Gallun Snow Winter Happenings

March 31, 2021

Our team has been hitting the ground running since the beginning of 2021. We have had personal and professional achievements to celebrate, projects ending and projects beginning. Take a look to see what we’ve been up to!

Promotions

Brenda Chrisman has been promoted to Associate Principal. Brenda’s passion for healthcare design and creating a space to promote positive has shown through the past 5 year she has been at Gallun Snow. We’re so excited to see her thrive in her new role.

Ashley Gavaldon has been promoted to Associate. Ashley excels at problem solving and looks outside the box to create thoughtful solutions for her clients. We cannot wait to see what Ashley brings to this new role.

Women in Healthcare Tour – DHHA

Gallun Snow team members Sara Parsons and Brenda Chrisman participated in hosting Women in Healthcare at the new Denver Health Outpatient Medical Center. Sara moderated the panel event, and both women lead tour groups of women through the building. We are thankful for the opportunity to partner with such an incredible organization and show off the new space at the same time!

Sara and Melyssa showed up in matching masks!

Community Outreach - Denver Public Schools Program

In the middle of last year, we created a diversity task force and assessed the ways we could not only diversify our company but create an impact on our industry and community. Gallun Snow created a partnership with Denver Public Schools. Alongside their Family and Community Engagement team members Mike Ramsey and Hanna Pelican, we have been participating in hosting a high school student in a 6-month internship program. The program allows students firsthand experience to understand what a “day in the life of a designer” looks like. The Family and Community Engagement team selected one of their students, Yahir Parada Montes for this program with Gallun Snow. Yahir is a high school senior who has an interest in architecture and design. We crafted a program for him which includes weekly time with our designers focusing on our design process, job descriptions and roles, technology training in Revit, Sketchup, and other programs we use. He has been able to safely tour job sites with us, listen in on crucial conversations with design teams, and connect with our A&D partners in the industry. Yahir started this program in November 2020 and will finish in May 2021. It has been an incredible experience for our staff to work with Yahir and make him feel part of our team while we have been virtual. We look forward to continuing this partnership with DPS and hosting more high school students each year.

Congratulations Caitlin!

Senior Designer Caitlin Bullock happily announced her engagement to Dan. His Christmas proposal melted our hearts. We wish them the best as they begin their wedding planning. Congratulations to the happy couple!

New Puppy

The Gallun Snow team gained another new work from home co-worker.

Amanda Rouse brought home Oakley, a sweet little Chesapeake Bay Retriever. She is 7 months old and loves to play outside, go for hikes, and chew on everything.

We can’t wait to be back in the office and start up dog Fridays again!

Winter Activities

We don’t let the cold weather stop us from having fun! This winter our team has made the most of bluebird days and cozy evenings at home.

Rep Contest

We participated in Source Four’s Four the Love of Design Contest. Although we were not winners, we had a great time participating!