July 9, 2025

Makers

Finewood

Ukil

Batchelder

Saunders

Makers architecture and urban design recently promoted Katy Saunders, Beth Batchelder, Rish Ukil and Alec Finewood.

Saunders has been promoted to senior associate. She has been with Makers since 2015 and is an invaluable member of the Urban Design and Community Planning team. As a landscape architect, she leads Makers climate adaptation, sustainability, and resiliency work in community planning.

Batchelder has been promoted to senior associate. Since joining Makers in 2017, Batchelder has been an indispensable member of the facilities planning team. In this role she has demonstrated effective project management, compelling engagement, and patient staff mentorship and is appreciated for her contributions to the firm's office culture.

Ukil has also been promoted to senior associate. He has been with Makers since 2017 and quickly established himself as a designer and analyst. His professional interests lie at the intersection of strategic facilities planning, public policy, and sustainable investments in critical government assets; he was key to the establishment of the firm's fleet electrification planning practice area. Ukil serves as co-chair to the APA WA Chapter's Climate and Sustainability Initiative Committee.

Finewood has been promoted to associate 1. He joined Makers in 2023 after completing a Master of Architecture degree at the University of Washington. His recent work includes two projects in California: a resiliency study for Naval Base Coronado (San Diego) and scenario planning for Naval Air Station Lemoore.