Ellen Anselone

Biographie : Ellen K. Anselone, AIA, LEED AP is a Principal and serves as Vice President of Finegold Alexander Architects, an SDO-certified Women Owned Business. Ellen has been with the firm for over 25 years and she leads the firm’s private development sector, and both the public library and higher education library sectors. A significant part of Ellen’s work involves adaptive use, preservation, and restoration, and new additions. She brings a great depth of expertise and creativity in leading teams to develop sensitive solutions marrying new building fabric to existing and historic structures. The projects are often transformative in terms of placemaking, identity, brand, and the user experience and many have been recognized with awards. Her recent projects include award-winning work for The Lucas and The Godfrey Hotel. She also led The Boulevard on The Greenway and the new VITA residences in Jamaica Plain. In the library arenas, she recently completed the new Commons and first floor renovation of Babson College’s Horn Library and the Stoughton Public Library. She is currently working on the Boston Public Library Special Collections project, the restoration of BPL’s McKim Fountain, and the restoration, renovation, and expansion of the Massachusetts State Police Lower Basin Barracks. Ellen is a registered architect in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, is a LEED Accredited Professional. She is a member of the American Institute of Architects (AIA) the Boston Society of Architects (BSA), CREWBoston (a networking group for women in commercial real estate), Society of College and University Planning (SCUP), member of Urban Land Institute (ULI) and Women’s Leadership Initiative (WLI). She earned Bachelor of Architecture and Bachelor of Science degrees from Roger Williams University. A resident of Milton, Massachusetts, she serves as a board member the Town’s Historical Commission.