
PEOPLE
Walter B. Melvin Architects, LLC employs the best people and technologies to meet the challenges of each project. Our 35-member firm includes a cohesive staff of architects, preservationists, technical personnel and administrative support. We assemble teams with the appropriate knowledge and skills to match the scope of work of each unique project. As hands-on survey and on-site assessment are important components of our work, all of our key personnel are trained for supported and suspended scaffold access.
Principals
- Robert C. Bates, RA, AIA
- Martin Lee Griggs, RA
- Sergio De Orbeta, RA, AIA, NCARB
Associates
- Bruce Barton, RA, AIA
- Christopher Girr
- Dorian Yurchuk, RA, LEED AP BD+C
Architects
- Benjamin Fallows, RA, ARB
- Anne Hinsman, RA, LEED AP
Technical Directors
- Barbara Endes
- Janet Shelley Perusini
- David van Erk
Project Managers
- Karen Brinkman, RA
- Gabriela Brito
- Nicholas Capozzoli
- Melanie Colter-Medrano
- Jacob Gavigan
- Alison LaFever, LEED AP
- John Lane
- Eileen Murdock
- Thomas Rinaldi
- Megan Rispoli, Marketing Coordinator
- Christian Velez
- Ana Felisa Viana
Technical Personnel
- Sallishah Ali
- Jing Ying Chin
- Siobhan O’Gorman
- Lindsay Papke
- Rudolph Pierre
- Kristine Roodal
- Genny Schiel
- Archi Shah
- Van Staggers II
Administrative Staff
- Michelle Duncan-Torres, Office & Construction Documents Administrator
- Gregory Larangeira, Office Filing Representative
- Jennifer Murray, Business Manager