MILLS
WHITAKER
ARCHITECTS
MILLS
WHITAKER
ARCHITECTS
PERSONNEL
DON MILLS - ARCHITECT / PRINCIPAL
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
1998 - Present / Co-Founder & Principal / MILLS WHITAKER ARCHITECTS, LLC
1997 - 1998 / Co-Founder & Principal / MILLS WHITAKER ARCHITECTS
1993 - 1997 / Founder & Principal / DON MILLS ARCHITECT / Boston MA
EDUCATION
Master of Architecture / Massachusetts Institute of Technology / Cambridge MA / Jan 1984
Bachelor of Environmental Design / University of Colorado / Boulder CO / Dec 1980 / Magna Cum Laude
Teaching Assistant / MIT – Design With Microclimate / Professor Timothy E. Johnson
Academic Awards / University of Colorado / Martin Luther King Jr. Housing Award
Academic Awards / University of Colorado / Monarch Tile Scholarship
REGISTRATION & MEMBERSHIP
NCARB Certificate / Number: 62823
Registered Architect / Commonwealth of Massachusetts / Current -- No. 7407
Registered Architect / State of Maine / Current -- No. ARC3384
Member / National Trust for Historic Preservation
Member / Historic New England
LEED Accredited Professional / Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design
COMMUNITY SERVICE EXPERIENCE
Founder & Director / Healing Prayer Ministry / Covenant Church, Arlington MA / 2005 - Present
Elder / Park Street Church / Boston MA / 1996 - 1999
Volunteer Architect / United Mission to Nepal / Butwal NEPAL / 1990 - 1993
Resident Caretaker / Historic Wilson House / Cambridge MA / 1984 – 1987
Little League Coach / Arlington Little League / 2000 – 2003
Eagle Scout / Boy Scouts of America / Houston TX
RESIDENCY
Arlington MA Resident (1995-Present)
PROFESSIONAL AWARDS
Massachusetts Accessible Design and Historic Preservation Award – Park Street School / 2006
Massachusetts Historical Commission Preservation Award – Park Street School / 2007
2006 - Statewide Historic Preservation Honor Award for Excellence in Restoration for the Restoration of the First Parish Church (1846 by Richard Upjohn) in Brunswick ME
2012 - Statewide Historic Preservation Honor Award for Excellence in Restoration for the Restoration of the Winslow Homer Studio (1884 - 1910) in Scarborough ME for the Portland Museum of Art
2013 - Victorian Society in America Award for the Restoration of the Winslow Homer Studio
CRAIG WHITAKER - ARCHITECT / PRINCIPAL
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
1998 - Present / Co-Founder & Principal / MILLS WHITAKER ARCHITECTS, LLC
1997 - 1998 / Co-Founder & Principal / MILLS WHITAKER ARCHITECTS
1993 - 1997 / Founder & Principal / WHITAKER ARCHITECTS / Cambridge MA
EDUCATION
Master of Architecture / Massachusetts Institute of Technology / Cambridge MA / May 1983
Teaching Assistant / MIT – Design Studio / Professor Barry Zevin
Bachelor of Arts in Architecture / University of Washington / Seattle WA / Aug 1979 / Cum Laude, Phi Beta Kappa
Academic Awards / MIT Chamberlain Award for Excellence in Architectural Design
Academic Awards / Naramore Scholarship for Graduate Study at MIT
REGISTRATION & MEMBERSHIP
NCARB Certificate / Number: 52402
Registered Architect / Commonwealth of Massachusetts / Current -- No. 9392
Registered Architect / State of Maine / Current -- No. ARC2561
Registered Architect / State of New Hampshire / Current -- No. 3392
Member / Maine Preservation, Portland ME
COMMUNITY SERVICE EXPERIENCE
Member / Mid-Cambridge Neighborhood Association, 1990 - 2000
Design Instructor / Boston Architectural Center, 1996 - 1999
Furniture Design Instructor / Massachusetts College of Art, 1998
Thesis Advisor / Boston Architectural Center, 1999 - 2000
Trustee / Deertrees Cultural Theatre, 2000 - 2002
Trustee / Bridgton Community Center, 2002 - 2006
RESIDENCY
Cambridge MA (1979-Present)
Bridgton ME (2000-Present)
PROFESSIONAL AWARDS
1999 - City of Cambridge Preservation Award – 132 Antrim Street Carriage House
2006 - Statewide Historic Preservation Honor Award for Excellence in Restoration for the Restoration of the First Parish Church (1846 by Richard Upjohn) in Brunswick ME
2012 - Statewide Historic Preservation Honor Award for Excellence in Restoration for the Restoration of the Winslow Homer Studio (1884 - 1910) in Scarborough ME for the Portland Museum of Art
2013 - Victorian Society in America Award for the Restoration of the Winslow Homer Studio
LAURA GILL - PROJECT ARCHITECT
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
1998 - Present / Project Architect / MILLS WHITAKER ARCHITECTS, LLC
1992 - 1998 / Associate Architect / DEWING & SCHMID ARCHITECTS, INC.
