Our Team

Mr. McGhee is the Principal of the firm and has over 25 years of professional experience with a specialty in historic preservation. He holds a Bachelor of Architecture from Howard University and studied Anthropology at Northwestern University. He is an associate professor at Howard University and is actively involved in the Intern Development Program at the University.  His experience includes award-winning residential, municipal, and federal projects. He was formerly the Chief of Architecture & Engineering for Bolling AirForce Base.

Ms. McGhee is a Certified Public Accountant with over 25 years of business and finance experience. She started her career at Deloitte as an Auditor and worked for a number of Fortune 500 companies thereafter. 

Mr. Albaari is an accomplished architect and senior manager with over 25 years of experience leading the planning, design, and construction management of more than $2 billion in educational, healthcare, commercial, and institutional projects.

Mr. Ibnouf is an International Architect having worked in Africa, Asia (Saudi Arabia, Bahrain), and USA with 21 years of experience leading and managing projects worth over $700 million.  Industries include educational, gas & oil, institutional, commercial, and residential, including four LEED Gold and Silver projects.

Mr. McKinney is a highly-motivated design professional with 32 years of experience in design, planning, and construction for a diverse array of projects ranging from recreational centers to high-rise office buildings.

Mr. Froozan has over twelve years of practical and hands-on experience as a Project Architect and Project Manager in the U.S.A. and Europe.

Ms. Gizaw has over ten years of experience with a focus on project management.

Hailing from the Great State of Minnesota, Mr. Eide has had the pleasure of working in large public relations firms, small environmental non-profits, and professional sports teams (RIP Supersonics).

Mr. Eide loves traveling and connecting on a personal level with everyone he meets, frequently using his love of soccer to break the ice.

Mr. Pepek found his passion for architecture and design as an art requirement at Kent School in Connecticut. Since then he has traveled through Europe studying architecture in Florence, Rome, Venice, Amsterdam, Rotterdam, Madrid, and Lisbon.

Mr. Pepek’s work includes several mixed-use projects including the Old Post Office/Trump International Hotel in Washington, DC.

Jin graduated from Washington University in St. Louis with a Master of Architecture degree in 2016, and he is currently working towards becoming a registered architect. As a model maker, Jin enjoys building both physical and 3D models.

Ms. Alexander graduated from Howard University with an award-winning thesis based on her home country of Grenada. She continues to increase her professional Architecture and Urban Design experience as she works toward becoming a registered architect.

Juan, an avid world traveler, graduated in May 2015 from Morgan State University with a Bachelor of Science in Architecture and Environmental Design. He will be pursuing a Master Community Planning degree at University of Maryland, College Park in the Fall.

Ms. Wair-Hall has over thirty years of experience in interior design, space planning, programming, furniture specification, furniture inventories, and presentation boards.

Eula was born, raised, and educated in Louisiana, ‘immigrated’ to New York, then came to the DC Metro area when her first grand-daughter was born.  She is now a semi-retired grandmother of two girls.  She has over 30 years of accounting experience.

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