Founding Principal | Merrill Morris Partners
Cathy Merrill, founding principal of Merrill Morris Partners, a San Francisco-based landscape architectural and planning firm, has covered the spectrum of the profession in her 35+ year career – park/ open space design, public works facilities, transportation and environmental planning, urban design, office/commercial, institutional, campus and residential development. Cathy is well known in both the private and public sectors for her facility and creativity in planning and design, as well as her skillful approach in public relations and advocacy.
Cathy obtained her BA in landscape architecture from UC Berkeley.
Courses
Leadership & Where the Buck Stops
Who builds, manages, and supports the team and how?
This session focuses on how business strategy defines and influences an A+D practice's structure and its management, as well as the firm culture. Join Think-Time Tuesdays host, and SO|arch founder Elisabeth Sporer, AIA CIC a presentation on the business of running an A+D firm. Elisabeth provides an overview of firm profiles and firm structures, as well as leadership styles and firm cultures, then presents select SO|arch case studies in conversation with her clients:
- Building teams with Michelle Gayle Hill (Spatializing) and Rob Zirkle (brick)
- Improving overall performance for small and midsized firms with Cathy Merrill (Merrill Morris Partners)
- Leveraging niche services with Dong Kim (DIALOG)
Course expires 03/24/2025