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ON THE MOVE BRIAN YOUNG JOINS PENNONI AS BALTIMORE, MD OFFICE DIRECTOR Pennoni has hired Brian Young to serve the firm’s Baltimore, Maryland, location as office director. Young joins the firm with more than 20 years of experience in all elements of highway operations, design, construction, and traffic engineering. This experience, combined with more than 15 years of management and employee development, prove Young will be the seamless addition for growing Pennoni’s Baltimore clientele and managing the firm’s diverse team. Prior to joining Pennoni, Young served as district engineer for MDOT State Highway Administration and led the SHA’s District 3 office. This office serves nearly two million citizens of Prince Georges and Montgomery Counties in the metropolitan Washington region. He oversaw a staff exceeding 280 at five locations. Young shares his excitement on his appointment, saying, “I’m looking forward to working with the talented team here in Baltimore as well as throughout the organization to continue to provide our clients with exemplary service. The Baltimore office will continue to serve the community and we look to grow our presence throughout the Baltimore/Washington region.” Regional Vice President Ron Moore anticipates success and is confident with this decision, saying, “Brian has many years of diverse experience throughout Maryland and he is highly respected in the state and the region. Pennoni is thrilled to have Brian join our management team to help expand our work in the MD/ DC region and provide smart solutions to our clients.” Young received his civil engineering degree from Morgan State University. He has extensive experience working with federal, state, county, and local elected officials and municipalities and bringing teams together for a better community and excellent projects. ARCHITECTURE DESIGN COLLABORATIVE PROMOTES ALEXANDRA GOMEZ TO PRINCIPAL TO HELP WITH NATIONAL GROWTH Alexandra Gomez was the first employee to join Architecture Design Collaborative as one of the founding members in January 2014. She has worked with Craig Chinn, president and founder of ADC, since

2011. She manages the multi-disciplinary architecture and design firm’s largest retail projects and clients across the United States and will continue to do so in her new role as principal of retail environments. Gomez’s work has been integral in the expansion of the Retail Studio, as well as the national and international recognition that the firm has been honored with since their founding nearly five years ago. “Alex provides our clients with the very best service, she has managed our largest and most complex retail projects. Our collaborative design approach ensures our clients with the very best designs and memorable experiences,” said Craig Chinn, AIA, principal. With her experience in the retail shopping environments, Gomez is credited with the development and implementation of the firm’s Mobile Design Studio, an on-site collaborative design charrette service. From designing award- winning shopping centers, to custom lighting and furniture, to enhancing the consumers’ shopping experience, Gomez has done it all. Her focus of late has been to design experiential nodes to increase shopper dwell time, activating dead courts, and creating outdoor community spaces. She travels between the firm’s Orange County and Denver offices to train and mentor ADC employees. On her personal time, she enjoys spending quality time with family and loves the outdoors. “I am very excited to continue the great collaboration within the ADC team as well as with our ADC clients and partners. The key to great design is creating experiential environments where the different elements of the space coherently work together to satisfy the needs of the user to create both useful and memorable spaces,” said Gomez. Architecture Design Collaborative also brought on board Scott vonKaenel as director of retail. As a new member of ADC, vonKaenel brings over 18 years of commercial and retail experience. Born and raised in upstate New York, vonKaenel is an alumni of Cal Poly San Luis Obispo and has been licensed in California for 15 years. He enjoys hiking with his family and performing as an accomplished bass player and songwriter.

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