Meet Our Team
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Dave Reese
Principal Architect, President
During his tenure at TURNERBATSON, Dave has built a reputation for leading projects by combining his vision for innovative and functional design with practical, budget-focused solutions. Over the years, he has developed lasting relationships with clients, general contractors, and contributing professionals. As President, Dave is particularly proud of the experienced, enthusiastic staff at TURNERBATSON and works to develop a culture of encouragement, teamwork, and service excellence.
Dave enjoys church activities, ping pong Fridays, Wordle, Scrabble, and spending weekends at the lake with his wife, three kids, and golden-doodle pup.
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Eric Berg
Principal Architect, Vice President
Eric joined TURNERBATSON in 1996 and became a partner with the firm in 2005. As the firm's Vice President, Eric’s role at TURNERBATSON varies from supporting our talented staff to managing all phases of program development from design and contract documents to bidding and contract administration. With 28 total years of experience as a registered architect, he has spent the last decade specializing in education projects ranging from residence halls to student life centers. Eric's favorite part of being a leader at TURNERBATSON is working with our team. Our profession can be challenging and stressful, but without fail, you will come across many smiling faces walking through the office — with someone always willing to step up and offer assistance.
Eric’s favorite thing to do outside of the office is to spend time with his family. With three active boys, Eric and his wife seem to constantly be on the go finding themselves at soccer games, playing cards or games, watching a movie together, or traveling. When time permits, he enjoys reading a good book — especially books about historical figures, events, or the construction of architectural or engineering monuments. He still plans to learn how to play the drums that have been sitting in his garage for 20 years collecting dust — a life-long goal that has been put on hold for far too long!
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Melissa Anderson
Marketing Director
Melissa is the Marketing Director at TURNERBATSON. Her responsibility is to lead overall brand awareness of the firm. She takes great pride in sharing the team’s talent, passion, and service excellence with the community we serve and works to elevate the firm’s communication every day. What matters most to her is celebrating the stories of the people behind the buildings, the amazing passion our team has for each project, and our purpose for doing what we do. She is very thankful for her role and responsibilities at TURNERBATSON.
Melissa loves spending time with her husband and their two young children. They enjoy traveling, going on walks, and attending community events as a family. She is an avid fan of holidays, party planning, trying new restaurants, and grabbing coffee or a caramel latte at a local coffee shop.
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Hal Bishop
Project Architect, Senior Associate
As a Senior Associate at TURNERBATSON, Hal manages a team of talented architects, designers, and BIM specialists. With more than 30 years of experience, he serves as a mentor and advisor to the next generation of leaders. Hal values the importance of each project and enjoys the ever-changing world of architecture. His passion for client relationships and accurate construction documents makes him a natural leader within our firm.
Hal enjoys mobile video games, carpentry, home renovations, and traveling. He and his wife, Suzan, enjoy mission trips with their church and hosting a Bible study group on Sunday nights.
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Wil Bradford
Project Architect, Associate
As an Associate at TURNERBATSON, Wil enjoys the chance he has to better the lives of both the user and owner of a building or space through design while creating great relationships during the process. Wil uses sketching and modeling to visualize and effectively communicate to others. He enjoys developing projects that are rooted with a strong design aesthetic and challenges himself to try something new on every project.
Wil loves to spend time at the lake fishing, wakeboarding, or relaxing in the water. He also enjoys challenging his inner competitiveness through his Saturday morning basketball league and the company softball team.
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Mary-Claire Brown
Registered Interior Designer, Associate
As an Associate, Interior Designer Mary-Claire leads project teams within each phase of design, construction, and FF&E selections for her clients. She uses her background in graphic design to elevate each interior through inspiring sketches, drawings, or models, translating clients' visions into reality. Through each experience, Mary Claire’s favorite part is watching the end users walk and experience their new space.
She has served on the IIDA Alabama Chapter Board for the past six years. One of those roles as President.
Mary-Claire enjoys spending time with her husband and their two dogs, painting, reading, or traveling to new destinations with her friends.
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Hannah Burns
Project Architect
Project Architect Hannah Burns joined the TURNERBATSON team upon completing Auburn University’s Urban Studio in downtown Birmingham. She grew to love the Birmingham community and experienced the vitality for the next generation of professionals, especially in architecture and design. Hannah grew up in Selma, Alabama, and always admired and appreciated the historic buildings throughout her hometown. That interest, fueled by her passion for both science and design, led her to a career that allows her to make a lasting impact in people’s lives through built environments.
Hannah enjoys baking sweets and hosting her friends and family (sweet tea included). She loves taking trips with her husband, DIY projects, and all things Christmas.
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Jamie Collins
Project Architect, Senior Associate
As a Senior Associate and team leader, Jamie strives to provide the best possible built environment for TURNERBATSON’s clients while developing and improving relationships with the owners, contractors, and employees he works with every day. With more than 30 years of experience, Jamie loves having an actual product to be proud of, whether it be a sketch on a napkin or a beautiful completed building.
Jamie's greatest joy and adventure is raising his son Henry with his wife, Sara.
