High-Profile Focus: Awards
December 2022
Marc Margulies Recognized
From Margulies Perruzzi (l-r): Jason Costello, Janet Morra, Marc Margulies, Dan Perruzzi, and Nathan Turner
Boston – Margulies Perruzzi (MP) announced that its founder and principal, Marc Margulies, FAIA, LEED AP, has been named one of the Power 50: Movement Makers by the Boston Business Journal (BBJ). This year’s honorees were celebrated at an event on Nov. 16 at Tuscan Kitchen in the Seaport. A special section of the BBJ’s print edition featured the honorees on Nov. 18. Margulies founded Margulies & Associates in 1988. Now known as Margulies Perruzzi, Margulies has grown the firm to one of New England’s top architectural and interior design firms, focusing on workplace, healthcare, science and technology, and real estate projects. MP was ranked No. 16 on the 2022 list of architectural firms published by the BBJ.
Margulies serves as president of the Wharf District Council, a nonprofit made up of businesses and residents on the Downtown Boston waterfront. Additionally, for many years, Margulies’ personal philanthropic focus has been the issue of homelessness in Greater Boston. He has been involved for more than 30 years with Heading Home, Inc., serving as both volunteer and board chair. Recently, he has been working with the Massachusetts Housing & Shelter Alliance to develop modular micro-housing units in the program called “A Place to Live.” Margulies is a regular speaker at CoreNet, IFMA, CBA, and other industry organizations. His involvement has focused on elevating the importance of the architect’s voice in conversations that increasingly involve many competing specialists.
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Dellbrook|JKS CEO Mike Fish Honored Boston – On Oct. 27, the Children’s Advocacy Center of Suffolk County (CAC) honored Mike Fish, president and CEO of Dellbrook|JKS and CAC board member, alongside Boston Police Superintendent Lanita D. Cullinane, at its annual Step Up & Speak Out Benefit. Each year, the benefit celebrates individuals who have demonstrated a unique level of support for the CAC’s mission in responding to children and families who are victims of violence, exploitation, and abuse. “This recognition means the world to me, and I am incredibly proud to support the CAC,” said Fish, “but it is the work of its team and partners that must be appreciated most. Each day, the amazing individuals working for the CAC meet unbelievably difficult situations with courage, empathy, and resolve. Their strength and determination are what really makes a difference in the lives of survivors and I can’t thank them enough; they are a true inspiration.” With the help of sponsors, including Dellbrook|JKS, and community members, and after canceling the event for two years due to the covid pandemic, the CAC and its donors achieved a record-breaking
Mike Fish and CAC executive director, Susan Goldfarb / Photo courtesy of Iris MacKinnon Photography
$593,925 of funds raised. Contributing to this total, the benefit featured various raffles with opportunities for guests to bid on unique experiences and gifts. It also included a live auction led by Mike Fish and journalist Janet Wu.
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