Vera Zimmerman

Principal — Accessibility / ADA Consultant

Reviews restroom layouts and details for ADA risk points, helping our guides translate standards into buildable, field-ready checklists.

Robert “Bob” Davenport

Principal Engineer — MEP Systems

Adds engineering perspective to restroom ventilation, plumbing coordination, and code-driven design decisions in our case studies.

Peter Varsalona

Principal / Vice President — Mechanical Engineer (PE)

Helps us explain how restroom upgrades affect whole-building systems—water, gas, fire protection, and permitting workflows.

Michael J. Larkin

Senior Structural Engineer (PE)

Contributes insight on retrofit realities—structural constraints, penetrations, and why “simple restroom changes” can ripple into structure.

Luke Pantaleo

Partner — Registered Architect (RA), Facade & Roofing Lead

Helps connect restroom durability topics—moisture management, leaks, assemblies—to broader envelope and lifecycle performance.

Eugene Gurevich

Partner — PE, Architect; Construction Phase Director

Ground-truths our case studies with construction-phase perspective—coordination, inspections, and what details actually survive the field.

Paul R. Grissett

Partner — Code & Zoning Compliance Lead

Keeps our “what code means in practice” content realistic—plan review pathways, filings, and common compliance pitfalls.

Stephen Varone

President — Registered Architect (AIA)

Brings an owner-facing lens—how to scope upgrades, document existing conditions, and communicate performance tradeoffs clearly.

Nicole Germano

Interior Design Lead — Workplace / Restroom Interiors

Helps our guides stay human-centered—privacy, comfort, finishes, and the small details that make restrooms feel safer and easier to use.

Lauren Takeda

Senior Architect — Inclusive Workplace Design

Adds architectural rigor to our case studies—how to balance code constraints, existing cores, and inclusive restroom planning.

Joel Sanders

Director — Inclusive Design (Architecture / Research)

Informs our research hub with inclusive restroom frameworks—privacy, dignity, and design beyond minimum compliance.

Seb Choe

Associate Director — Design, Activism & Education

Helps translate research into practical learning—clear definitions, diagrams, and “what to check” lists for designers and owners.

Camille Esquivel

Director of Development & Outreach — Architecture Practice Ops

Keeps our content ecosystem organized—helping curate case studies, coordinate expert input, and maintain consistency across topics.

Marco Li

Designer — Project Architecture & Inclusive Prototypes

Supports our case studies with design-prototype thinking—how restroom concepts evolve from sketches into real, testable layouts.

Hansel Bauman

Human-Centered Design Specialist — DeafSpace / Guidelines

Helps our research hub address sensory experience—visibility, comfort, and spatial cues that improve safety for more users.

Magda Mostafa

Autism Design Specialist — Research-Based Design Frameworks

Improves our restroom guidance for sensory comfort—lighting, acoustics, and predictability that can reduce stress for neurodiverse users.

Quemuel Arroyo

Physical Accessibility Specialist — Policy-to-Design Insights

Helps our content stay grounded in lived experience—what “accessible” means when you actually navigate space with mobility constraints.

Michael B. Schneider

Principal — Architect (AIA), Accessibility Specialist

Reviews our accessibility checklists and case studies with a “details + big picture” approach—reducing risk while keeping solutions practical.

Soo Park

Associate — Senior Accessibility Consultant (AIA, NCARB, LEED AP)

Helps ensure our restroom planning content reads well for real projects—plan examiner mindset, documentation clarity, and constructability.

Rachelle Freegard

Associate — Senior Accessibility Consultant (RA, LEED AP)

Adds a seasoned architectural lens to our standards content—how to interpret requirements without losing usability or design intent.