We are a team of senior living experts. Our staff works with you from the beginning of your project to move-in to ensure informed and timely ideas and decisions. 

The team members selected for your project are talented individuals who have experience in the science of designing for seniors and an impressive track record of successful senior living project work.

Lea W. von Kaenel, IIDA & ASID :: Founding Partner
B. Dean Maddalena, AIA, NCARB :: Founding Partner
Karla M. Jackson :: Project Design Manager
Jeremiah Marchand-Simons ::Project Design Manager
Jessica L. Murrell :: Interior Designer
Kristi Taylor-Smith :: Interior Designer
Laura L. Wiggins :: Interior Designer
Saskia Fazio :: Interior Designer
Keri Moore:: Interior Designer
Lisa Sigler:: Designer
John Ford :: Accounting & Bookkeeping
Andrea Collier :: Purchasing Manager

 

Lea W. von Kaenel, IIDA & ASID

Founding Partner
Bachelor of Arts / Connecticut College
Master of Fine Arts Program / Washington University
Texas Registered Interior Designer #9393
NCIDQ Certificate #01035

Lea is a nationally and internationally recognized expert in the field of interior design for senior living communities whose work has been recognized by publication in design magazines and trade journals. She is also a frequent speaker at senior living conferences.  Most recently Lea completed designs for Timber Ridge CCRC in Seattle, Washington, the first LEED Silver Certified CCRC in the United States.

Awards & Recognition:

  • First Place Awards / American Institute of Architects
  • Silver Castle Award / European Division of the Army Corps of Engineers
  • Gold First Place Awards / National Association of Home Builders
  • First Place Award / National Illuminating Engineering Society
  • First Place National Award / Starnet Flooring Council
  • Gold Key Award from Contemporary Long Term Care magazine

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B. Dean Maddalena, AIA, NCARB

Founding Partner
Bachelor of Architecture, Notre Dame University
Masters of Architecture, University of Michigan
Texas Registered Architect #15815
NCARB #63503
Louisiana Registered Architect #6859

Dean has dedicated a large part of his career to the research and design of senior living environments.  He has been a speaker at the American Institute of Architects and Texas Association of Homes & Services for the Aging Annual Convention, highlighting design trends and processes.  Dean also designs products that address the unique needs of seniors.

Awards & Recognition:

  • Design Awards / American Institute of Architects
  • First Place National Award / Starnet Flooring Council

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Karla M. Jackson

Project Design Manager
Bachelor of Science / Interior Design / Texas Tech University
Master of Science / Interior Design / Texas Tech University
Texas Registered Interior Designer #1434

A senior living project design and management specialist with experience on a wide variety of senior living projects across the continuum of care, Karla possesses specialized expertise in the healthcare and dementia care aspects of designing for seniors.

She is a superior design team member and has worked with many national senior housing developers, architecture firms and other project consultants.  Karla’s dedication to project design management excellence is unique, and has been recognized by studioSIX5®’s client’s requests for her assignment to additional projects.

Awards and Recognition:

  • Texas Tech University Interior Design Advisory Board Member
  • American Institute of Architects Healthcare Design Awards
  • Master’s Thesis publication in Southwest Journal on Aging 

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Jeremiah Marchand-Simons

Project Design Manager
Associate of Arts, Interior Design
Brooks College
Long Beach, California

Jeremiah is a very thorough and communicative project design and management specialist. He has experience on very large as well as medium size projects across the continuum of care. Throughout his career he has focused on building long term client relationships, attention to project details, and the creation of excellent project documentation.

Awards and Recognition:

  • Best of 50+ Housing Award / National Association of Home Builder
  • Best Interior Merchandising Award/ Arizona MAME
  • Best Interior Merchandising Award / Northern California MAME
  • Interior Merchandising Award / San Diego SAM

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Jessica L. Murrell

Interior Designer

Bachelor of Science / Interior Design
Florida State University
Texas Registered Interior Designer #10775

As a very technically minded designer, Jessica thrives on finding the perfect balance between function, aesthetics and budget.  Most recently, she has become proficient in project repositioning by working with a major client on the renovation of an existing community to achieve market commensurate amenities and care-giving innovations

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Kristi Taylor-Smith

Designer
Bachelor of Fine Arts / Interior Design
The Art Institute of Dallas
Texas Registered Interior Designer #10899

Experience in large hospitality and senior living projects allows Kristi to bring valuable aesthetic and interior architectural documentation skills to studioSIX5® projects. Kristi is a dedicated worker and excels at completing designs and documentation quickly, efficiently and most importantly, accurately. 

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Laura L. Wiggins

Interior Designer
Bachelor of Arts / Interior Design
Texas State University
Texas Registered Interior Designer #10977

A very thorough and thoughtful designer, Laura always goes that extra mile to meet project deadlines. She also has a specific interest in design for memory care and provides consultation on the subject to all our project design teams.

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Saskia Fazio

Interior Designer
Bachelor of Science / Interior Design
The University of Texas at Austin
Texas Registered Interior Designer

Saskia has traveled extensively and constantly researches interior design trends bringing a wealth of design knowledge to each and every project she works on. Combine that with her strong documentation and construction administration skills and you have a very balanced interior designer that understands all aspects of your project.

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Keri Moore

Interior Designer
Bachelor of Science / Interior Design
Texas State University
Texas Registered Interior Designer

Organizational skills, attention to detail and a keen eye for color and design are expressed through Keri’s work.  Her primary focus has been on furniture selection and specifications with emphasis on the ergonomic design aspect for senior living.  Keri has worked hand-in-hand with the purchasing team and plays an important role in furniture installations. 

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Lisa Sigler

Designer
Bachelors of Business Administration – St. Edward’s University
Bachelors of Science, Interior Design and Construction Technology – Texas State University
LEED AP

Lisa is an extremely organized designer deftly handling the variety of responsibilities she has in the office. Besides project design and documentation tasks, Lisa also expertly manages the studioSIX5® resource library so all the designers can quickly find the state of the art materials they need. 

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John Ford

Accounting & Bookkeeping

John is responsible for all studioSIX5® bookkeeping and accounting.  He also monitors staff efforts as they relate to invoicing and project scheduling.  

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Andrea Collier

Purchasing Coordinator
Bachelor of Fashion Merchandising & Business Administration
Texas State University

Andrea is responsible for the purchasing and logistics for all studioSIX5® furnishings projects.  Her experience in procurement for the multi-family and hospitality design industries is an asset to our firm’s client in the service and cost negotiation process. 

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