March 22, 2017

MG2

Schneider

Chalmers

Suess

Lam

Vaughn

In Seattle, MG2 elected Myra Vaughn as a shareholder and hired Adrian Lam, Shannon Suess, Karen Chalmers and Janelle Schneider as senior associates. In Washington, D.C., it promoted Eric Marks to associate principal. Vaughn has over 20 years of experience, and has relationships with major retailers. Last year, she was promoted to principal in the Seattle office. Lam works in the commercial studio and has over 20 years of experience on commercial, retail and residential projects. He will help manage retail projects for domestic and international clients. Suess is in the commercial studio, and focuses on hospitality projects. She will provide direction through design development for large projects. In the past 10 years, she designed luxury hotels in Asia, Europe, the Middle East and Africa. Chalmers is in the retail studio, and will work with clients on new retail concepts. She worked for Starbucks' internal store design team for 15 years, including supervising programs to ensure brand consistency in the Asia Pacific region. Schneider is in the retail studio, and will manage selection and delivery of interior architecture finishes, casework and fixture concepts, and work on new concept designs. She was a senior production manager for Nordstrom. Marks, an architect, has been a senior associate, working on retail, office and master planning projects. He will now also lead clients through complex design and construction projects. MG2 provides architecture, planning, interior design, brand strategy, and consulting services, with offices also in Irvine, California, and Shanghai.