Our Team
“Environmental Works has the ability to bring together talented teams who work efficiently to create vibrant facilities that serve the needs of a diverse community.”
Our Board of Directors
Mark Brown President
Design and Construction Project Manager
Bradley wilburn Vice President
Interim Land Use Division Manager, Seattle Departments of Construction & Inspections
Ann Marie Borys Secretary
Architect / Associate Professor, Department of Architecture, University of Washington
Justine Makki
Advisory Director, PwC
Prestina Stull
Compliance Officer, Asian Counseling and Referral Service
Umar Farooq
Director, Finance Planning and Analytics, HealthPoint
Brad Collins
Retired. Former EW Employee #1, circa 1970
Hakan Yilmaz
President, MedikEquip
Jeremy Wilkening
Vice President of Development, Shelter Resources, Inc.
Honoring Those Who Guided Our Work
Jan Gleason, who saw herself as a “social worker in three dimensions,” served as Environmental Works’s executive director from 1997 to 2008. She designed more than 50 child care centers, as well as affordable housing, medical clinics, and community centers. Jan co-authored a manual on child care design which has been distributed nationally. Only the 64th female licensed architect in Washington, she was named a fellow of the American Institute of Architects in 2006.
Jan would regularly voice and act on her belief that affordable housing and child care centers “should be more than just a roof over somebody’s head. Dismal, dreary spaces are oppressive. Light and connections with the outside make us feel better. We believe everybody deserves them.” Her manner manifested this dedication: she always greeted people with a genuine "How are you?" and cared deeply about everyone in her broadly-defined community. Her commitment to collaborate with and raise the voices of all communities continues to drive EW’s work today.