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YHR Partners, Ltd. Principals

 
 

YHR Partners is committed to quality service that provides our clients with creative design and technical excellence.  We are committed to building solutions that respect the decisions of our clients, provide innovative solutions, and establish long term relationships.  YHR Partners respects the context for projects, whether it's a green piece of land or an existing structure, responding with architecture that is environmentally responsible and compatible with the traditions from previous generations.  We are committed to life-long learning and are prepared to share with our clients new ideas, new technologies, new products and new trends that can influence the built environment and shape the future of buildings in the years to come.

 
   

Julie Newman Rokke AIA

Principal/Project Manager

jrokke@yhr.com

 

Julie provides leadership in the firm in planning and design.  She is a creative planner, facilitating planning process that provide clients with a long term vision and goals towards securing quality built environments.  She leads many of the design efforts in the office and has designed several projects to receive design excellence awards.  She is active in many community organizations in long term care, historic preservation and education.  Julie has been with YHR Partners since 1985 and is a licensed architect, interior designer and master gardner.

 
 
   

James P. Welch AIA

Principal/Managing Partner

jwelch@yhr.com

 

Jim oversees the administration, financial and operations within the office.  In addition, he has a key role in providing technical expertise and construction administration service for numerous projects. He has extensive experience in construction documents and specifications and supports quality efforts within the office and leads the estimating team.  Jim joined the firm in 1989.  He provides volunteer service to the profession, being a past president of NDAIA and is an active volunteer in the community as secretary in the Vikingland Kiwanis Club, Vice Chair of the Fargo-Moorhead Area Chamber of Commerce and Moorhead Economic Development Authority.

 
   

Richard L. Meier AIA

Principal/Project Manager

rmeier@yhr.com

 

Rich has been with YHR Partners since 1993, serving as a project manager and a construction administrator on numerous projects.  Rich currently leads the production department coordinating drawings both in-house and with consulting engineers.  He has experience with numerous project types and various delivery methods.  Rich as a good working relationship with contractors and provides value engineering for projects.

 
   

James C. Simpson AIA

Principal/Project Manager

jsimpson@yhr.com

 

Jim leads the firm's experience in the preparation of specifications, and technical evaluations of existing structures. Jim has extensive knowledge of building materials, quality standards, and building codes.  He is certified as a Construction Specifier by the Construction Specification Institute.  Jim has been active in the community serving on the City of Fargo Board of Adjustments and as Chairman of the North Dakota State Building Code Advisory Committee.  Jim joined YHR Partners in 1996 after several years of experience with other firms.

 
   

Margaret K. Follingstad AIA

Principal/Project Manager

mfollingstad@yhr.com

 

Margaret joined the firm in January, 2003 after six years on the west coast.  She is a Project Manager in pre-design planning and on through the supervision of the building construction with experience in development of religious facilities, educational facilities, nursing homes, historical restoration, historical replication, hospitality, retail centers, mixed use, and urban design.

 

     
 
 

Mark D. Lundberg AIA

Principal/Project Manager

mlundberg@yhr.com

 

Mark joined the firm in 2003 as a creative architect with excellent design skills and over 17 years of experience encompassing the full range of architectural services.  He has been the designer and project manager on numerous institutional, academic and educational facilities.  Mark is capable of building consensus of large groups through effective communication skills.