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SWBR Architects Announces New Principal to the Firm

SWBR Architect's Board of Directors is pleased to announce the promotion of Steven V. Rebholz, AIA to Principal in the firm. With the addition of Steve, there are now six principals of SWBR Architects.

Steve has been with SWBR for 18 years and has worked his way through the ranks from designer now to principal. His primary focus has been K-12 school design for the past several years where he has completed major projects within the Rochester City School District, Bloomfield CSD, Marcellus CSD and the East Rochester Union Free School District to name a few. Steve is an expert in building codes and the State Education Department process and assists in training the staff in these areas as well. He also serves as studio leader for the firm's K-12 education studio.

"Over the many years of Steve's tenure with the firm he has helped establish a level of excellent service that we all admire," said David Beinetti, president for SWBR Architects. "His talents and knowledge have helped all of us in designing the great projects that we proudly display."

Steve is a native of Rochester and earned his Bachelor of Architecture from the University of Notre Dame. He is actively involved in many professional activities including the City of Rochester Planning Commission, the Construction Specifications Institute, previously serving as President and a member of the Board of Directors and is Chairman of SWBR's Codes & Standards Action Group. He currently resides in Rochester with his family.

SWBR Architects Adds Planning and Landscape Architecture Department Manager and Expands its Service Offerings

SWBR Architects is pleased to announce it has expanded its service offerings to incorporate planning and landscape architecture services. The expansion stems from the addition of Richard Waite, ASLA, a registered landscape architect who recently joined the firm.

Richard Waite's talents will open up new opportunities for SWBR to provide planning services for its work with municipalities, universities, and institutional clients. SWBR is now able to provide additional services that include site development, master planning, land planning, and landscape design.

"We are thrilled to have someone of Richard's caliber joining our team," said Dave Beinetti, president of SWBR Architects. "His experience allows us to offer our clients more options and broaden the services of our company".

Waite is a registered landscape architect with 14 years of project experience. Prior to joining SWBR, he was a Senior Associate for Bayer Associates. He received his MLA from Cornell University in Landscape Architecture in 1993.

SWBR Architects Announces Three New Hires

SWBR Architects announces the appointments of Jodi Narsisian, Robert Fornataro and Scott Stevens.

Jodi Narsisian joins SWBR as an interior designer where she is responsible for space planning, architectural and interior design layouts, floor plans, elevation details, color renderings, perspectives, presentation and finish boards, as well as finish binders for clients and contractors. Additionally, Narisisan is responsible for budget cost estimates and time estimates, construction documents, and CSI formatted specifications for all interior materials and finishes. Narisian brings with her ten years of experience in the industry and has been a certified interior designer with the National Council for Interior Designer Qualification (NCIDQ) since 2006. Prior to joining SWBR Architects, she served as interior designer for three years at Plan Architectural Studio. Narsisian is a current member of the American Society of Interior Designers and received her Bachelor of Science in Interior Design from West Virginia University. She currently resides in Irondequoit.

Robert Fornataro has been appointed project manager for SWBR Architects where he is responsible for overall supervision of projects to assure design quality and successful implementation of design. Additionally, he is responsible for overall construction documents to assure that the project conforms to the design intent of SWBR and the client. Prior to joining SWBR, Fornataro served as Project Architect/Manager for Oppenheim Architecture+Design in Miami, Florida. He received his Associates in Architectural Studies from Alfred State College and his Bachelor of Science in Architecture and his Masters in Architecture from University of Utah. Fornataro is currently a member of the American Institute of Architects and the National Council of Architectural Registration Boards. Additionally, he is a United States Green Building Council member and is a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) accredited professional. Fornataro currently resides in Greece.

Scott Stevens joins SWBR Architects as a design technician and works in their Life Services Studio. He will be responsible for designing and developing concepts for projects, creating graphics for presentations and drafting in AutoCAD and Revit for schematic through construction design documents. His expertise is with institutional, high-end residential and low-income housing projects. Scott holds a Bachelor of Science in Design (BSD) in Architecture from Arizona State University. He resides in Rochester - Neighborhood of the Arts.

SWBR Architects Announces Three New Employees

SWBR Architects announces the appointments of Sandi Ford, Stacy Garrison and Anisa Fornataro.


Sandi Ford has been hired as a financial assistant. She is responsible for daily accounting operations including, payroll, accounts payable and other financial matters. Prior to joining SWBR, Ford served as an accounting assistant and payroll specialist at Blum Gaffney Enterprises. Ford currently resides in Greece with her husband.


Stacy Garrison joins SWBR as a human resource assistant/business office assistant. Garrison assists with the firm's orientations as well as updating the affirmative action policy, and is working on recruiting efforts and the firm's performance review process. She received her Bachelor's of Science in Industrial Relations and Human Resource Management with a minor in Economics from Le Moyne College. Garrison currently resides in Hamlin.


Anisa Fornataro joins SWBR as an interior designer where she is responsible for designing and developing concepts for projects, creating graphics and drafting in AutoCAD and REVIT. Additionally, she will prepare 3-D renderings in SketchUp and VIZ, as well as incorporate design elements for sustainable or LEED® (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) project submittals and documentation. Fornataro received her Bachelors of Fine Arts in Interior Design from Marywood University and currently resides in Rush.

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