MSR Design's director of sustainable practice, Simona is a sustainability expert who specializes in energy, materials, high-performance assemblies, and implementing the AIA Framework for Design Excellence into the workflow of architectural practice. She has completed LEED, B3, and Living Building Challenge Petal certifications and has consulted on facilities recommendations for multi-building owners to achieve sustainable built environment transformations. Simona currently serves on the Minnesota Buy Clean Taskforce and national AIA Materials Pledge working group, and she is cochair of the Carbon Leadership Forum Minnesota Circularity and Specification subgroups. She received a national AIA Young Architects Award in 2023. 

Jay is a skillful technical architect and specifier with over 20 years of sustainable project experience. He specializes in directing the delivery of nationally award-winning educational and public building designs in the Pacific Northwest through thoughtful documentation, material and system specifications, and successful construction administration.

Jay co-leads the Mahlum Best Practices and Quality Assurance teams to ensure that project design and technical rigor are realized for all delivery methods and construction budgets. Passionate about the environmental impact of our profession, Jay is an active member of the Mahlum Sustainability Steering Committee and spearheads the internal Healthy Materials Community at the office which mentors other staff and champions the selection of better materials.

Jay is an active member of the Health Product Declaration Collaborative (HPDC) and currently serves on the Technical Committee Subgroup for Harmonization.

He earned his Bachelor of Architecture and Bachelor of Science in Building Sciences from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, and is a registered architect in Washington State.

Amy brings an interior designer’s perspective to the materials conversation. Interior finishes, furnishings, and products make up much of what building occupants touch and breathe every day. As an Associate Principal at Bora with more than 25 years of experience in education and STEM environments, she has built her practice around evaluating those products for health, ethical sourcing, and environmental impact.

Amy co-chairs the AIA Materials Pledge working group and works to connect architects, interior designers, and manufacturers around shared transparency goals. She is a member of the Health Product Declaration Collaborative (HPDC) and the Portland Materials Transparency Collaborative (PMTC). Her work is grounded in a simple belief: the people who learn, teach, and work in our buildings deserve spaces that support their health.