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About Us 

Our mission is to create places that inspire people, cultivate community, celebrate nature, and foster economic vitality. We believe well-designed places unlock the possibility within.

​​We create by first listening, bridging diverse interests and building shared understandings, to design a future we all want to live in – places that are generous, beautiful, and enduring.

Our team is composed of bright, strategic and down-to-earth natural collaborators, who are accomplished in their experience and inspired in their design thinking.

Meet the Team below!

Placemark team in the Vancouver studio in front of The Possibility of Place brand wall, with studio dog

Meet the Team

Paul Fenske, Principal at Placemark

Paul Fenske

Principal | President

Theo Finseth, Partner at Placemark

Theo Finseth

Partner

Montgomery Friesen, Director of Technical Design at Placemark

Montgomery Friesen

Director of Technical Design

Sean YH Lin, Director of Digital Technology at Placemark

Sean YH Lin

Director of Digital Technology

Barry Warren, Senior Project Manager at Placemark

Barry Warren

Senior Project Manager

Marlena Ginocchio, Senior Urban Designer + Project Manager at Placemark

Marlena Ginocchio

Senior Urban Designer + Project Manager

Camila Ayala, Brand + Project Manager at Placemark

Camila Ayala

Brand + Project Manager

Keven Fulmer, Project Manager at Placemark

Keven Fulmer

Project Manager

Andrea Martinez, Project Manager at Placemark

Andrea Martinez

Project Manager

Niloufar Mozafari, Design Technician at Placemark

Niloufar Mozafari

Design Technician

Elaine Zeng, Landscape Architect Consultant at Placemark

Elaine Zeng

Landscape Architect

Consultant

Ying Song, Accountant at Placemark

Ying Song

Accountant

Liene Blitsone, Operations Manager at Placemark

Liene Blitsone

Operations Manager

Expert Advisors

We collaborate with an experienced roster of expert advisors who bring unique skills + perspectives to our projects – enriching our collective approach to delivering on the Possibility of Place.

Brad Pelletier, Business + Asset Strategy Advisor for Placemark
Brad Pelletier

Business + Asset Strategy

Chuck Brook, Real Estate Strategy + Planning Advisor for Placemark
Chuck Brook

Real Estate Strategy + Planning

Land Economics + Financial Analytics Advisor for Placemark
George Parker

Land Economics + Financial Analytics

Communications + Media Relations Advisor for Placemark
Paul Sullivan

Communications + Media Relations

Cal Srigley, Design Visualization Advisor for Placemark
Calum Srigley

Design Visualization

Our Office

Bright and open, with views framing the spectacular Vancouver skyline and the North Shore mountains. Our office elevates our thinking and provides a comfortable perch from which to dream and design.

Drop by for coffee anytime, we’re located at 2318 Oak Street – top floor.

© Placemark Design Studio Inc. 2026

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