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PERKINS EASTMAN
Emily Pierson-Brown
AIA, AICP, LEED GREEN ASSOCIATE, ASSOCIATE
PRINCIPAL, PERKINS EASTMAN (PITTSBURGH)
J
OINING PERKINS EASTMAN'S
Pittsburgh office in 2016, Emily
Pierson-Brown has spent most
of her career advocating for inclusive
senior living communities. Through
her own research on diversity, equity,
and inclusion (DEI) and belonging
in senior living, she developed a new
tool for design teams and owners/
operators of senior living communities
called " Diagram of Belonging. " which
identifies potential barriers based on
unconscious and conscious biases and
supports planning solutions to break
down those barriers in design. Th e tool
can help support understanding between
clients and project teams to deliver better
spatial and operational outcomes, with
the potential to transform environments
for seniors.
She has put these ideas and processes
to work in senior living projects such as
Heritage Community of Kalamazoo in
Kalamazoo, Mich., where she developed
a wellness master plan that embodies
the client's goal of equitable health
access and outcomes for residents.
Pierson-Brown led the project team to
evaluate existing outcomes in the community's
independent living, assisted
living, long-term care, and memory care
neighborhoods, as well as the quality of
outdoor spaces. Th is research included a
one-day workshop with residents, staff ,
and leadership, and resulted in a master
plan that is now being implemented.
Through the stakeholder conversations
and site analysis, the team discovered
that though there were thoughtfully
organized spaces throughout the campus
that supported wellness, they were
disconnected from one another and
that outdoor spaces did not have nearby
companion indoor spaces to bridge those
connections. Also, wellness for staff had
not been prioritized, while equitable
access to wellness across levels of care
had not been studied. Th ese discoveries
allowed the team to suggest a series of
recommendations to increase wellness
outcomes for residents and staff across
the community.
In 2022, Pierson-Brown was selected
John Knox Village
by the fi rm's executive committee as the
inaugural People Culture manager, a role
that enables her to champion building relationships
across diff erences, improving
communications, and developing a stronger
sense of belonging within organizations
and project teams. Th is past year, she
also participated in the Longevity + Inclusion
Alliance Fellows Program, a learning
and development program for DEI leaders
and forward thinkers in the industry.
Through her vision, concepts, and projects,
Pierson-Brown is helping change the
conversation about inclusivity in design.
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