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Spence Colmer
Intern Architect
Intern Architect Spence Colmer joined the TURNERBATSON team upon graduating from Mississippi State’s College of Architecture. Prior to joining the team, Spence had only visited Birmingham once. He feels it was a gift from God that he was called to TURNERBATSON. Originally from Pascagoula, Mississippi, Spence draws inspiration from his hometown's ongoing recovery post-Hurricane Katrina. Witnessing the rebuilding effort from the devastation fueled his creativity and passion. Now, he is on a mission to craft designs that leave a lasting impact on communities and instill a sense of pride in those who occupy them.
Spence enjoys playing and watching baseball and other various sports with friends and family.
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Holly Gallagher
Senior BIM Specialist
As a Senior BIM Specialist, Holly works directly with the architects and interior designers to produce construction documents for all project types. For more than 20 years, Holly has used her knowledge in modeling, detailing, and noting to provide the best product to the client. No matter what role Holly plays at the office, she is known for her willingness to help others. Her positive attitude, patience, and technical expertise make her a valuable asset to the firm.
When Holly is not keeping busy with her family and friends, she manages to find time to read, cook, craft, and serve in the preschool ministry at her church.
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Anne-Marie Gianoudis
Director of Interior Design, Associate
Anne-Marie joined the TURNERBATSON team in 2015 with 15 years of interior design experience. As an Associate, her goal is to create environments where people are happy, healthy, productive and inspired. To ensure that her clients’ visions are best executed, Anne-Marie excels at asking the right questions, researching the project, and being a good listener and collaborator. Her ability to develop client relationships based on respect, trust, and confidence has been the key to her success as a designer. Skilled at creating beautiful designs under a variety of budgets, styles, timeframes, and requirements, Anne-Marie guides her clients through every phase of the design process.
Anne-Marie adores spending time with her husband and two sons, exploring nature as well as the hottest new restaurants. An avid foodie and traveler, she is always seeking new inspirations and experiences from around the world. She has also served on the IIDA Alabama Chapter Board as President, the IIDA International Board of Trustees as a Vice President, and as Chair of the IIDA Foundation.
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Michael Goswick
Project Architect, Associate
As an Associate, Michael takes pride in working with a dedicated team that shares his passion for building and a love for our company. Michael works on all aspects of our building projects using his experience and detailed-centered personality to create solutions for a variety of projects ranging from higher-ed and restaurants to corporate offices and churches. Additionally, Michael works with an extremely talented team to create standards and training programs for our firm.
Michael enjoys traveling with his wife and three kids, building furniture for family and friends, and reading books ranging from westerns, thrillers, and classics to biographies and history.
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Lillian Howard
Interior Designer
Lillian loves the culture of TURNERBATSON and the opportunity that she has to continually grow as an interior designer. Lillian’s quiet, infectious personality and excellent work ethic allow her to use her creative and technical skills to provide our clients service excellence through every phase of the project.
Lillian is a licensed cosmetologist and she enjoys shopping for the latest fashion and interiors trends. On the weekends, she loves spending time at the lake or traveling with her family and friends.
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Carter Grice
Student Intern - Architecture
Carter is an architecture student at Samford University, set to graduate with a Master’s in Architecture in 2027. Originally from Millbrook, Alabama, Carter was drawn to Birmingham for its vibrant community and opportunities for growth and involvement. With a passion for designing spaces that enhance people’s lives, Carter has always been inspired by the idea of becoming an architect.
Outside of his studies, Carter is a fireman for the National Guard, and he enjoys spending time with family and friends and exploring the outdoors.
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Ken Lavender
Senior BIM Specialist
As a Senior BIM Specialist, Ken produces drawings ranging from schematic plans for client presentations to complete sets of construction drawings. During the design phase, he constructs and manages 3D models within Revit in order to provide the client a first glance of the final product.
He enjoys reading, watching movies, playing board games and video games. Ken and his wife have recently adopted a middle-aged dog from the shelter as well as two new kittens from a member of his family.
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Beth MacLeod
Chief Financial Officer
Beth is our CFO managing the company’s financial and accounting responsibilities. On top of the financial role, she also handles employee benefits and acts as an HR leader within our firm.
As a full-time 30A beach resident, she enjoys long walks on the beach and biking whenever she can. She loves spending time with her family, enjoys traveling, and is always looking for that next trip.
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Scott Misso
Intern Architect
Intern Architect Scott Misso joined TURNERBATSON upon graduating from Auburn University’s College of Architecture, Design and Construction. During his fifth year at Auburn University, he attended the Kyoto Program in Japan and spent two months exploring Japanese architecture, environments, and culture. Scott has always enjoyed creativity in the forms of writing, drawing, and making things. He wanted a career that would tap his creative spirit and affinity for detail and design.
As an Intern Architect, he is able to align with our team of seasoned designers to learn exactly what it takes to imagine and produce successful projects.
