The announcement recognizes the leadership and continued growth of the national integrated design firm in the western region. Rebecca also serves as director of healthcare for the Phoenix studio, further enhancing Westlake Reed Leskosky’s award-winning specialty in healthcare facilities planning and design.
As principal and director in Phoenix, Rebecca Olson is focusing on project leadership and the management of the studio, developing and maintaining client relationships and mentoring staff. In her continuing role as director of healthcare for the Phoenix studio, she guides the business and strategic development of the healthcare practice as it expands in other market areas.
Featured in Arizona Woman’s Who’s Who 2009, Rebecca’s extensive experience in project management spans new construction and renovation, with a range of construction budgets including very large complex projects, and for a variety of building types including healthcare, research laboratories, educational, and commercial facilities.
She has performed contract negotiation, project management, facility and site development master planning, medical and laboratory programming and planning, design, interior design, code review, contract document production, and contract administration services for more than 25 years.
As practice leader for the healthcare facilities design studio of Westlake Reed Leskosky’s Phoenix office, Rebecca Olson oversees the delivery of all of the healthcare design projects in the western region of the US. Rebecca is currently serving as project director on multiple projects with multiple design teams and hospitals for the Veterans Administration Healthcare Systems in Arizona, California, New Mexico, and West Texas, of which several are currently under construction.
A registered architect, NCARB – certified, and a LEED – accredited professional, Rebecca is a member of the American Institute of Architects (AIA), the American Society for Healthcare Engineering, the Central Arizona Society for Healthcare Engineering, and the Society for College and University Planning. She received her Master of Architecture and Bachelor of Architectural Studies from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
