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Personal Greeting Melissa Pritchard, AIA

SFCS, Inc.

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SFCS, Inc.
Roanoke, VA

Bio

SFCS is a full-service architectural, engineering, planning and interior design firm that specializes in the design of senior living, education, health care, and government facilities nationwide.
I am a Vice President at SFCS with over 15 years of experience with an emphasis on the roles of project management and project designer. Over the course of my career, I have managed and planned projects for retirement, commercial, residential, non-profit, and educational clients.
I attended Krakow Polytechnic University in Krakow, Poland and completed my Bachelor of Architecture degree at the University of Tennessee.
Beginning with my graduate thesis, I began to focus on specialized interests in the areas of design for seniors and frail adults, with a focus on design for memory support. I have been lucky enough to work with clients nationwide in an effort to improve the environments that our seniors live in. I am actively involved in researching design trends and innovations that can improve the residential environments that are emerging as the industry standard for skilled care communities. Most recently, I have been working on several projects regarding household design trends for memory support residents with a focus on resident outcomes and broader benefits to the staff, provider and larger community.
I am a member of the American Institute of Architects, certified through the National Council of Architectural Registration Boards, and a LEED Accredited Professional with a specialty in Building Design and Construction.
I have worked with various national code task force groups updating regulations to support residential design in licensed senior living environments. I have served on the selection Jury for the Environments for Aging design awards, and speak nationally about the senior living industry.

Education

Politechnika Krakowska im. Tadeusza Kościuszki
1996 To 1996

University of Tennessee-Knoxville
Bachelor of Architecture
1992 To 1997

St. Mary's Episcopal School
1989 To 1992

Job History

SFCS
Vice President | Project Manager & Project Designer
January 2006 - present

SFCS
Associate Principal | Project Manager & Project Designer
February 2010 - February 2012

SFCS Inc.
Senior Associate | Project Manager | Project Designer
March 2009 - February 2010

SFCS
Associate | Project Manager | Project Designer
March 2007 - March 2009

SFCS
Project Manager | Project Designer
January 2005 - March 2007

Askew Nixon Ferguson Architects
Project Manager & Designer
April 1999 - December 2005

McGehee Nicholson Burke Architects
Designer
June 1997 - April 1999