Case Studies K-12 Education

When Logan Hodges first joined the asset management group at Dewberry, she saw much more than equipment lifecycles and capital plans. She saw an opportunity to give community institutions something they rarely had enough of: clarity. In the K-12 space, especially, administrators often know their buildings are aging, their systems are overloaded, and their budgets […]

As director of facilities for the Green Bay Area Public School District (GBAPS), Luanne O’Leary has made it her mission to ensure that every child steps into a learning environment that is safe, warm, and clean but also inspiring and equitable. This responsibility is no small feat in a district that serves more than 17,000 […]

As the director of facilities and transportation for Yough School District in Western Pennsylvania, Lisa Spinneweber is at the forefront of integrating a holistic approach to facilities management. Her dual responsibilities provide her with unique insights into creating safer and more comfortable environments for the school community. Spinneweber’s approach focuses on physical safety and comfort, […]

There are many factors that contribute to the academic success of students in America, but there is no denying that outstanding school facilities play a big role in the learning environment. That is why Dr. Louis L. Fletcher, AKA “Dr. Lou,” works so hard to ensure that the students from his district in Colorado have […]

It’s a typical morning in town. Offices, banks and stores bustle as people go to work and run errands. Whether it’s buying flooring, applying for a loan, or shipping a package, it’s all getting done inside a Junior Achievement Discovery Center—and the workers and shoppers are all middle schoolers. Designed to immersive them in the […]

There’s never a good time for a building to flood. The beginning of a global health pandemic is especially bad, though. In April 2020, this is the situation Lonnie Pilgrim faced when Fort McMurray Composite High School flooded with eight inches of water from a nearby river. As the school division’s director of buildings and […]