At RIOS, our commitment to design excellence is driven by the brilliance and dedication of our team. Supporting staff growth and progression is critical to our practice, and we’re proud to announce this year’s promotions, recognizing 44 staff members across design disciplines. Each promotion celebrates individuals who consistently push the boundaries of their work through strategic problem-solving and profound curiosity.
Please join us in congratulating the following individuals on their well-deserved promotions:
Estevan Castaneda, Project Designer
Israel Ceja, Project Director
Christine Chang, Project Designer
Mona Chao, Designer II
Xixi Chen, Designer II
Joy Dai, Project Director
Sonali Devarajan, Designer II
Nicole Fan, Project Designer
Qin Fang, Project Designer
Daniel Fetcho, Designer II
Colin Gast, Senior Project Director
Bella Gonzalez-Yanez, Data Specialist
Betsy Hawley, Senior Project Designer
Samantha Hoch, Senior Project Director
Hayden Hood, Designer II
Chihiro Isono, Project Designer
Aditya Jagdale, Designer II
Mazyar Kahali, Project Director
Jessica Kao, Senior Project Designer
Jonah Klinghoffer, Designer II
Angela Lee, Project Designer
Rachel Lee, Project Designer
Xixi Lee, Director of Finance
William Maya, Project Director
Gemma McLintock, Project Director
Julia Mosher, Designer II
Mariana da Silva Motta, Designer II
Kate O’Connor, Senior Project Director
Lydia Oweis, Designer II
Vanessa Quiles, Designer II
Zehra Rizvi, Designer II
Harriet Robertson, Project Director
Abe Salman, Senior Project Designer
Ying Song, Senior Project Director
Rongxin Tang, Designer II
Danny Travis, Senior Project Director
Zilan Wang, Designer II
Yuanrui Wang, Designer II
Akshai Wilkinson, Designer II
Zac Williams, Designer II
Nick Wroth, Senior Project Designer
Shuo Zhai, Senior Project Designer
Sherly Zhang, Project Designer
Wanting Zhou, Designer II