Lisa is a Managing Principal at O+A. She is a champion of people, processes, and procedures at O+A, overseeing operations and reinforcing the culture that carries out the firm’s vision. As Managing Principal, she brings to every project review over two decades of knowledge, an expansive scope of expertise, and the judgment that comes from having turned a lot of design into functioning architecture. Her easygoing approach belies a peerless command of the multiple disciplines required to bring a project to completion. (She’s also very good at planning the party.)

Ana Pinto-Alexander has more than 38 years of experience designing interiors for the country’s most progressive facilities. Her childhood in Colombia, South America, combined with extensive international travel has influenced her unique design perspective. Ana’s extensive research has anchored her belief that the environments we live, work and play in greatly reflects and affects who we are as individuals. Although known most prevalently for her work in healthcare interiors, she also extends her passion for meaningful interior design to educational facilities. Ana serves as board member of Mosaic Family services in Dallas. Community service remains an integral component in Ana’s mission to improve the world we live in. Ana continually encourages and engages with designers volunteering time on not-for-profit projects serving the community including: The Legacy Cottage and Designs for Dignity.

Mary Frazier is a principal in EwingCole’s New York office where she focuses on healthcare planning and design. Here, Mary has worked on many notable and award-winning projects for clients including, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, Northwell Health, New-York Presbyterian, and Mount Sinai Medical Center. High standards and design excellence are her signature traits that she brings to each project! With a a degree in Architecture from Drexel University and Business from Pennsylvania State University, Mary often speaks at conferences on the impacts of the design environment on patient and staff experiences, as well as efficiency and outcome.

Gary brings an uncanny ability to combine strong design, technical, and project-management skills, Gary ensures that creativity never means losing sight of buildability and the client’s budget and schedule. With amazing high-profile clients and projects under his belt, such as Google, Fitbit and Zoom, Gary will bring over three decades of design passion to his role as judge on our panel!