HMC Architects is pleased to welcome Kelly Olson as Director of Marketing and Business Development Strategies. Olson will oversee marketing and business development activities for the firm’s core markets, while implementing business development strategies in support of HMC’s strategic goals.

Olson has nearly 20 years of marketing and strategic planning experience. Before joining HMC, Olson served as the vice president for western region business development at AECOM, a global leader in providing professional technical and management support services for a variety of markets out of Los Angeles. She participated in AECOM’s transition from independent operating units into a single AECOM brand and re-alignment of resources into market disciplines. Olson was also responsible for business development processes, leadership in key strategic pursuits, and facilitation of integration efforts for newly acquired firms.

“Kelly’s marketing and business development expertise clearly aligns with HMC’s push to become more strategic, efficient, and effective in our marketing efforts,” says HMC’s President and CEO Randy Peterson, FAIA, LEED® AP BD+C. “Her leadership will benefit the entire firm as we continue to grow across multiple markets and geographic boundaries.”

Olson is a graduate of California State University, Fullerton. She currently serves on the Board of Directors for the Los Angeles Business Council and is a member of the Urban Land Institute (ULI), CoreNet, and is past president of the Southern California Development Forum (formerly known as Valley Development Forum).