Design Workshop Announces 2026 Promotions, Including Five New Principals
Design Workshop, an internationally recognized landscape architecture, planning and urban design firm, recently announced 24 promotions across seven studios in California, Colorado, Nevada, North Carolina and Texas, including five new principals in Colorado. The promotions recognize team members whose leadership, creativity, and collaborative contributions continue to advance the firm’s design excellence, client service, and collaborative culture.
“Our people are the foundation of Design Workshop’s continued success and innovation,” said Robb Berg, president of Design Workshop. “These individuals have demonstrated exceptional leadership, creativity and dedication to our clients and communities. We are proud to recognize their accomplishments and look forward to their continued impact across the firm.”
Principal Promotions
Ashley Hejtmanek (Aspen); Eric Krohngold (Denver); Marianne Stuck (Aspen); Max Guzzetta (Aspen); and Mike Huskey (Denver) have been promoted to principal.
- Hejtmanek, a registered landscape architect and certified planner, has been with Design Workshop since 2005, and is recognized for leading complex park, corridor, and residential design projects with a focus on craftsmanship, storytelling, and user-centered design. She managed the design of the largest nature and urban park for Trust for Public Land in that of Story Mill Community Park in Bozeman, MT.
- Krohngold brings expertise in real estate development advisory, market analysis, master planning, and financial feasibility, helping clients navigate complex planning and development opportunities. He believes strongly in the transformative power of community and market-driven real estate development projects and is passionate about weaving community engagement efforts throughout the project planning process. He is a member of the American Institute of Certified Planners and Urban Land Institute and an active member of the Urban Land Institute.
- Stuck, an urban designer and certified planner, has more than 16 years of international experience leading streetscape, corridor, and public realm projects that integrate transportation and land use planning. She has presented at state and national conferences on the impacts of tactical urbanism as an effective public engagement tool, and her work has been honored with various awards. Some of her recent work involves numerous urban design and station area plan projects that explore the connection between land use, mobility, and growth patterns.
- Guzzetta specializes in residential design, bringing a thoughtful approach to garden design and placemaking shaped by his family’s long history in the landscape industry and his studies in the United Kingdom. He has had two projects receive national awards in residential design from the American Society of Landscape Architects, as well as the Landscape Design Project of the Year from Interior Design Magazine.
- As Chief Financial Officer, Huskey has played a key leadership role in Design Workshop’s strategic growth and financial management, drawing on more than 15 years of experience in the architecture, engineering, and construction industry.
Founded in 1969, Design Workshop is an internationally renowned design firm specializing in landscape architecture, community planning, urban design and strategic services. With seven studios across the United States and projects spanning the globe, the firm’s work focuses on the intersection of art, community, environment and economics to create resilient, equitable and meaningful places.
