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* Jill V. Akins AIA
* Brooke Breiner
* Melissa A. Fliegel
* Nicole Jagielo-Tell
* Kevin A. Kennedy
* Lyndsay Pepple
* Deborah M. Stadler AIA, LEED AP
* Ksenija Tatic LEED AP
* Milka Vranic
* Christopher P. Dewey AIA, LEED AP
    William D. Akins
    Bara Perkovic
* Katie A. Gaukin
* Thomas R. Kurtz
    Patricia Henderson - Elam
    James N. Michael


Kevin A. Kennedy
Kevin A. Kennedy kkennedy@vaakins.com


EDUCATION

VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY
Blacksburg, Virginia / Washington, D.C.
Master of Architecture
May, 1990
SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE AND ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN, STATE UNIVERSITY
Buffalo, New York
Bachelor of Professional Studies in Architecture
May, 1985


PROFESSIONAL REGISTRATION

Registered Architect, State of Ohio
Registered Architect, State of California
NCARB Certified


PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AND AFFILIATIONS

Member, Cleveland Green Building Coalition
Graduate, Leadership Shaker 2000
Board Member, Near West Theatre


PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

VAN AUKEN AKINS ARCHITECTS
Cleveland, Ohio
October, 1999 - Present
Project Architect responsible for projects from conception through completion, including coordination of staff progress and client goals. Recent projects include drawing reviews for OSFC Cleveland; the new Auditorium and Science Center for University School in Shaker Heights, Ohio; the new Kilroy Field House for University School in Hunting Valley, Ohio; Cleveland Hopkins International Airport NASA Daycare Facility; and numerous residential projects.

VAN DIJK PACE WESTLAKE ARCHITECTS
Cleveland, Ohio
October, 1997 - October, 1999
Worked as project director for such projects as the Orchard Park Community Housing in Cleveland, Ohio; CitizensŐ Academy Charter School in Temple Tifereth in Cleveland, Ohio; and the Community Partnership for Arts and Culture Northeast Ohio Facility Survey.

GORDON H. CHONG & PARTNERS
San Francisco, California
December, 1992 - September, 1997
Worked as Project Manager/Architect on an Historic School Renovation in San Jose; managed a 10 story high rise renovation in San Francisco; an 800 stall parking structure in Sacramento; a 400 stall parking structure in Oregon; and a Central Plant Building for Kaiser French Hospital in San Francisco.

ANDERSON DEBARTOLO PAN, INC.
San Francisco, California
November, 1990 - July, 1992
Job Captain and CADD Manager on a Materials Research Laboratory at Stanford University and on two Kaiser Permanente Hospitals in California.