WARE MALCOMB ANNOUNCES PROMOTION OF KOURTNEY PENNYCOOK, HIRE OF LAUREN LEYRER IN ATLANTA
ATLANTA (August 8, 2024) – Ware Malcomb, an award-winning international design firm, today announced the promotion of Kourtney Pennycook to Studio Manager, Interior Architecture & Design in its Atlanta office. The firm concurrently announced that Lauren Leyrer, P.E. has joined the Atlanta office as Civil Engineering Manager.
Kourtney Pennycook, in her new position as Studio Manager, will be responsible for the growth and management of the Interior Architecture & Design Studio. With more than ten years of experience in the interior design industry, she has a strong background in project management, space planning, furniture, and construction documentation and coordination. Her project resume includes various project types, including corporate office, landlord, industrial, retail, and multifamily.
“Since joining the office as a Project Manager in 2021, Kourtney’s contributions have been instrumental to the team’s leadership and management, said Jason Dooley, Regional Vice President. “Her strong skills and dedication to the team and our clients make her the right leader to guide our team to continued success in the future.”
Lauren Leyrer has joined the firm as Civil Engineering Manager. In this role, she leads the overall growth and management of the Atlanta office’s civil engineering team. A licensed professional engineer in Georgia, Florida, North Carolina, and Virginia, she brings more than ten years of land development and civil engineering experience to her new role at Ware Malcomb.
“We welcome Lauren and look forward to her contributions to the firm,” said Ed Wilkes, P.E., Regional Director, Civil Engineering. “Her technical expertise and strong business development skills will facilitate the growth of our Atlanta civil engineering team and further solidify Ware Malcomb’s civil engineering prowess throughout the Southeast.”
Before joining Ware Malcomb, Leyrer was a civil engineering group leader for a regional land planning, civil engineering and landscape design firm. There, she led various commercial development projects throughout the state and focused on building market share in the industrial and healthcare space.
Leyrer received her Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering from Georgia Institute of Technology. In addition, she is a graduate of the Urban Land Institute (ULI) Center for Leadership, a past chair of ULI’s Women’s Leadership Initiative, and active in other industry organizations such as the Association of Medical Facility Professionals (AMFP), and Women in Healthcare. Engineering Georgia Magazine recently recognized Leyrer as one of the “35 Under 35 – Women to Know in Georgia Engineering.”
About Ware Malcomb (waremalcomb.com)
Established in 1972, Ware Malcomb is a contemporary and expanding full-service design firm providing professional architecture, planning, interior design, civil engineering, branding and building measurement services to corporate, commercial/residential developer and public/institutional clients throughout the world. With office locations throughout the United States, Canada, Mexico and Brazil, the firm specializes in the design of office, industrial, science & technology, healthcare, multifamily, retail, and public/institutional projects. Ware Malcomb is recognized as an Inc. 5000 fastest-growing private company and a Hot Firm by Zweig Group. The firm is also ranked among the top 10 architecture/engineering firms in Engineering News-Record’s Top 500 Design Firms and the top 30 interior design firms in Interior Design magazine’s Top 100 Giants. For more information, visit waremalcomb.com.
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