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DeStefano Architects hires Rotunda as project manager

Portsmouth, NH Britni Rotunda has joined DeStefano Architects (D|A) as a project manager. Rotunda relocated from Denver where she served as a job captain for Studio PBA Architecture.

Britni Rotunda
DeStefano Architects

Rotunda holds a Bachelors Degree in Environmental Design from the University of Colorado at Boulder, from where she graduated with honorable mention.  She has spent her career diversifying herself in residential and commercial architecture. Her experience includes single and multi-family residential design, hospitality, historic preservation, educational institutions and government contract work.  Rotunda has lent her expertise to outreach involvement programs, including the ACE (Architecture/Construction/Engineering) Mentor Program.

 – a fast-growing curriculum created to help mentor high school students and inspire them to pursue careers in design and construction.  She also volunteered with Habitat for Humanity in her home state and she looks forward to exploring opportunities with a local chapter.

“DeStefano Architects is truly lucky to welcome Britni aboard”, said Lisa DeStefano, founder and principal architect at D|A. “Her ample experience, contagious energy, creative eye and commitment to the industry will be of great benefit to the firm, while D|A can offer her exposure to interesting and engaging project types and styles throughout New England.  We are so pleased to have her join the D|A family.”

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