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RMMI Staff & Technical ExpertsNancy Partridge, APR Executive Director
Diane Travis, LEED AP RMMI Technical Director
Atkinson-Noland & Associates, Inc. (ANA) As technical consultants to the Rocky Mountain Masonry Institute, ANA provides advice, quality control services, and educational programs on all structural issues involved in masonry design and construction. The firm’s specialties include: evaluation and assessment of existing masonry structures; structural repair and rehabilitation; forensic studies; and research. Michael, David and the ANA staff are on-call to perform quality control inspections of masonry projects, provide answers to a wide array of technical questions, and review plans and drawings. In addition, ANA is preparing a number of RMMI technical publications, including a Masonry Sound Barrier Wall Design Guide. Mike, Dave, and the rest of the professional staff at Atkinson-Noland & Associates can be reached at 303-444-3620 or info@ana-usa.com. |
Nancy is Accredited in Public Relations through the Public Relations Society of America. In the past five years with RMMI she has guided the organization through the global recession, overseen a $250,000 federal grant program, built key strategic industry partnerships, developed strategic plans, published numerous articles on masonry, worked closely with the all-volunteer RMMI Board and Committees to further the growth of the organization, delivered countless presentations on careers in masonry to develop the future workforce, and served as Race Director for the annual fundraiser Run Around the Block 5K. Her background includes more than 25 years of owning small businesses, journalism and public relations. She holds a bachelors degree from Loretto Heights College in Denver and is completing her Masters degree in Organizational Management at Colorado State University. Nancy can be reached by e-mail at 
Diane’s background
as a teacher and an architect prepared her well for her role as
masonry industry advisor, troubleshooter, and lecturer. In addition
to fielding nearly 2,500 technical calls each year from design professionals
and contractors, Diane conducts the Institute’s outreach services,
including: masonry design presentations to architects; informal
job site consultations; reviews of conceptual and detail drawings;
and development of periodic literature and case studies. Diane received her Masters degree in Architecture from the University of Illinois at Chicago, 1985. In 1989, she became a registered architect in Illinois. Prior to her arrival at RMMI, Diane was a project designer with Denver’s Daniel, Mann, Johnson & Mendenhall. Before that, she spent four years with the local firm of Klipp Colussy Jenks DuBois as a job captain on such notable masonry projects as the Denver Central Library. Diane can be reached at 303-893-3838 or
