Scott Edmonston (Virginia Tech ’03, President AIA DE) is the Founder and Principal Architect at SEA Studio Architects – a young, tight-knit, growing practice located in Bethany Beach, Delaware. Scott and his diverse team at SEA are focused on establishing an honest architectural language in a unique, rapidly evolving coastal region, which has otherwise been void of critical design thinking throughout its recent development. In the office, and within the firm’s local radius of influence, Scott has spearheaded an advancement of sustainable architectural practices, along with an elevated concentration on human-centric design. Such values have landed Scott and his team with seven AIA Delaware Awards over just the past several years, and the firm’s primarily residential portfolio has quickly expanded to now include a variety of community, commercial, and cultural project types in Delaware and Maryland.
THEODORE HOUSEKNECHT, AIA, NCARB, LEED AP
Ted Houseknecht is a Senior Associate and Project Architect of David M. Schwarz Architects and has been with the firm since 1991. Mr. Houseknecht recently served as the Project Manager for the Hotel Gunahani and Spa in St. Barthelemy, FWI and a private residence in Ontario. He holds a Master in Architecture from Arizona State University, and received his Bachelor of Science, Architecture, degree from the University of Maryland. Ted is a registered architect in the District of Columbia, Texas, Utah, Massachusetts, and Ontario, Canada.
DARIN JELLISON, AIA
Darin Jellison is a graduate of Cornell University and a principal at Blackney Hayes Architects in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Education and hospitality are his core markets in the practice, but he serves as design principal on a wide array of project types, scales, and regions. Mr. Jellison enjoys cheering on his wife of over 20 years and their children in all of their pursuits, and writing and performing music as a singer-songwriter with Guilt By Association Records.
ALEXANDRA KENIG KOVENAT, AIA
Alexandra Kovenat, AIA is a practicing architect and founder of Chroma Architecture. Her practice is dedicated to uncovering design opportunities that enrich, delight and provide healthy environments for her clients and communities. Drawing upon her past experience with world-class architects, engineers and clients, she brings a wealth of knowledge with a special focus on design-build collaboration to her projects. In addition to her own work, she serves as a Director on the Board of the AIA Westchester Hudson Valley (WHV) chapter. She was the committee chair for the 2021 All-Virtual Expo that brought over 250 architects, engineers and vendors to an all-day event in the spring. Alexandra was key in bringing in top industry talent to present to the membership and to leverage the virtual format through a dynamic digital platform.
STEVEN ROMKEMA, AIA, NCARB, Fitwel
Steven Romkema is a Senior Design Architect and the Design Team Leader for Fishbeck, a Grand Rapids, Michigan based architecture and engineering firm. He is a licensed architect and active member of the Grand Rapids chapter of AIA currently serving as secretary while sitting on the programming and awards committees. Steven has worked professionally as a sole proprietor as well as within small and large firms covering projects from single family residential to $100 million research and development facilities. The bulk of his experience comes in workplace and higher education markets. Additionally, Steven regularly serves as a juror at Kendall College of Art and Design in both the architecture and interior design programs.
