Hoffman Architects + Engineers welcomes new shareholders

 

 

 

 

Manhattan, NY Hoffmann Architects + Engineers has welcomed Kristen Anderson, Bob Delagrange, Melissa Melone, and Rachel Mesite to join in equity ownership of the company. As shareholders, they join John Hoffmann, Russ Sanders, Avi Kamrat, Craig Hargrove, Dan Bishop, Debbie Costantini, Alison Hoffmann, Larry Keenan, Erin Kesegi, Juan Kuriyama, Rob Marsoli, Nick Moroniti, Richard Off, Donna Rehm-McCabe, Ben Robinson, and Steve Susca in sharing responsibility for the firm’s achievements and shaping the direction of the company.

Hoffmann’s shareholders range from early-career professionals to seasoned experts and include technical, administrative, and finance staff.

Anderson is staff architect in New York. She joined Hoffmann in 2019 and holds a B.Arch. degree from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. A member of the American Institute of Architects (AIA) and National Council of Architectural Registration Boards (NCARB), she is a volunteer mentor with the Architecture, Construction, and Engineering (ACE) Mentor Program of Greater New York.

Delagrange is senior business development manager in Connecticut. He joined Hoffmann in 2016 and holds a B.S. in Marketing from the University of Connecticut and an MBA from the University of New Haven. Active in many professional associations, he serves as co-chair of the programs committee for Connecticut Building Congress, where he was recently elected to the board of directors.

Melone is staff architect in New York. After earning a B.Arch. from Syracuse University, she joined Hoffmann in 2021. Certified by the Construction Specifications Institute (CSI) as a Construction Documents Technologist, she is also a member of the American Institute of Architects and AIA New York Women in Architecture Committee. An alumni of the ACE Mentor Program, she also volunteers with the Greater New York chapter.

Mesite is corporate secretary and an officer of the firm. She earned her bachelor’s degree from Gettysburg College in Pennsylvania and joined Hoffmann in 2015. Her finance and reporting responsibilities include maintaining statutory and regulatory compliance, processing stock transactions, maintaining business insurance, executing corporate filings and reports, and keeping official records.