SPEAKERS CO-CHAIRS:

HENRY CANTWELL - Director / NELSON

With over 30 years of Architectural experience, I partner with clients during programming to define the project goals in terms of use, budget, and quality. I lead Clients in exploration of various options to best achieve the stated goals and set the direction to ensure the successful completion of their projects to obtain those goals. I have a Bachelor of Architecture from New York Institute of Technology. I am involved with the Architectural Quality Improvement Committee that researches the latest trends in building science and how they are applied in practice. As the studio leader, I work with the project teams to create a consist repeatable project format to achieve success in design, efficiency in project execution, and quality control.

TOM ARSOVSKI - Regional Mixed-Use Leader / NELSON

Tom is the Regional Mixed Use Leader for the Southeast specializing in Mixed-Use and Multi- Family Residential Design and Development. He has a broad knowledge of retail / mixed-use planning and construction as well as strength in strategic thinking and relationship management. For Tom, collaboration and gathering input from various sources is the best approach to innovative design, building his teams around that approach – crossing timelines and sometimes the globe to deliver best in practice solutions.

Abernethy

Lauren Abernethy is a vice president of marketing at the Braves Development Company, with the Atlanta Braves. She is responsible for the strategic marketing direction of The Battery Atlanta, including marketing development and special events programming in efforts to increase customer traffic, tenant sales, digital footprint, and creating mutually beneficial relationships with the surrounding business community. Lauren has over 20 years of experience in program development, public relations, and strategic marketing across the Southeast.

Alex Champagne

Alex joined New South Construction in 2013 and works as a senior preconstruction manager overseeing all preconstruction efforts for the firm’s active multifamily market. Alex enjoys collaborating with the design team and leading her internal team on projects from conceptual design to the beginning of construction. Within the industry, Alex has been involved with the Associated General Contractors (AGC) Young Leadership Program for eight years where she served as a council member until 2022.

Kat Chan is a Senior Associate at Walter P Moore. Her past project experience includes: Safdie Architect’s Singapore Changi Airport newest terminal, Grimshaw’s Sustainability Pavilion for the Dubai World Expo, and Studio Gang’s Gilder Center and the expansion to New York City’s American Museum of Natural History. Her current projects include the ThyssenKrupp Elevator Tower and Headquarters in Atlanta, GA by Gensler and Omaha Performing Arts Center by Ennead in Omaha, NE.

REBECCA CHURIO Senior Project Manager / NELSON

Rebecca is a senior project manager at NELSON Worldwide. She specializes in mixed-use and office design, overseeing projects from schematics to construction. Rebecca’s diverse background has led her to speak at the Venice Biennale in 2016, while also winning awards including the AIA GA Design Student Award 2020. During her time at NELSON, she has managed numerous projects including The Interlock and Trilith Live.

NATASHA COX Senior Architect / NELSON

Natasha is a project architect at NELSON Worldwide with specialties in project management and team leadership, and a strong aptitude for mentoring young professionals. She enjoys leading projects from design through construction, and her strengths include coordinating stakeholders and negotiating winning design solutions.

Tracey Ford

Senior Principal / EOA Architects

Whether it be at the scale of the Shelby Bottoms Nature Center or the complexity of the Bento Nashville’s “Aparthotel”, Tracey’s local designs have focused on high-profile urban infill and mixed-use, multi-family projects. Recently, this includes leading the team for the Smyrna Ready Mix Corporate Headquarters. Tracey became a firm principal and owner in 2015 with EOA becoming majority woman-owned in 2019.

BIM/VDC Coordinator / Hoar Construction

Madison Galloway is a BIM/ VDC Coordinator with Hoar Construction. Working out of the Atlanta office, Madison handles all 3D site logistics, 4D animations and helps support project MEP coordination. Her favorite aspect of her job is helping project teams win new pursuits.

HOLLY GOTFREDSON President / American Metalcraft

After a career in the creative world and working at the High Museum of Art in Atlanta, Holly entered the world of manufacturing. Her rainscreen systems, custom sunshades, infill, perforated and shadowbox panels, brake metal and column covers grace the LG Headquarters in New Jersey, Philly Live in Philadelphia, PA, The Research Center at the University of Idaho, Fort Bliss Hospital in El Paso, Texas and the 14th Street Bridge in Atlanta.