CELEBRATING GROWTH + ADVANCEMENT

Identifying emerging talent for continued growth and expansion, TAT is celebrating promotions for three key team members. The newly elevated professionals include Nate Thomas, who has been named TAT’s Director of Sustainability; as well as Meghann Van Dorn, who serves as Director of Interior Design, and Kelly Margeson, the firm’s Director of Marketing, both of whom have been named as Associates.

These new appointments reflect a broadened emphasis on client relationships, integrated service offerings, sustainable design practices, and employee culture. The promotions recognize the significant and valuable contributions that these individuals have made to the firm’s continued success. In their respective new roles, they will continue their current responsibilities alongside greater managerial, business development, and leadership commitment.

Meghann, Kelly, and Nate lead three essential areas of TAT’s practice, and embody the dynamic nature of the firm. They also exemplify the opportunities that are possible within TAT’s culture, which offers the freedom and flexibility for professionals to grow within the firm. The talent and commitment of these leaders – and their ability to work together and integrate different practice areas – will enable TAT to succeed in using architecture to foster prosperous communities.

A skilled project manager and an emerging national sustainability leader with a focus on cutting-edge approaches to multifamily housing, Nate has embraced an increasing level of design and technical project leadership responsibility. In his new role as Director of Sustainability, he will spearhead TAT’s sustainable planning and design initiatives across a range of building types and market sectors. His current portfolio includes award-winning project work, such as a 55 unit affordable Passive House community for seniors at Boston’s Anne M. Lynch Homes at Old Colony. A frequent source for media on topics related to Passive House design, sustainable construction practices, and the role of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) considerations in real estate, Nate is recognized as a valuable resource on many of the building industry’s most timely subjects in publications such as Multi-Housing News, Passive House Accelerator, and Building Design + Construction magazine.

A respected design leader with more than 15 years’ experience in multifamily, hospitality, and corporate workplace interiors, Meghann is known for her creative design vision and collaborative problem-solving abilities. With a keen interest in sustainability and end-user wellbeing, TAT’s clients look to Meghann as a key advisor on the latest interior trends and designs for environmental benefits. She leads the firm’s national roster of interiors work ranging from asset repositioning and adaptive reuse, to largescale new construction for multifamily communities. Meghann’s portfolio includes 35 Garvey Street, a transformative mixedincome, transit-oriented multifamily development in Everett, Mass.; and The Cove, a 7-story mixed-use community with 173 residential units and 16,000 square feet of commercial space in Worcester, Mass. In her expanded role, she will spearhead a deeper integration of the firm’s architecture and interiors teams, further enhancing TAT’s reputation for exceeding client objectives.

Kelly’s professional practice includes a decade of experience in marketing, communications, and graphic design. She plays an instrumental role in developing the firm’s evolving brand identity and messaging and collaborates with TAT’s principals on business development, strategic marketing initiatives, public relations, and the firm’s client and employee engagement practices. Leading a multi-disciplinary team of media experts, marketers and graphic designers, Kelly has successfully collaborated with clients to win high-profile regional and national award recognition for TAT’s project work, and helped lead the firm in its pursuit of major national commissions and in the creation of valuable employee programs, and philanthropic endeavors. In her newly expanded role as an Associate, Kelly will take on new leadership responsibilities, working to enhance the firm’s culture, elevate internal and external communication programs, and develop forward-looking firm-wide processes.

The Passive House approach is a game-changer for affordable and workforce housing projects, which can significantly benefit from the design standard’s lower ongoing operating costs, healthier interior environments for residents, and a growing number of incentives from states and cities. This is a critical and necessary step in facilitating more and better affordable apartments, while reducing greenhouse gas emissions and the ecological footprint of buildings.

— NATE THOMAS, AIA, CPHC, DIRECTOR OF SUSTAINABILITY