“Interior design is more than the aesthetic or decorative enhancement of an interior space. It

should harmonize with the surrounding architecture to benefit everyone who moves through that

space.”

As a former Air Force medic and health-promotion director, Colletta believes in holistic

wellbeing. That foundation drives her focus as an interior designer as she thinks about how the

environments she creates will impact the body, spirit and mind.

Colletta is the Managing Principal of ForrestPerkins, a distinct design studio of Perkins

Eastman. In her two decades of experience in award-winning hospitality design, Colletta has led

projects with major hotel brands both nationally and internationally, in addition to numerous

Landmark Historic Hotels and independent boutique properties. She also brings a depth of

expertise to spa design, restaurants, resort properties, and major luxury multi-residential

projects. Regardless of the type of project she’s overseeing, Colletta’s passion for creating

healthy environments is always part of her DNA, which underscores Perkins Eastman’s

foundational focus on health and wellness.

Colletta’s ability to balance highly detailed design with astute project- and financial-management

skills makes her a strong and respected mentor and leader in the firm and a valued collaborator

with clients.

Lauri Goodman Lampson is a business visionary who challenges executives to rethink their

approach to work and place. As PDR’s President and CEO, she is the mastermind behind the

firm’s innovative business model and integrated approach to consulting, design, and brand

services.

PDR guides organizations to leverage the boundless opportunities in front of them to move

forward faster. They work to simplify the complexity of workplace decisions— creating places

and experiences that make people, businesses, ideas, and decisions BETTER.

As a designer, workplace strategist, and business advisor, Lauri has built PDR into the thought

leadership platform and creative powerhouse it is today.

Jason is the Global Practice Director for the HKS Health Practice and stewards the firm’s aspirations for outcome driven design. He is an architect with over 21 years of experience focusing his career on spaces and places that support healthcare. He leads, serves and connects the HKS global practice that is located in 26 different HKS offices with a mission to improve the health and vitality of the communities and to positively impact the world – every community, every project, every time.

As the design principal for HOK’s Dallas practice, Ben oversees the firm’s architecture and design teams for projects across North Texas and beyond. He has more than 20 years of experience leading large commercial and urban mixed-use developments, healthcare and hospitality projects.

An active member of the ACE Mentor Program, Ben is committed to introducing young people, especially minority students, to careers in architecture, construction and engineering.

As a third-generation builder, Greg Gordon has spent the last 25+ years continuing his family’s legacy in construction and real estate. The guiding passion through it all has been a passion for serving others. Whether it’s serving clients, subcontractors, employees, or his own family, Greg truly believes in the principle of servant leadership combined with the commitment to excellence. It’s with these in mind, that Greg founded Gordon Highlander in 2007. Under Greg’s leadership, Gordon Highlander has experienced tremendous growth becoming one of the top General Contractors in DFW. Recently the company was awarded the Dallas Business Journal’s Best Places to Work award, further reflecting Greg’s ongoing commitment to the people around him.

An award-winning architect and interior designer, Paul is deeply committed to experiential, people-centric design.

Paul is a design principal known for his exceptional insight and respect for his clients’ vision. With more than 30 years of experience in both architecture and interior design, his passion for creating high-performance environments that enhance well-being and purpose has shaped a prolific portfolio. Paul’s body of work is diverse in scale and type, but user experience is central to each project. He approaches every client and project with boundless creativity, infectious energy, and an open mind. Paul’s expertise in design strategy, story, and concept development support his deeply reflective design philosophy. His unique design perspective and commitment to transformative design has made him a highly sought-after mentor by young designers.

Tom doesn’t like to sit still for long. Bitten by the entrepreneurial bug in college while trying to put together a real estate deal, he’s since launched multiple businesses—including co-founding the architectural firm that later became part of Perkins&Will.

