THE CHAMBER BRIEFCASE

Jennifer Hocherman, Associate Principal at SV Design, is pleased to welcome Ian Staber as Project Manager to the firm’s commercial architecture team.

Staber brings 13 years of experience ranging from architectural design, kitchen and cabinet design, project management, and facilities management.

As project manager, Ian is overseeing several local, affordable housing developments and will be working on multi-family and institutional projects from conception to completion.

“We are thrilled to have Ian as part of the team. His expertise and client-friendly demeanor are a welcome addition to the SV Design family,” Hocherman said. “Ian has jumped in seamlessly to manage projects in all phases of design and construction, and his positive attitude and problem-solving approach are an asset to our project teams.”

Staber received his Bachelor of Science and Master of Architecture degrees from Northeastern University. He worked throughout his education as a draftsman for a small residential architecture firm in Connecticut before moving on to project management positions at Cresa, BOSE, and Harvard Real Estate Services in the greater Boston Area, where he developed a skill for balancing ideal design concepts with realistic solutions.

He spent four years living in the mountains of Colorado, first working as a custom cabinetry designer then moving into a residential architect position and acquiring insight into the detail-oriented nature of cabinetry, custom millwork, kitchen and bath design, construction administration, and project management.

Upon moving back east, Staber specialized in commercial tenant fit-outs, hospitality and office building renovations, and multi-family housing at LaFreniere Architects in Cambridge, where he gained additional experience in commercial work, lighting, and finishes. Most recently before joining SV Design, Ian worked with Seger Architects in Salem, applying his collective experience to achieve balanced design solutions for projects ranging from office fit-outs, multi-families, dormitories, and restaurants.

Ian lives in Salem with his wife and two kids. On the side, he creates custom calligraphy designs and paints large scale murals as Esoteric Calligraffiti.

Associated Industries of Massachusetts (AIM) has a new president.

President and CEO John Regan is stepping down at year-end and will be succeeded by the organization’s Chief Government Affairs Executive, Brooke Thomson. To support a smooth transition, Regan will remain in the CEO role through the end of the year, at which point, Thomson will assume that role. She has already assumed the role of president.

Before joining AIM’s leadership team more than four years ago, Thomson was a member of the AIM board. In her current role, she has been responsible for designing and advancing

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AIM’s policy agenda and strengthening relationships with elected officials and business leaders on Beacon Hill and throughout the commonwealth – all the while ensuring that employer needs were represented at every level of the public policy-making process.

She has been successful on all counts and is committed to expanding the progress AIM has made in diversifying its membership, reflecting the statewide business community needs, and advancing policies that support both economic competitiveness and economic opportunity for the people of Massachusetts. Thomson previously served as vice president of Government Affairs for AT&T and is a former senior official with the Massachusetts Attorney General’s office.

The Linden, Danvers, has been named a “Best Assisted Living and Memory Care Community” by U.S. News and World Report.

The report, now in its second year, evaluates nearly 4,000 U.S. communities in one or more of the following categories: independent living, assisted living, memory care and continuing care retirement.

The recognized communities “excel in making residents feel safe, well cared for and highly satisfied by the services provided,” Zach Adams, senior health data engineer at U.S. News, said in a news release. The communities are chosen based on the responses by resident and family surveys. I