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Jared Shoup, ’18, Cuyahoga Falls, OH, a high school social studies teacher at Ohio Virtual Academy (OHVA), was recently named a recipient of the Ohio Civil Rights Commission Excellence in Teaching Diversity Award. Shoup was recognized at the Ohio Civil Rights Commission’s annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Art, Writing and Multimedia Contest award ceremony in Columbus with many of his current and former students in attendance.

Brenna Parker, '17, Washington, D.C., left the White House where she was serving as digital director to Vice President Harris. Parker is now the digital director for the U.S. Department of Transportation and Secretary Pete Buttigieg. 

Paul Rossetti, ’09, M.Arch. ’11, M.B.A. ’11, Kent, OH, has been promoted to senior associate at Bialosky, in recognition of his contributions to architectural projects and pioneering technological and operational advances of the firm. Rossetti is a veteran of the U.S. Air Force Reserve and brings that same discipline and work ethic to his career in architecture. His notable projects include Centric, Belle Oaks Marketplace and MAGNET, the community-centric manufacturing incubator and workforce hub uplifting midtown Cleveland.

Walker MacMurdo, M.Arch. ’23, Associate AIA, Cleveland Heights, OH, has joined Bialosky, a design firm known for design excellence and community-centered projects. As a new architecture graduate, MacMurdo enters the design profession as a pivot from a successful career as a journalist and editor in Portland and Cleveland. His current design project is Noble Station, a vertically mixed-use development in Cleveland Heights. 

Emily Williams, ’16, M.Arch. '18, M.U.D. ’18, AIA, Strongsville, OH, has been promoted to associate at Bialosky, citing her distinct value as a dual-disciplined practitioner and engaged leader in our design community. As a licensed architect and planner, Williams contributes to buildings and master plans that uplift neighborhoods, campuses and communities. Her clients include Cleveland Public Library, Beaumont School and Case Western Reserve University.

Christine (Scaglione) Schalmo, B.A. ’12, B.S. ’14, M.Arch. ’15. RA, NCIDQ, Cuyahoga Falls, OH, has been promoted to senior associate at Bialosky in recognition for her distinct value as a licensed architect, a credentialed interior designer and a driver of the firm’s culture. In 2023, she was awarded the annual Piece of the Rock Award, an honor bestowed by the prominent century-old counseling and crisis center, May Dugan Center, in recognition of her empathetic leadership and project management of their $7 million renovation.

Theodore Ferringer, Jr., ’06, M.Arch. ’08, M.U.D. ’08, AIA, Cleveland, OH, has been promoted to associate principal at Bialosky in recognition of his achievements as a licensed architect, senior project manager and recognized community leader. He has served at every level of AIA – local, state and national – and presently serves on the AIA Ohio Board as the AIA Cleveland Representative and a national seat for the AIA ArchiPac Steering Committee. Ferringer skillfully and empathetically leads design teams on public-facing projects, culminating in a career of impactful Cleveland architecture.

Brian Meng, B.S. ’00, B.Arch. ’01, RA, LEED AP, Cleveland, OH, was named a partner of Bialosky, the AIA Ohio Gold Medal firm known for design excellence in architecture, engineering and interior design. Meng joined the firm in 2001 as a new graduate and rose to become a well-respected architect leading mixed-use developments and multi-family projects that earn regional and national awards. His signature projects include Crocker Park, the Van Aken District and Belle Oaks Marketplace.

Hallie (DelVillan) Crouch, ’08, M.Arch. ’09, Associate AIA, Cleveland, OH, was recently named a partner of Bialosky, a design firm known for design excellence and community-centered projects. She is the first female, first millennial and first nontraditional practitioner to hold ownership of the architecture and engineering practice. Crouch guides business development, marketing, strategic visioning and best practices. She serves on AIA National Strategic Council and is a juror of student work at Kent State’s College of Architecture and Environmental Design.