NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ – DIGroup Architecture, one of the area’s largest minority-owned architectural firms, is proud to announce LoriAnne Jones is the recipient of AIA New Jersey’s Young Architect of the Year Service Award. This award acknowledges her exceptional leadership and significant contributions in the field of architecture.
LoriAnne is a project manager with 14 years of experience working with clients in Academic and Healthcare with a specialized focus on Community Health Center design. With her affinity for design technology, she has helped strengthen the firm’s capabilities in Building Information Modeling (BIM) and Information Technology in the spirit of growing the firm’s competitive advantage.
She mentors underserved high school students through the Architect Construction & Engineering (ACE) program and serves as a member on the NJ ACE Board of Directors. Her leadership and contributions have positively impacted many minority students and have given them exposure and an opportunity to explore a profession they may not have otherwise considered. She has risen above her own challenges as a black woman to embrace and help others learn about the profession she loves.
LoriAnne currently serves as President for the American Institute of Architects (AIA) Central New Jersey Chapter, a featured panelist in AIA New Jersey’s six‐part Diversity in Architecture Series and a reader in AIA New Jersey’s Storytime for children to introduce them to architecture and architects.
Her innate spirit of diversity, community, collaboration, as well as commitment to the profession is reinforced by her genealogy. Her grandmother who started as draftswoman, owned and operated an architecture firm in Georgetown, Guyana, and today, LoriAnne works alongside her father’s management consultancy firm on community‐based design projects.
LoriAnne is a graduate of Rutgers University, MBA, Rutgers Business School and achieved her Bachelor of Architecture from New Jersey Institute of Technology. She is a mother of two, raising a 5‐year‐old and 5‐month‐old with her husband in Somerset, NJ.
AIA New Jersey Link:
LoriAnne Jones, AIA; Named American Institute of Architects New Jersey Young Architect of the Year
DIGroup Architecture, LLC is one of the area’s largest minority-owned firms, specializing in Architecture, Planning, Interior Design and Environmental Graphics, Signage & Wayfinding Services for Senior Living, Healthcare, Civic and Academic clients. Offices are in New Brunswick, NJ and Philadelphia, PA.
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DIGroupArchitecture is an award-winning, mid-sized architecture, interior design and graphic design firm with studios specializing in various areas of concentration: education, healthcare, senior housing and community-civic. A minority-owned business with a philosophy that everyone deserves great architecture, DIG is currently staffed with approximately 30 professionals and looking to expand our team and to fill the Architect III/Architectural Staff III position.
Desired Qualifications
Compensation & Benefits
Interested candidates please send your cover letter, resume and portfolio to: [email protected].
At DIG, we welcome and encourage diversity in the workplace. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer.Architect III
Barbara graduated from Rensselaer Polytechnical Institute’s Architecture program. She has spent over a decade in marketing, where her understanding of architecture uniquely enhances her ability to inform the firm’s proposal development and marketing communication strategies and to position the firm as an industry leader. Barbara leverages the team’s knowledge and expertise into compelling content that reinforces brand identity and builds recognition among our clients and peers.
She handles the rigors of her role with determination and adapts quickly to challenges, which stems from an adventurous spirit. When not fine-tuning workflow efficiencies, Barbara is out and about with her family enjoying the outdoors; from ski slopes to local trails to playgrounds to CrossFit.
Emily graduated with a Business Degree from TCNJ and has worked in the Accounting and Finance departments for software, manufacturing and construction companies. Her professional strengths in accounts receivable, process improvement and account analysis are well suited for the complex nature of architectural project billing.
Emily loves to bake, but don’t ask her to make dinner – cooking is not her forte! Her husband is the family chef, and their two young daughters love to “help” in the kitchen. Some of Emily’s favorite things to do include riding bikes with her older daughter Layla, reading with her younger daughter Evelyn, going out to dinner with her husband and friends, and drinking a cup of coffee in peace and quiet.
Chris A’Hearn comes to DIG with over 20 years of experience in corporate financial management across several industries. Along with a BS in Accounting from Rutgers University’s School of Business and an MBA from Monmouth University, Chris has a keen interest in sustainable building solutions and earned the LEED AP Certification. With his experience in engineering and commercial construction, Chris helps DIG to achieve its financial growth initiatives. He brings his passion for sustainable construction and design to the firm as well as contributing his financial expertise to the DIG team focusing on future success.
Away from the office, Chris and his wife, Anne, stay busy with 2 children. Emily studies at Bucknell University and is interested in life sciences. Andy is a gifted and talented student as well as a competitive YMCA swimmer.
DIGroupArchitecture is an award-winning, mid-sized architecture, interior design and graphic design firm with studios specializing in various areas of concentration: education, healthcare, senior housing and community-civic. A minority-owned business with a philosophy that everyone deserves great architecture, DIG is currently staffed with approximately 30 professionals and looking to expand our team and to fill the Architect I/Architectural Staff I position.
Desired Qualifications
Compensation & Benefits
Interested candidates please send your cover letter, resume and portfolio to: [email protected].
At DIG, we welcome and encourage diversity in the workplace. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer.