Tom always looks for opportunities to get out of his comfort zone, in work and in life. (Ask him about his amoeba metaphor, which is famous around the Dallas studio.) He considers architecture to be a type of puzzle, which he’s always been good at, and is constantly seeking ways to create in a different and better way.

Now that he’s an empty nester, Tom finds more time to play golf, attend the theater, and host gatherings of friends. He and his wife are adventurous travelers who enjoy active and exotic vacations: Kenya is a current favorite, and he still wants to visit Morocco and Tibet.

A 30-year veteran of the profession, Stephen is well-known for engaging a collaborative process that considers the technical, environmental, economic, and social impacts for mixed-use projects. He advances innovative solutions that integrate the site, surrounding resources and local culture. As design principal, Stephen works to connect and support our design excellence initiative to the firm’s project work throughout Dallas and the surrounding communities. His priority, he says, is to “balance supporting a studio culture committed to design excellence with researching building craft and exploring concepts for architecture and urban design.”

Stephen's an advocate for exploring the influence of knowledge through making, especially how the maker culture has latched on to technologies and material exploration that will impact how buildings perform, look and get experienced. He's especially interested in how computation has empowered fabricators, manufacturers and contractors to achieve a higher level of complexity that can empower the imagination of creative teams through modular and pre-fabricated approaches. These new makers, he says, “are opening up new possibilities for designers to re-shape the built environment with ideas that take advantage of these innovations of building craft.”

Lindsay Wilson is President at Corgan, focused on the firm's culture and brand development. Lindsay is the firm’s first female President and the youngest in Corgan’s 80-year history. A hallmark of Lindsay's career has been the relationships she's developed in her 20+ years in the real estate industry. Her collaborative leadership style and vision have been instrumental in leading the firm's growth through partnerships with premier corporate clients, including Fossil, Toyota, Neiman Marcus, Southwest Airlines, Keurig Dr. Pepper, and State Farm.

In addition to her role as President, Lindsay serves as the Interiors Studio leader for Corgan’s 14 offices, working with clients to develop workplace solutions that reflect their culture, challenge conventional thinking, and help to transform their business.

Under Lindsay's leadership, Corgan’s Interiors Studio has grown in reach as well as services, developing additional focus on Workplace Strategy, Wellness, Change Management and Branded Environments. Her reputation for understanding what drives a client’s business, combined with creative problem solving and identifying the "hot buttons" for success, make her a go-to resource for her teams and her clients.

As the new leader of the Special Projects group at Interprise, Anne has 13 years of experience in commercial architecture and design. Her tenure at global companies such as Gensler and Nelson has afforded her experiences in national and global accounts, high-end projects, large headquarters, and developing new national standards for growing companies. As her passion is local to Dallas, Anne has spent her most recent time at Entos Design building relationships within the commercial real estate industry and working with local building ownerships on capital improvement projects. Anne has an innate ability to balance projects of all sizes, while still ensuring that every client receives the best level of service. Anne received her Bachelor of Science in Interior Design at the University of Texas at Arlington.

Jason has 25+ years of professional enterprise sales experience with 20+ in sales leadership. Jason has developed a steadfast reputation for providing strong and decisive leadership by motivating, coaching, and mentoring sales organizations & teams to deliver top performances. Jason is an engaged leader involved in negotiating and closing profitable contracts and executing strategies that quickly drive sustainable multi-million-dollar revenue growth.

Jason's sales leadership experience background includes 15 years in IT and Telecommunications sales & leadership roles with MCI, Verizon & Cisco. For the last 11 years Jason has held Executive Leadership roles in the Video and Workplace Collaboration space with Polycom, AVI-SPL & Cenero. Jason holds a bachelor’s degree in Business from the Texas A&M University System. Jason resides in Frisco, TX (Dallas area) with his wife, Kristy. Jason has two children, Ashtin age 24 a School Teacher in Frisco and Nick age 21 a Junior at University of North Texas in Denton. Jason enjoys spending time with his family, traveling, golf and is an avid college and pro sports fan.