Principals


Adele Willson, AIA

Title:  Principal
Alma Mater:  Iowa State University
Expertise:  Educational Projects and Issues, working with people
Inspiration:  
Passion:  Recreational Activities and my kids
Family:  Husband and Four kids

 

Clayton Cole, AIA 

Title:  Principal
Alma Mater:  University of Illinois, BA 1970
Expertise:  Finding the Big Picture, Mentoring Talent
Inspiration:  Frank Lloyd Wright's "Honeycomb House"
Passion:  Flying Jets, Hiking in Nepal, Beginnings
Family:  Wife and Three kids

 

Gerhard Petri

Title:  President, Court Jester and Resident Heretic
Alma Mater:  University of Wisconsin Milwaukee, 1971
Expertise:  Historic Preservation and Construction Technology
Inspiration:  "The Milagro Beanfield War"
Passion:  Pursuing the precarious balance between passion and constraint, caring about justice and what's important
Family:  Yes

 

James C. Pedler, AIA

Title:  Managing Principal, (Chief Bottle Washer?)
Alma Mater:  University of Michigan
Expertise:  Project Management, Business Management, Business Operations (making it all work?)
Inspiration:  If it is worth doing... it is worth doing well.
Passion:  Teamwork, long-term relationships, hockey
Family:  Wife Pamela, Nicolas (14) freshman at Regis Jesuit High School, Mark (9) 4th grader at Homestead Elementary