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Alexxys Montalvo
Intern Architect
Alexxys joined TURNERBATSON as an intern architect upon completing an Auburn University Urban Studio Internship with the firm. For her, it’s all about the details. She enjoys participating in every stage of the design process in order to bring each client’s vision to life. Alexxys’ short-term goal is to become a licensed architect as she continues to learn from her peers within the office. Her positive attitude and her desire for excellence makes Alexxys the perfect fit for our team.
Alexxys spent 13 years in Germany during her father’s military service. She enjoys traveling to different states and countries, playing soccer, catching up on her favorite Netflix and Hulu shows, and hanging out with family and friends.
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Maggie Reynolds
Intern Architect
Maggie graduated from Auburn University in 2022 with a double major in Environmental Design and Global Studies. These degrees enabled her to study architecture through a “systems thinking” design method — integrating interactions between people, places, culture, and their geographical, sociological, and economic environments. As an intern architect, Maggie’s goals include community outreach, continuing education, and contributing as a team player on projects that are adaptable and impactful to the people around her. She is a proud advocate for intentionality in both her professional and personal life.
Maggie enjoys trying new restaurants with friends, spending time with her family, going on walks with her golden retriever, and collecting fun shoes!
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Bailey Salmon
Student Intern - Architecture
Bailey is a student at Samford University pursuing a Bachelor and Master’s Degree in Architecture. He is a Birmingham native with a passion for drawing and problem solving. As a Student Intern Architect, he enjoys going to construction sites and learning from everyone around him about how the drawings in the office transform into a built environment.
Outside of the office, Bailey has a small business making commissioned artwork for friends, family, and others. He also enjoys traveling and hiking with his border collie, Piper.
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Steven Sanchez
Director of BIM
As the Director of BIM, Steven is always learning about new ways to use technology. His love for his trade allows him to create, update, and maintain the ever-changing BIM standards as well as teach, train, and help fellow employees understand Revit. His expertise in these programs allows Steven to work with project architects and interior designers to produce construction documents and prepare drawings, renderings, and models for presentation to clients.
Steven's favorite hobby is playing video games. He also enjoys spending time with family and friends, grilling, running, watching movies and shows with his wife, going to concerts, and collecting records.
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Bob Shoulders
Director of Construction Administration
As the Director of Construction Administration, Bob wears many hats for our firm. Having more than 40 years of experience in the construction industry, Bob’s expertise in managing and leading projects brings unique skills and perspectives as a key player on a project team.
Outside of our office family, Bob’s home family include his wife, Carol, their three grown sons, and three grandchildren. He has a love for sports, especially Auburn sports and golf. He has also officiated football and trained officials for more than 40 years at all levels. When he’s not on the sidelines, you can find him enjoying activities with his grandchildren and church.
Bob has held leadership positions in construction industry associations and has been an active member of the Auburn University Building Science Industry Advisory Council for many years.
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Taylor Snuggs
Studio Coordinator
As TURNERBATSON’s Studio Coordinator, Taylor demonstrates her passion for serving others by cultivating relationships with clients and vendors, assisting in project requirements, and ensuring that our studio functions seamlessly. Taylor's giving spirit allows our talented architects and designers to focus on what they do best.
She is a proud mother of two energetic boys who fill her days with joy. Family time is precious to her, and she cherishes the moments spent with her loved ones. She is deeply involved in her church and loves to volunteer at her son’s school.
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Melissa Sones
Interior Designer
Melissa has had a passion for design from a young age. She recalls giving her parents a magic marker drawing on a napkin of renovation ideas for their house. Over time, she has learned how impactful an environment is to its occupants and their wellness.
As an Interior Designer, she creates dynamic spaces for comfort and well-being. She loves connecting with her clients and learning about new products and sources.
A native of Grenada, Mississippi, Melissa enjoys hosting and hanging out with friends, planning trips, traveling, watching movies, doing anything creative, and finding the sweet treats around Birmingham.
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Ellis Taylor
Director of 3D Visualization
As the Director of 3D Visualization, Ellis coordinates the creation of 3D models of interiors and exteriors for use in renderings, animations, VR demonstrations, and walkthroughs. He takes pride in knowing that his role allows him to help coworkers and clients visualize their goals for their completed building before construction has begun. Having these capabilities ensures that our designs align with the owner’s vision, which helps maintain a cohesive and well-designed process through the remaining phases of the project.
Ellis enjoys collecting model cars, working on home improvement projects, and customizing his car’s performance and appearance. He calls cars his “second love” and attends several car shows a year with his son, Jordan.
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Faith Troutt
Student Intern - Architecture
Faith is a fourth year student at Mississippi State University pursuing a Bachelor of Architecture with a minor in Historical Preservation. She had the opportunity to meet some of the TURNERBATSON team at the career fair and admired their joyful spirits — leading her to becoming a Student Intern Architect. Faith’s passion for architecture stems from visiting construction sites and admiring historical buildings as a young girl.
Faith enjoys spending her time outside at her grandfather’s home as well as getting to travel with her friends while at Mississippi State. While in Birmingham, she hopes to pick up some new hobbies — specifically ping pong so she can hopefully win a game in the competitions that the office holds on Fridays!