Helen Hatch

Biografía: Helen Davis Hatch, FAIA, began practicing architecture at Thompson, Ventulett, Stainback & Associates (tvsdesign) in 1973 and has had a distinguished career as an architect specializing in the design of hotels, resorts, convention and conference centers. She is considered the ambassador of the firm's civic responsibility in designing spaces into better places, particularly in urban contexts, and is focused on the global expansion of the firm. Helen is a graduate of Agnes Scott College and received her Master of Architecture from Harvard Graduate School of Design. She is a Past-President of the Georgia Chapter of the American Institute of Architects, has served on the AIA National Committee on Diversity in the Profession and serves on the AIA International Advisory Board. She has been elevated to Fellow in the AIA. Helen is a Trustee of the Urban Land Institute, a member of the Board of Advisors of the Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce, on the Board of Directors of the Livable Communities Coalition and the Atlanta BeltLine Partnership. She has been honored by Business to Business magazine as a Woman of Achievement, has been named Outstanding Alumna of Agnes Scott College and is a graduate of Leadership Atlanta. Helen was appointed by Mayor Shirley Franklin to chair the Mayor's Walkable Atlanta Task Force which recently completed its charge to develop a vision and a comprehensive set of policy recommendations and strategies to make Atlanta a more walkable city. She is also a member of the Board of Directors of the BeltLine Partnership which is leading the effort to take portions of a largely dormant railroad loop within the City of Atlanta and develop an integrated network of urban greenspace around which Atlanta will grow for decades to come.