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In honor of Hispanic Heritage Month we are highlighting noteworthy architects and engineers from this community. We'd like to highlight Luis Barragán. Luis was a Mexican architect and engineer, known for his use of bright colors. Barragán won the Pritzker Prize, the highest award in architecture, in 1980 and his personal home, the Luis Barragán House and Studio, was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2004. His notable projects include the Fuente de los Amantes, Casa Gilardi, San Cristóbal Estates, and the Torres de Satélite.

Thank you to the We Can Do It Together event for having Tenley Lubarsky and Amber Whitmer at their event at the Aerospace Museum of California yesterday. We are grateful we had the opportunity to inspire and encourage the nearly 2,000 middle school and high school girls from San Juan Unified School District and Twin Rivers Unified School District to pursue STEM/STEAM education and careers.

Thank you to everyone who participated in and sponsored the 13th annual George Lionakis Memorial Golf Tournament! We loved seeing everyone on the course and can't wait to see you all out there next year!

Our Interns are wrapping up for the summer! Recently the interns gave presentations summarizing their summer here at Lionakis. They all shared the work they did on projects and what they learned, making sure to highlight what their favorite thing was! It was great to share, while also practicing/receiving feedback for their presentation skills. There was a common theme of having new experiences and outlets for learning. We also celebrated the close of their internships by doing a send off at the office with food and games, We are excited to see where their talents take them next. Wishing our interns all the best as they continue to soar in their careers!

We're at the Healthcare Facilities Symposium & Expo in Austin! We're looking forward to learning and networking over the next three days. If you see Reg, Ben Wilkerson, AIA, or Michael Burke around, come say hi!

Happy fifth Lionakis anniversary to Joe Yanta, our IT System Specialist II! Joe is an invaluable member of our IT Team, playing a pivotal role in many of the initiatives that keep us operating smoothly and his contributions have truly enhanced the efficiency of our operations. He was also critical in getting us set up to work remotely during COVID-19 and setting up our equipment in our new Sacramento office. Thank you for all your hard work, Joe, and here's to many more Lionakis anniversaries in the future!

We had a great time attending and exhibiting at Sacramento Regional Builders Exchange & Construction Industry Education Foundation 's Women in Construction Conference! We loved hearing from all of the inspiring women in our industry and having the chance to connect with others! #HereWeBuild #WICConference

If you are attending the Construction Industry Education Foundation 2024 Women in Construction Conference tomorrow be sure to check out our President, Laura Knauss, during the workshop session beginning at 2:45pm! Laura will be speaking as part of the panel called "On Her Shoulders: Lessons in Training and Mentorship Across the AEC Industry." Join this cross-disciplined, multi-generational panel as they tell their stories of women-to-women mentorship. They’ll share successful professional development models that companies can offer to attract, grow, and retain future talent and propose a vision intended to “shift the culture” of the industry for the next generation. Please bring your stories of mentorship and join the conversation! Lionakis will also be exhibiting at the conference, swing by our booth and say hi!

We're sponsoring and attending the AIA California Healthcare Facilities Forum today in Los Angeles! If you see Ben Wilkerson, AIA, Laurie McCoy, and Reg Hernandez around the event, come say hi!

Happy fifth Lionakis anniversary to Stephanie Jackson, Senior Interior Designer in our interiors studio. Over her five years, Stephanie has worked on dozens of projects for civic clients and counties throughout California and is a leader in our interiors studio. Thank you for all that you do for the firm, Stephanie, and here's to many more Lionakis anniversaries! Stephanie Jackson