As part of WMG’s leadership team, I help lead the vision, mission and core values of our company. In my specific role as Director of Design & Construction, I lead and manage the design and construction team that from site selection and concept design through construction completion and tenant delivery – supports the full gamut of our real estate development efforts.The work we perform, the way we perform it and the positive impact we have on the communities that we serve truly mirror my own belief system.The culture is what I enjoy most about working at WMG. We very much value it and are very protective of it as it is central to our organizational health. It clearly shows in the passion of our people, and it’s one of the one biggest reasons why people truly love working here.We are a very close-knit group of value creators who approach every project with positivity, an entrepreneurial spirit and a goal of creating world-class experiences – vigorously celebrating every client, every lease signing, every victory and every important moment in the personal and professional lives of our business partners and each other. For WMG, improving community comes first. Our innovative thinking and authentic approach allows us to strengthen a legacy that celebrates each moment with the partners we serve, and together with them inspire a positive and lasting impact on the communities we touch across the country.__________WMG Development LLC is a full-service national real estate investment and development company with dozens of active commercial real estate projects in 33 states. With expertise across industries, our entrepreneurial team of creative problem solvers executes development solutions that grow retail assets, deepen longstanding relationships with clients and tenants, and amplify their success.

Panera Bread, with over 2,000 bakery-cafes in the U.S. and Canada, operates on the philosophy that good food and food you can feel good about brings out the best in everyone.My position as Senior Manager of Design Projects for Panera was my introduction to project design and initiatives with a national footprint and gave me insight into scalable design.I worked with Panera franchisees – primarily those West of the Mississippi, including many in California and Texas – to design cafes that conveyed Panera’s eye-appealing signature brand while also being extremely mindful of the costs incurred. What I found especially attractive about this role was seeing first-hand how smaller-scale developments can have such a big impact on their communities.

Trivers was founded in 1975 on values that still characterize the firm today: creating architecture of lasting positive consequence.My role at Trivers began as an entry-level position directly out of graduate school, and within a few years I became a licensed architect. Over my seven-year tenure I advanced to the position of Project Architect, and in my last year, that of Associate.Learning from some wonderful mentors and contributing to projects ranging from university buildings to adaptive reuse, my experience at Trivers was a phenomenal one. From design to construction management, I was involved in every phase of our projects, and my time there laid the foundation for the technical and leadership skillsets that I am still building today.