Please join us at the Grand Street Cafe for another educational morning session. In February, we're excited to host Ashley McDonald of KC Global Design and Eric Danielson of CRB as they dive into design in our city. You'll leave the event having learned about: 

• Initiatives in place to make Kansas the Design Capital
• Spreading diversity in the Design Space
• Innovation and growth in Kansas City Design environment

Ashley McDonald- Managing Director, KC Global Design

Ashley McDonald joined the Kansas City Area Development Council (KCADC) in March 2022 to lead KC Global Design. Ashley has a passion for building awareness for KC as a global leader in design and positioning the region as a top destination for talent. She also helps drive innovation in the industry with collaborative leadership and creates industry depth and strength through business attraction, retention and engagement.

Eric Danielson, AICP - Director of Business Development at CRB

For the entirety of his career, Eric has focused on the built environment for life sciences. He began in the industry by leading the economic development program for the City of Lenexa, Kan., home to more bioscience companies than any other community in the state. Following that experience, he helped Treanor Architects (now TreanorHL) launch their Science & Technology practice. In this position, he partnered with several of the leading higher education and research institutions in the country. This is where his first partnership with CRB came, designing the Building B expansion for BIVI in St. Joseph, Mo. While at Treanor, he sat for his certification in planning, achieving his American Institute of Certified Planners (AICP) designation from the American Planning Association (APA).

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