Felder & Associates is pleased to announce that Alma Johnson and Cathryn Sinclair have joined the Savannah architecture and design firm as project associates.

They will both assist in the production of construction documents, 3D models and other projects to help expedite the design process for the firm’s clients.

“Alma and Catheryn have both recently earned relevant degrees and demonstrated a keen interest in historic preservation of architecture, which are good complements to our team’s strategic goals,” said Brian Felder, the firm’s managing principal. “We’re pleased to welcome them to the organization.”

Felder & Associates, which is approaching its sixth year of operation, has a staff of seven full-time employees with two project associates on staff.

Johnson is a recent graduate of the Savannah College of Art & Design, with a bachelor of fine arts in architecture. Prior to graduating, she served as the chief of graphics for the Institute for Patient-Centered Design, Savannah Chapter. Before SCAD, she attended Ball State University in Indiana. Earlier, as a recipient of a PSI IOTA XI Scholarship, she served on the Cass County Revitalization Project where she helped curate murals and artwork for the city.

“After graduation, it was my goal to find a firm that worked on projects involving historic preservation of architecture,” Johnson said. “It was this interest that led me to study in Savannah and then to work for Felder & Associates."

Sinclair had previously served in an internship for Felder & Associates and is also a recent SCAD graduate, having earned a BFA in architecture this year.

“I am excited to join a firm that is so distinguished in preservation,” she remarked. “I hope to continue learning, as well as bring a fresh new eye to all of our projects.”

A native of Walton, Ind., Johnson and her husband Riley, who’s a member of the U.S. Coast Guard, have two dogs named Molly and Shep. In her leisure time, she enjoys gardening, walking the dogs and traveling.

Sinclair is a native of Boone, N.C. She has a cat named Fin and enjoys cooking, hiking and kayaking.