Lynne Rizk
Title: Senior Associate
Company: Perkins Eastman, PC
Location: Stamford, Conn.
Birthplace: Middletown, Conn.
Family: Husband, Mostafa; daughters: Sofia (7 years) and Sydney (9 months)
College: Kent State University
What your firm does now and its plans for the future: Perkins Eastman is a recognized leader in several types including education, healthcare, commercial and hospitality. With more than 200 of the firm's staff members focused on healthcare design, research and related projects, our healthcare practice is one of the largest in the eastern United States and Canada. As the local healthcare practice area leader, it is my primary responsibility to build our Healthcare network in Connecticut. We are looking to continue to build relationships with all Connecticut hospitals to show our commitment to healthcare architecture, patient centered and family centered designs and our expertise in healthcare planning and design.
Hobbies: Baking specialty cakes, architectural photography, crafts and gardening
Favorite movies: "The Sound of Music," "The Holiday Grease"
Person you most admire (outside of family): Barack Obama
Keys to success: Listen, be honest, be real, be personable, keep promises, work hard and, of course, provide the best design and healthcare planning solutions possible
If you had to choose a different profession, what would it be? A professional baker