A thoughtful advocate of high performance design for more than 35 years, Paul brings an innovator’s zeal to every project. Under his leadership since 2010, PHA has maintained dedication to the highest level of architecture practice.
Team
Jamie Steinmetz , AIA, LEED AP
Senior Associate
Jamie is a rigorous, insightful and astute designer. She knows how buildings come together and brings an unsurpassed attention to detail. Informed by more than a decade of design and project management experience, Jamie oversees multiple projects from concept to design through to construction and finishing.
Carolyn Halajian
Executive Director of Finance and Administration
Peter Lau
Senior Associate
Shaunt Yemenjian, AIA, NCARB, LEED AP
Senior Associate
Rita Avila Jimenez
Associate, Interior Design
Working in the interior design field since 1998, Rita brings experience in translating clients needs, goals and personality into well-performing, beautifully finished spaces. She takes pride in problem solving the age-old relationship between budget, timeline and needs for a project, and values harmony in her design solutions.
Stephanie Say, AIA, NCARB, LEED AP
Senior Architect
Adriana Duarte-Dionicio
Architect
Adriana is highly focused on moving a project forward in order to deliver a well-rounded and well-thought-out end product to the client and the user. As someone who thinks about how the layout, materials, organization, and décor of a project affect the user experience she is a true architect with a variety of skills.
Tessa Williamson
Director of Marketing
Olivia Speck
Project Administration
Shannon Adams
Interior Designer
Her dexterity and experience as a skilled designer allows her to effortlessly carry out a diverse range of project typologies. Budget and performance play a big role in how she chooses quality finishes for projects. Shannon is a self-motivated designer, exceptional in building quality client relationships, which results in beautiful design solutions.
Jinjin Huang
Interior Designer
Jinjin has an eye for details and leans into a more modern aesthetic for her interiors. Her academic focus on interior architecture has provided Jinjin with a strong foundation that contributes her approach to creating rich material palettes and details that support the overall design intent for each unique project.
Ismael Jimenez Gonzalez
Designer
Avery Huff
Designer
Avery was drawn to the balance of logic and creativity of architecture. A recent graduate, she finds inspiration in the intention behind buildings, and the way spaces create opportunities to bring people together. Her view of architecture as functional art keeps Avery motivated to continue to uncover the richness of architectural practice.
Jerry Ortega
Designer
Transitioning recently from the entertainment industry to architecture, Jerry enjoys the more methodical process of understanding space, its design intent, and envisioning fluidity throughout a given environment. His design approach now is enriched by the concept that people will be engaging and accessing an environment that has a more long-term presence.
Jordan Gomez
Designer
Mireya Rodriquez
Administrative Assistant