May 4, 2022

Weber Thompson

Schultz

Kataria

Wilson

Stout

Porter

Riibe

Castro

Weber Thompson has promoted seven staff members to new leadership positions in the firm. Brittany Porter AIA, CPHC, LEED GA and John Stout AIA, LEED AP BD+C have been promoted to senior associate. Laurie Wilson AIA, Tanya Kataria LEED AP, Erik Schultz AIA, Sam Castro RA, and Leslie Riibe have been promoted to associate.

Senior Associate Brittany Porter joined WT's Workplace Design Studio in 2018, bringing a wealth of highly sustainable experience, including managing the design and construction of one of Washington State's first multifamily Passive House buildings. She is a frequent speaker on sustainable design principles, a certified Passive House consultant, and a past Board Member for Passive House Northwest. Brittany is the Young Architects Regional Director for the AIA Northwest & Pacific Region, acting as liaison to the Committee on the Environment. Currently, she is working on Northlake Commons, a mass timber, lab-ready building pursuing LEED Gold certification.

Senior Associate John Stout is a core member of Weber Thompson's high rise design studio. He brings a passion for high rise design, advancement and technology to his skyline changing design work on projects such as Nexus, The Ivey and the Ayer. Stout serves on the board for the CTBUH and is highly active in mentoring programs at the University of Washington Department of Architecture.

Associate architect Laurie Wilson is a senior project manager in Weber Thompson's Affordable Housing Team, working to deliver mixed-use projects such as the Opportunity Center at Othello Square and the SCIDpda North Lot project on the historic Pacific Medical Center campus. Wilson is one of the first African-American women architects licensed in Washington State. She was a founder of the “Cities for All Project,” and has supported organizations including Africatown Community Land Trust, King Street Station Arts, The Black Farmer's Collective, as well as numerous planning and design boards.

Associate Tanya Kataria is a designer in WT's affordable housing team. She is a member of the Citizen's Housing Commission in the City of Edmonds, working on public policy that promote diverse, affordable housing options. More recently, she was admitted to AIA National Next To Lead program, a pilot leadership program that removes barriers to AIA Leadership positions for ethnically diverse women.

Associate Sam Castro is Weber Thompson's BIM Manager and a licensed architect. He leads the firm's Revit User Group and is engaged in local and wide-ranging BIM roundtables. He also consults on WT's IT and technology initiatives.

Associate Erik Schultz is a project architect in Weber Thompson's Workplaces Studio leading a mass timber, lab ready high rise through documentation. Outside of his projects Schultz is a member of WT's Revit group, presenting to the office, developing content, and providing overall consulting and BIM office Hours to the office. He is also a staunch advocate for Scrum and has presented to the office this alternative method for project delivery.

Associate Leslie Riibe is a senior graphic designer at Weber Thompson, a member of WT's might marketing team. She is the designer and gatekeeper of Weber Thompson's brand assets and consults with project team on building signage. Riibe has contributed to environmental graphics for a number of WT projects include Ascent, Marlowe, Watershed, and Northlake Commons. She is an active member of her Toastmasters group and frequently contributes her design talents to non-profits, including the Seattle Architecture Foundation, Passive House Northwest and the AIA Diversity Roundtable. In 2016 she added a certificate in User-Centered Design from the University of Washington to her educational experience.