Ryan Dobbs

Senior Vice President

AIA, NCARB

Ryan’s thoughtful leadership capabilities and passion for design bring clarity and design sense to the projects he oversees as partner. His design of Hicks Orthodontics was a top-three finalist for Archdaily's Healthcare Building of the Year in 2015. He is a U.S. Army veteran, 82^nd Airborne Division, who completed two tours in Operation Iraqi Freedom between 2001 and 2005 with multiple commendations. Ryan and his wife, Mary Ellen, are Lenoir City natives. They have three daughters and spend their time hiking, paddling and camping or spending time on their growing farm.

Accomplishments

• Bachelor of Architecture, Illinois Institute of Technology
• U.S. Army, 2001-2005
• International Conference & Exhibition for Health Facility Planning, Design & Construction (2019, 2020)
• Licensed in TN
• The Muse Knoxville Board of Directors
• East Tennessee Children's Hospital Development Advisory Board
• FLETCH Society of East Tennessee Children's Hospital
• East Tennessee Veterans Memorial Associate (ETVMA) Board of Directors
• Tennessee Architects' Political Action Committee Board of Directors
• Knoxville Commercial Real Estate Awards Committee
• Rotary Club of Knoxville
• American Legion Post 2
• HonorAir Knoxville Flight Escort
• Friends of the Smokies
• Mies van der Rohe Society
• Combat Infantrymen's Association