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Gretchen has worked in the Twin Cities architecture community for over 20 years, and in 2016, she joined ESG as a Vice President. In her current role as Principal, she is responsible for identifying new multi-family and mixed-use project opportunities, managing client relationships and guiding projects in the pre-design phase. Her involvement with the initial stages of project development and the municipal planning process includes presentations to planning commissions and city councils for approval and working closely with neighborhood groups and community stakeholders to gain consensus and move projects forward. Gretchen also oversees the operations for the firm, leading initiatives such as staff recruitment and retention, project team workload management and professional development opportunities at ESG.