Meet the PRD team

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PRD is made up of exhibit designers, public historians, graphic designers, content developers, and project managers. While we have different backgrounds and job titles, we are all passionate about creating meaningful, transformative experiences through exhibits.

Technical Designer Alvin Tsao
Technical Designer Alvin Tsao

Alvin is PRD’s primary technical liasion, leading our advance and punchlist operations, and overseeing the fabrication and installation of all of PRD’s exhibits. His ability to make things work elegantly has garnered him an expert reputation among fabricators. Outside of PRD, Alvin is also an expert in calligraphy, and taught the discipline at the Smithsonian Institution.

Exhibition Designer Ashley Hinkle
Exhibition Designer Ashley Hinkle

Ashley’s designs seamlessly connect the look and feel of an exhibit to its content and mission, ensuring that the story being told is expressed visually. Her passion to make authentic, accessible, and beautiful designs shines through on every project. While out of the office, you can find her making amazing fiber art.

Principal Bill Lazenby
Principal Bill Lazenby

After serving as a curator, director, and fabricator in three countries, Bill’s depth of experience spans the full range of the exhibit design industry. A strong writer with an academic background in public history, Bill focuses on content and working with subject matter experts. In his free time, Bill enjoys genealogical research, though he is still looking for someone to pay him to do his own genealogy.

Content Developer Eden Slone
Content Developer Eden Slone

Eden is a self-starter and careful listener with a strong commitment to telling authentic, inclusive stories. She develops close relationships with curators and subject matter experts to ensure that she understands their vision, and always keeps the visitor and institution’s mission at the forefront of her work. Only her love for dogs may surpass her love of all things museums.

Exhibition Designer Gregg DiSalvo
Exhibition Designer Gregg DiSalvo

Gregg is a driven designer with impressive proficiency in 3D design programs and a keen focus on shaping the exhibit space with visitors and their experiences in mind. He brings a strong attention to detail, creativity, and analytical skills to any project. On the weekends, you can catch him fishing and otherwise enjoying the outdoors.

Graphic Designer Jeong Oh
Graphic Designer Jeong Oh

After over 15 years at PRD, Jeong can handle whatever comes her way. Her excellent graphic, technical, and artistic skills allow her to create customized thematic graphics for our clients, and her dedication and consummate professionalism is unparalleled. Jeong’s design sensibilities also shine in her impeccable personal fashion sense.

Principal Kim Nelson
Principal Kim Nelson

Kim believes listening is key to great design and is especially adept at facilitating community engagement to help the team craft on-point messaging and experiences. She is a passionate advocate for family audience engagement and believes the most successful exhibits engage the oldest and youngest visitors alike. Kim met her husband doing National History Day exhibits in high school, so history storytelling has shaped almost every aspect of her life.

Graphic Designer Mary Marvell
Graphic Designer Mary Marvell

Mary’s many years of experience and deep knowledge of graphic techniques make her a true asset to any PRD project. Her work balances a refined eye for the nuanced selections of color and font with a passionate commitment to accessibility and inclusive storytelling. She embraces her mission so deeply that you can almost always find Mary humming a related tune while designing for a project.

Principal Philip Brady
Principal Philip Brady

Philip’s bilingual childhood in France and Luxembourg originated his multicultural perspective and collaborative, diplomatic design approach. His adulthood pursuits — architect, designer, firm principal, and exhibition design professor — have garnered Philip wide respect from museum insiders. He is known for his meticulous attention to the details that knit museum exhibitions together. When he’s not in the office, you will find him training for triathlons to keep him in shape for his demanding job.

Principal Emeritus Dan Murphy
Principal Emeritus Dan Murphy

Dan founded PRD in 1988 with the mantra, “design for good.” He has been doing just that, working on more than 200 exhibit design projects at PRD. His ability to synthesize complex ideas into a clear understanding of the larger message and identify and develop the big idea and interpretive goals of a project make his expertise invaluable.