barbour is the founding principal of TACKLEBOX ARCHITECTURE, PLLC, an innovative architecture firm based in New York City with a portfolio that includes retail interiors, commercial office desi...

Jim French is the Global K-12 Market Leader for DLR Group and one of the most respected K-12 designers in the USA. He has led the design of more than $1.5B in educational facilities and has a thorough understanding of how today's students learn....

James H. Thompson, AIA, IIDA, LEED AP BD+C
PARTNER & DIRECTOR OF DESIGN
With a commitment to excellence in design and understanding what his clients need to achieve, Jim has cultivated an atmosphere of sharing ideas and looking at design problems from a client’s point of view....

Joan Blumenfeld, FAIA, FIIDA, LEED ID+C
 
Joan Blumenfeld is a design principal at Perkins+Will, an architecture and interior design firm with offices in 24 locations, where she sits on the Board of Directors for Design.
Her work has been published in national publications such as the New York Times, Architect, Interior Design, Contract, Architectural Record, Interiors and Sources, Azure, Art in America, New York Magazine, and Vanity Fair, as well as various trade magazines and newspapers; over the past five years alone she has won over 40 design awards, and this year she was named the Legend for 2018 by Contract Magazine.  Her work is notable for its holistic, humanistic approach, incorporating socially responsible principals of designing for health and sustainability. 
 
As 2007 President of the AIA NY Chapter Ms....

Senior Brand Strategist
As Senior Brand Strategist in Gensler’s Chicago office, John leads his teams in discovering, defining and distilling what makes brands work and building out distinctive experiences....

John Trosino, RA | Design Lead / Workplace Performance Strategy
As Senior Project Designer, John brings over 30 years of award winning design expertise from leading an array of corporate, government, pharmaceutical, healthcare, and entertainment projects located throughout the United States and abroad....

JON PENNDORF, FAIA, NCARB, LEED AP BD+C, RELI AP, FITWEL AMBASSADOR

Jon Penndorf is a senior associate, project manager, and sustainability leader
in Perkins+Will’s Washington, DC office....

Leveraging over 20 years of design experience, Julie’s repertoire includes programming, concept design and development, standards establishment, space allocation development, and implementation....

Kalie is an Interior Designer at MA+ Architecture. She has been with the firm for two years and is currently studying for the NCIDQ exam. Kalie is a young, budding designer with a heart for children and a desire for young learners to experience education in a way that entices all of their senses through thoughtfully designed interior spaces....