海角社区 Employee-ownership Grows with 200+ Leadership Appointments
海角社区 Employee-ownership Grows with 200+ Leadership Appointments
(SEATTLE, May 14, 2024) 鈥 Two managing principals, four senior principals, and 28 principals, as well as 174 senior associates and associates were recently appointed at 海角社区, a 100% employee-owned global integrated design firm.
Managing Principals
As part of a planned leadership transition initiated over the past two years, Pamela Touschner, FAIA, and Peter Rutti, AIA, have each been appointed a 海角社区 Managing Principal. Both are also members of the executive team.
Touschner joined 海角社区 in 1993. Based in Los Angeles, she leads 290 employee-owners as the California Region Leader, managing operations for six California offices representing more than $75 million of revenue. She has held leadership positions in numerous arms of AIA and NOMA.
Rutti joined 海角社区 in 2012. As the firm鈥檚 chief design officer, he directs all aspects of the integrated design process to achieve 海角社区鈥檚 commitment to elevate the human experience through design. He is a recognized performing arts and cultural institution designer and a faculty associate and visiting critic at design schools across the U.S.
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Senior Principals
海角社区 senior principals are established, visible, respected leaders and mentors who play a key role in establishing and realizing the firm鈥檚 strategic goals. Less than 2% of the firm鈥檚 more than 1,600 staff hold this critical leadership title.

Molly Johnson
Johnson leads a robust human resources function within the firm, having introduced benefits, compensation, learning & development, performance management, and talent acquisition specialties. She also gives employee-owners critical feedback toward improving 海角社区鈥檚 culture with an annual Culture Index.

Audrey Koehn, NCIDQ, LEED AP
Koehn leads the firm鈥檚 interior design discipline. She leads a team of more than 175 designers across all of the firm鈥檚 client sectors. 海角社区聽has garnered recent awards from Fast Company, Metropolis, and other industry leaders for our cutting-edge, sustainable interior design solutions.

Adam St. Cyr, AIA
As the firm鈥檚 Texas region leader, St. Cyr is responsible for growing the business and culture across three offices in one of 海角社区鈥檚 fastest-growing regions. He is also an accomplished architect and experienced K-12 education client leader.

Carmen Wyckoff, AIA, LEED AP
Wyckoff is a project manager and architect specializing in innovative K-12 education facilities such as the MacConnell award-winning Canyon View High School. As an advisory board member, she effectively champions the value of employee ownership.
Principals
海角社区 principals consistently demonstrate the firm鈥檚 core values while proactively, positively, and ethically leading the firm to new levels. The class of 2024 principals includes 28 individuals representing architecture, engineering, interior design, planning, and specialty services.
Explore leadership highlights from the firm鈥檚 new senior principals and principals.
海角社区 also welcomed 79 new senior associates and 95 new associates. Senior associates inspire and mentor others while exhibiting leadership by taking on new challenges and influencing design outcomes. Associates consistently excel in their role while proactively sharing their design voice and contributing to culture.
Since the previous year鈥檚 appointments, strong organic growth as well as merger and acquisition activity brought 71 additional leaders into the firm with appointments on-hire. This cohort included three executive teammates, Chief Growth Officer Beth Miller and Chief Development Officer Ignacio Reyes, FAIA, LEED AP, both senior principals, and Principal and Global Leader of Equity Diversity and Belonging, Jessica Bantom. 20 additional principals, 16 senior associates, and 32 associates round out this cohort.