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Executive Creative Designers

Developer and Visionary

Shawn Smith is the Creator and Developer of Harvest Gardens "Adventures in Learning". She created a wide range of strategies program designed to combat childhood obesity. Harvest Gardens "Adventures in Learning"  will be the world's first company to educate children about proactive methods to control type 2 diabetes (T2D) and help eradicate childhood obesity a worldwide epidemic.  

Lead Architect - Huitt-zollars

Huitt-Zollars: Founded in Houston, TX in1938.

The Firm has designed large scale projects for the hospitality, leisure and entertainment industries worldwide Orlando Florida Office.  www.huitt-zollars.com


Architect - Swaback Partners

Swaback Partners: Established in Scottsdale, AZ in 1978 by Vern Swaback, the last architect apprentice of Frank Llyod Wright.  A world-renowned architecture firm specializing in planning and architectural services for wide range of urban planning and comprehensive architectural services for institutional and commercial involvements. Jeff Denzak, Partner Principal. www.swaback.com

Architect - Moody Nolan

Moody Nolan: The largest African American owned firm in the country. The firm has more than 340 design citations. Headquartered in Columbus, Ohio, we have offices in Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Dallas, Houston, Nashville, New York City, Philadelphia and Washington. Wardell Ross, Jr.  Associate Principal, Director of Texas Operation.

www.moodynolan.com



Creatve Production & Design - The Producers

Bob Chambers is the Founder and Co-CEO of the Producers Group, LLC – A creative production firm based in Los Angeles, California established in 2011.  The Producers Group designs and builds attractions for clients in the theme park, water park, cruise line, casino, museum, and visitor center verticals - Bob Chambers, Founder and Co-CEO.

www.producers-group.com

National Institute for Play

Dr. Stuart Brown. Dr. Brown’s is trained in general and internal medicine, psychiatry, and clinical research. His years of clinical practice and thousands of detailed clinical reviews affirmed the importance and need for healthy play throughout the human life cycle, and his later evaluation of highly creative individuals revealed the centrality of playfulness to their success and well-being.  Dr. Stuart Brown, Founder and President. www.nifplay.org

Operations & Entertainment Designers

Construction Companhy

Construction: Whiting Turner and services as the Entertainment National Leader. The company is headquartered in Baltimore, Maryland and has a wide range of experience with Disney, Universal Studio and LEGOLAND. Dennis Clem, Vice President of  Entertainment National Leader. www.whiting-turner.com


 

Landscape Architect

 Todd has been working all over the world for nearly 40 years on significant, notable and award-winning projects. He continues to be active in North, Central and South America, especially Brasil, the Caribbean, the Middle East, Europe and Asia creating memorable solutions that enhance and coexist with great authentic places.

Urban environment, mixed-use development, eco-tourism, or entertainment destination, TMLA brings expertise in the creation of great places and experiences for people. Successful placemaking strategies for projects demand a diversity of and synergy between multiple program uses in order to create environments in which to live, work, and play.

Unless otherwise noted, all work shown here was done by Todd McCurdy and his teams - while leading the LA practice at MorrisTerra, Morris Architects, MORRIS and / or HZ.
 

Project Management Team

Project Management Team

 
Dan Haas - Senior Project Manager 

President -Haas Consulting & Construction Mgt, Inc.


Vergel L. Gay, Jr. FAIA  - CEO

Vergel Gay & Associates, LLC  


Helen Stone - President

Quality Assurance Designer 


John P. Matthews - President 

Matthews Management





Creative Book Team

Project Management Team

Shawn Smith 

Author & Creative Designer 

Hattie Mae and the Traveling Trunk Book Series  


Company 26 has a collective number of professionals whom have worked on designing and editing books that includes children books from Scholastic and Disney. 

Illustrator

Illustrator

 

 


Artist - Illustrator



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