Jack Aldrich – Dataw Island Club

Turning facilities into reliability, value & purpose

Jason Pafundi: Jack, you have been at Dataw Island Club for more than 15 years. What does your job look like today? [caption id="attachment_35258" align="alignnone" width="880"] Jack Aldrich | Dataw...

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Kris Grey – Fresno Chaffee Zoo

Where construction meets conservation & experiences

A faded family photograph captures Kris Grey at two years old, gripping a hammer while standing beside his parents as they built their home in Selma, California. It looks playful,...

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Catherine Barnes – Rite Aid

On point and poised to disrupt

Catherine Barnes didn’t start her career with ambitions of transforming the facilities management industry; she began by decorating model homes. Drawn to architecture and interior design, she began her professional...

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Scott Respass – Presbyterian College

Facilities leadership with ownership & vision

Momentum often arrives disguised as disruption. For Scott Respass, executive director of facilities for Presbyterian College, the first year on campus was defined not by a quiet transition but by...

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Tim Mueller – Prelude Therapeutics

Where lab design meets life-saving science

Tim Mueller has spent a career at the intersection of science, systems, and the built environment, shaping and utilizing research spaces that do more than house innovation. They enable it....

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Ashlyn Ours – Tribe 513

Building dignity into every patient space

Ashlyn Ours does not treat a healthcare building as a container for medicine. As director of real estate development and facilities for Tribe 513, she treats the built environment as...

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Roy Manno – Kendal-Crosslands Communities

Where facilities leadership meets community

Roy Manno did not plan to end up in senior living. After 27 years with Sodexo, his career was abruptly interrupted during the early days of the pandemic. What followed...

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Tyler Rodibaugh – University of Florida

Robotics, culture & continuous improvement in Gainesville

Quiet reliability defines a great university campus. Classrooms open on time, laboratories operate without interruption, residence halls remain clean and functional, and thousands of daily interactions unfold in spaces that...

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David Lott – WashU Medicine

Where facilities leadership meets life-changing research

Designing the environment for discovery requires a particular kind of leadership. At the Jeffrey T. Fort Neuroscience Research Building, part of Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis (WashU...

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Drew Blazure – The Society of the Four Arts

Maintaining an extraordinary place for extraordinary people

Drew Blazure’s relationship with the campus of The Society of the Four Arts did not begin in an office or a boardroom. It began in hard hats and work boots,...

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In Their Own Words

Discover how top executives and industry leaders in construction, development, and facilities management have leveraged Spaces to share their journeys, highlight their achievements, and showcase the innovations shaping the built environment.


It was an absolute pleasure working with the team at Spaces. Their genuine interest in our company's journey not only resulted in a delightful piece, but gave us the opportunity to recognize some of the unsung heroes of our rapidly-growing organization. We are grateful for the opportunity to highlight the development and growth of our now well-established work-hard, play-harder culture.


— Cole Settem, Communications Coordinator, Brain Corp

Working with the Spaces team was both a pleasure and a great learning experience. They went to great lengths to assure the article was reflective of my vision. I could not be happier working with each team member involved in bringing the final production to print. This experience has helped me realize the importance of marketing my business and how powerful the services offered have given my business credibility and exposure.


— Joan Magill, Founder, Residential Realty Group Inc.