Becker Morgan Group Associate, Emily Purdum, AIA, recently received the Accredited Learning Environments Planner (ALEP) designation, a mark of excellence developed to reflect the knowledge, skills, and abilities required of an educational facility planner. The Association for Learning Environments (A4LA), the creator of the ALEP credential, observes, “An individual who has been certified by A4LE has achieved the highest qualification in our profession. Clients can appoint ALEPs with confidence that they have been examined for competence by our association.”
Emily joined Becker Morgan Group in 2014 and has worked on several of the firm’s most significant education projects over the last eight years. Currently, she serves as a project manager on numerous K-12 schools, including the New Capital School District Consolidated Middle Schools project and Wicomico High School HVAC Renovations. Emily joined the A4LE Chesapeake Bay/Delaware Valley Chapter in 2018 and currently serves as president-elect after serving as a board member at large since 2021. Emily is driven by the opportunity to design educational spaces that support student success and looks forward to implementing lessons learned from her recent courses.
Firm principal and leader of the firm’s education practice area, Brad A. Hastings, AIA, LEED AP comments on Emily’s accomplishment “We are proud of Emily for undertaking this endeavor to achieve such a distinguished credential. Her efforts are a testament to her student-first approach to educational design. She is already sharing lessons learned with our clients and influencing our K-12 design studio.”
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