“My approach to design is to ensure that clients feel listened to, especially if they haven’t felt heard in the past.”

Meet the Team | Elizabeth

The blend of the artistic and technical nature of architecture drew Elizabeth in at a young age. As a child, she collected floor plans and watched her parents build two of the family’s homes. She credits that experience as a formative influence on her understanding of design and construction.

Ensuring that clients feel heard is important to Elizabeth. Her skillful diplomacy and calm demeanor allow her to guide stakeholders to solutions where each individual feels their positive input and influence on the project. This inclusive approach to design results in trusting relationships with repeat clients.

Elizabeth’s promotion to associate in 2018 put her in KMB architects’ inaugural class of associates. She’s taken this opportunity to co-lead career development and continuing education initiatives for the firm. Because the path to licensure is long, Elizabeth was inspired to create an internal group at KMB architects to help those pursuing the Architect Registration Examination (ARE). The group meets regularly to share knowledge, hold each other accountable, and boost one another up throughout the process. Elizabeth earned her architectural license in late 2019 and is excited to report that four other KMB designers are actively testing.

Elizabeth is passionate about projects for tribal clients. She finds the variety of project types – from casinos and hotels to wellness centers and educational facilities – to be refreshing, allowing her to be creative while drawing inspiration from other design elements on the campus.

When not designing buildings or spending time with her family, Elizabeth can be found using her artistic and design talents as a competitive sand carver at competitions in Ocean Shores and Long Beach, WA, and Cannon Beach, OR. When asked what drew her to this, Elizabeth says,

“It’s artistic; it’s design, and it’s interesting because it’s so temporary – which is both sad and appealing. I’ll spend all day working on the carving, and then it’s gone with the tide.”