1991 - 1992 / Intern Architect / NASHAWTUC ARCHITECTS / Concord MA
1989 - 1991 / Intern Architect / DAPHNE PETRIE & ASSOCIATES / Newton MA
1984 - 1988 / Intern Architect / PAUL D. MINOR, ARCHITECT / Concord MA
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Architecture / Boston Architectural Center / Boston MA / June 1986
Bachelor of Science / Colby Sawyer College / New London NH / June 1968 / Cum Laude
REGISTRATION & MEMBERSHIP
Registered Architect / Commonwealth of Massachusetts / Current -- No. 8948
Registered Architect / State of Maine / Current -- No. ARC2562
Member / Portland Museum of Art / Committee of One Hundred
COMMUNITY SERVICE EXPERIENCE
Member / Mid-Cambridge Neighborhood Association
RESIDENCY
Cambridge MA (1995-Present)
Bridgton ME (2000-Present)
PROFESSIONAL AWARDS
City of Cambridge Preservation Award – 132 Antrim Street Carriage House / 1999
SARAH WHITAKER - SENIOR DRAFTSPERSON
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
1998 - Present / Draftsperson / MILLS WHITAKER ARCHITECTS
1995 - 1998 / Founder & Principal / SARAH WHEELER DESIGNS / Cambridge, MA
1991 - 1995 / Manager of Design Services / CLOSET WORLD / Whittier, CA
1990 - 1991 / Custom Design Consultant / FEDCO, INC. / San Bernadino, CA
1987 - 1990 / Custom Design Consultant / J. C. PENNEY CUSTOM DECORATING / La Puente, CA
EDUCATION
Citrus College Covina, CA 1980 - 1987
Architectural Studies, Boston Architectural Center, 1997-1998
RESIDENCY
Cambridge MA (1996 - 2000)
Tucson AZ (2000 – Present)
EILEEN MILLS - DRAFTSPERSON & WRITER
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2006 - Present / Draftsperson / Writer / MILLS WHITAKER ARCHITECTS, LLC
1999 - 2006 / Freelance Writer / Self-Employed / Arlington MA
1989 / ESL Teacher / CELOP, BOSTON UNIVERSITY / Boston MA
1989 / Apprentice ESL Teacher / HARVARD UNIVERSITY / Cambridge MA
1987 - 1988 / Director of Admissions / ELS Language Institute / Boston MA
EDUCATION
M.A. in TESL/TEFL / University of Massachusetts / Boston MA / December 1989
B.A. in Mass Communications / Video Production / Emerson College / Boston MA / 1987
COMMUNITY SERVICE EXPERIENCE
Leadership Team / Healing Prayer Team / Covenant Church, Arlington MA / 2005 – Present
Women's Retreat Committee / Covenant Church, Arlington MA / 2000 -
Pioneer Girls Leader / Grace Chapel, Lexington MA / 1999 - 2000
Steering Committee / Covenant School, Arlington MA / 1998 - 2000
Women's Retreat Committee / Park Street Church, Boston MA / 1995 - 1998
Volunteer EFL Teacher / United Mission to Nepal, Butwal, Nepal / 1990 - 1993
Volunteer ESL Teacher / International Institute, Boston MA / 1989
Volunteer ESL Teacher / FOCUS, Park Street Church, Boston MA / 1988
RESIDENCY
Arlington MA (1995-Present)
AWARDS
Most Outstanding Apprentice Teacher – Harvard University (Summer ESL Program) 1989
EVVY Award - Most Informative Documentary – Emerson College 1987
ROSS HOLDEN - ARCHITECTURAL INTERN
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2008 - Present / Summer Architectural Intern / MILLS WHITAKER ARCHITECTS, LLC
EDUCATION
Bachelors of Architecture Program / Philadelphia University, Philadelphia PA / Graduation - May 2011
COMMUNITY EXPERIENCE
Philadelphia University Chorus / 2008
Lake Region Theater / 2001 – 2007
RESIDENCY
Bridgton ME (summers)
Philadelphia PA (academic year)
AWARDS
North Bridgton High School Scholarship Foundation: 2007, 2008
Philadelphia University Faculty Grant: 2007, 2008
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