Several New Partners Join SHP’s Leadership Team

We are delighted to announce that we have expanded our shareholders with the promotion of five individuals to the VP role:

Jenny Gallow – Vice President, Interior Design
Vern Hendrickson – Vice President, Technology
Carrie Malatesta – Vice President, Interior Design
Allison McKenzie – Vice President, Director of Environmental Responsibility
Shea McMahon – Vice President

Gallow, Hendrickson, Malatesta, McKenzie and McMahon join the following SHP shareholders as members of the firm’s senior leadership team: Brandi Ash, Lauren Della Bella, Charlie Jahnigen, Mike Parkinson, Jeffrey Sackenheim, Joanne Scott and Todd Thackery.

Additionally, SHP announced that Jacob Faiola was recently promoted to Director of Engineering while Gregor Lewis was named Design Director and Mike Shoup was named Technical Director. All three have established themselves as astute leaders with a passion for simply helping people.

Jacob Faiola – Director of Engineering – Jacob’s Bio
Gregor Lewis – Design Director – Gregor’s Bio
Michael Shoup – Technical Director – Michael’s Bio

“We’re thrilled to promote these five individuals to broaden and deepen the diversity, experience and expertise of our leadership team. Without their work and dedication in recent years, SHP would not be in this position as one of the marquee architecture firms in the industry. I can’t wait to see what they can accomplish next.”

– Lauren Della Bella, President & CEO, SHP

About SHP’s Five New Vice Presidents

Jenny Gallow, NCIDQ, LEED AP

Known for her ingenuity and creativity, Jenny works as an interior designer with the goal of “putting out fires and making dreams come true.” In her new role, she will help oversee the interior design team as it continues to grow. Gallow graduated from Miami University with her B.F.A in interior design and was awarded the Rising Star Award, issued by Cincinnati Design Awards, in 2012.

Jenny’s Bio | Cincinnati Business Courier

Vern Hendrickson IV, LEED AP

With well over 20 years of experience in the architecture industry, Vern now serves as SHP’s Vice President of Technology and is responsible for the firm’s ongoing efforts to leverage emerging technologies. Hendrickson continues to focus on Building Information Modeling (BIM) in an effort to increase design efficiency and effectiveness. He received a Bachelor of Architecture from the University of Cincinnati.

Vern’s Bio | Cincinnati Business Courier

Carrie Malatesta, IIDA, LEED AP

Carrie graduated from the University of Cincinnati in 2000 and quickly found a home with SHP as an interior designer and as a key contributor to our educational visioning efforts. Over the course of her 20+ year career, Malatesta has established herself as one of SHP’s most relied-upon designers by envisioning functional, beautiful educational facilities and bringing them to life. She will continue to be an integral part of the interiors team as a designer and leader.

Carrie’s Bio | Cincinnati Business Courier

Allison McKenzie, AIA, LEED AP, WELL AP

A University of Cincinnati graduate, Allison began her SHP career shortly after receiving her Master of Architecture in 2006. In 2019, she was elected AIA Cincinnati President. In her new role at SHP, Allison is involved in nearly every project from start to finish to ensure that they are built in an environmentally responsible manner and align with environmental policies and procedures—an effort she has led for several years.

Allison’s Bio | Cincinnati Business Courier

Shea McMahon

Shea leads SHP’s Columbus office, where he is also responsible for leading client relationship and business development efforts. He often helps the firm’s public clients in their pursuit of master plans, community engagement efforts and ballot initiatives. He graduated from Purdue University with a Master’s degree in Professional Communication.

Shea’s Bio | Columbus Business First

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