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Symmes, Maini & McKee promotes Fitzgerald

Symmes, Maini & McKee Associates Inc. (SMMA) recently appointmented and promoted of Marie Fitzgerald, IIDA as director of corporate and commercial practice; Andrew Oldeman, PE, LEED AP as principal; Linda Lukas as director of client development and senior associate; and Michael O'Keefe, AIA, LEEDAP as senior associate and project director. SMMA principal and vice president Marie Fitzgerald, will expand her leadership role at SMMA, taking on the management and client liaison duties of the firm's corporate and commercial practice group. Andrew Oldeman returns to SMMA from Vanderweil Engineers, and will collaborate with SMMA clients and staff on the design of facility engineering and energy management solutions. Linda Lukas joins SMMA after running her own marketing consulting practice, The Lukas Group. She will lead SMMA's business development strategy and implementation. Michael O'Keefe joins SMMA from architecture firm Michael Dennis & Associates. He will provide planning, design and project oversight to higher education clients. "These appointments continue to build on SMMA's client service capabilities and design strength," said Ara Krafian, SMMA president. "These talented individuals allow us to expand services and sustainable solutions for our higher education, corporate, advanced technology and k-12 sectors," he said.
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