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Reagan Branham
HERA laboratory planners is pleased to announce the elevation of two of our experts — Associate Cecilia Kadane (left) to Chief Financial Officer and Senior Lab Architect Rainey Hufstetler, AIA, LEED AP, (right) to Associate. Cecilia has a long, dedicated history with HERA. For the past 10 years, Cecilia has been responsible for HERA’s financial [...]
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In honor of Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month we are celebrating the diversity within our firm. Meet Jennifer Kim, HERA lab planner. Who inspired you most when you were studying? One of my professors, Sue Gussow, who taught free-hand drawing for architects. We only focused on the human figure but her class taught [...]
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In honor of Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month we are celebrating the diversity within our firm. Meet HERA lab designer Jinhee Lee. What are you reading/watching/listening to right now? Because this is Asian American and Pacific Islander month, we chose to read When Spring Comes to the DMZ by Uk-Bae Lee. The message [...]
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HERA’s leadership torch is changing hands and ahead lies a bright future for the firm. We are pleased to announce the appointment of Principal Ken Mohr, Assoc. AIA, as President effective April 1. Hired as the firm’s first employee and laboratory planner 24 years ago, Ken’s long standing dedication is recognized as a contributing factor to HERA’s growth and [...]
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In 1996, HERA President, Laurie Sperling, M.Arch, LEED AP, CPSM, and business partner, Janet Baum, left comfortable jobs at established architecture firms to create an independent lab planning firm. In 25 years, the firm has changed a great deal. We have added key team members. We have increased our services. We have expanded our geographic reach. [...]
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