2017 Directory

24 WYOMING ARCHITECTURE .17 | www.aia-wyoming.org Paul Mills, RLA, ASLA Ann Mullins, FASLA Senator Stephan Pappas, AIA Senator Dave Kinskey BY ROSALIE RUWART, NCIDQ AIA Wyoming Winter Conference Greg Dekker Sylvie Rupp, AIA T he 2017 AIAWyoming Winter Confer- ence was held in Cheyenne February 24-25, 2017 at the Kiwanis Community House. The theme of the conference was “Good Design by Design”. Friday’s guest speakers in- cluded Paul Mills, Ann Mullins, Senator Stephan Pappas, AIA, Senator Dave Kinskey, Greg Dekker and Sylvie Rupp, AIA who presented at the Kiwanis Community House on topics related to Good Design by Design. Paul Mills is a founding Principal at Russell + Mills Studios. Paul has practiced for twenty years in Landscape Architecture in Brisbane Australia, Fort Collins and New York. Paul started his career in his homeland of Austra- lia, having studied undergraduate and gradu- ate programs at the Queensland University of Technology. Paul’s career move to EDAW in Brisbane in 1999 started a journey that would bring him to the United States in early 2000 where he worked for EDAW in Fort Collins and New York City, then Saratoga Associates in New York City. The departure from EDAW in the early AECOM buyout days saw clients follow Paul and shed light into the concept of having his own firm. In 2007 that concept was realized when he moved back to Fort Collins to start Russell + Mills Studios with Craig Russell. The firm survived the Great Recession on the back of public work the firm specialized in from the outset of the start of the company. The firm has grown to be eight people with projects in Wyoming, Colorado Front Range, Asheville and one project still ongoing in New York City. The company has consistently had projects in Wyoming and enjoy a successful history and ongoing future with the State for the services it provides. The variety of services Russell + Mills Studios offer include planning, urban design, and landscape architecture for both private and public clients. The firm and Paul have a strong passion for high quality design combined with functionality that helps deliv- er timeless and successful projects. Paul has a specific focus on visitor experiences and how that key element is the driving force in creating inspired places. Ann Mullins has been a landscape architect for over 30 years, working throughout the country. Ann graduated from Wells College, Aurora, NY with a Bachelor’s of Science in Mathemat- ics, after several years of travel and work she returned to graduate school and completed a Masters of Landscape Architecture from Utah State University, Logan UT. Ann began her career at Jones & Jones in Seattle, WA, worked at Carol Johnson Associates, Cambridge MA and Sasaki Associates, Watertown MA before co-founding Civitas in Denver, CO in 1984. In 2004 Ann became the Campus Landscape Architect at University of Colorado at Boul- der. Ann moved to Aspen in 2006 and worked for Designworkshop for several years before starting her own firm again. She is currently working with an emphasis on cultural and historic landscapes at her firm, WJM Design. In 2013 Ann successfully ran for Aspen City Council and is currently serving her four-year term as a Council Member. Senator Stephan Pappas is a founder and current president of Pappas & Pappas Ar- chitects, P.C., bringing to the firm over 37 years of experience in medical, educational, military, and commercial architecture. He received a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from the University of New Mexico and a Bachelor of Architecture degree from Arizona State University, graduating as ASU’s 1978 College of Architecture Outstanding Graduate. Stephan served in the US Air Force for nearly 24 years, retiring as the Assistant Adjutant General for the Wyoming Air National Guard with the rank of Brigadier General. Not only has he served his country, but throughout his career he has been passionate about service to his profession and community. His service includes three terms on the Wyoming State Board of Architects and Landscape Architects, service as an AIA WY Executive Board Member, past Wyoming School Facilities Commissioner; four years on NCARB’s Architectural Registration Examina- tion Committee, NCARB Region V Treasurer, NAAB accreditation team member and/or chair for 10 visits, University of Wyoming Depart- ment of Civil and Architectural Engineering Advisory Board, Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve State Chairman, President of the Wyoming Chapter of the Air Force Asso- ciation, President of the Frontier Chapter of the Society of American Military Engineers, Chair- man of the Cheyenne Contractor’s Licensing Board, Chairman of the Leadership Wyoming Advisory Board, President of the Cheyenne Young Men’s Literary Club, and Chairman of the Cheyenne Chamber of Commerce’s Military