Dominic Weilminster and John Yonushewski elected to RNL’s board of directors

RNL has announced the election of Dominic Weilminster, AIA, senior associate, and John Yonushewski, FAIA, chief operating officer, to the firm’s board of directors.

“The election of Dominic and John reflects the firm’s evolution,” Joshua Gould, AIA, Chairman and CEO of RNL, said. “We remain ever-focused on client satisfaction through exemplary, innovative, and collaborative design but RNL’s employee-shareholders understand that maintaining our edge requires a fresh and agile approach.

Dominic widens the perspective, providing clients with cutting-edge design solutions, while John’s experience and business acumen ensure our clients’ projects succeed from a budget and schedule standpoint. It’s exciting to see the momentum created, within the firm, by the board’s new make-up. I think RNL employees see an opportunity to use their skills and talents, along with their experience, to bolster the value of our work, to help steer the firm’s course and, ultimately, to design projects that strengthen communities.”

Dominic Weilminster, AIA, LEED AP BD+C

RNL’s Dominic Weilminster is an award-winning designer, spreading his talent consistently among the higher education, civic, cultural, commercial, and master planning markets. The recipient of the AIA Denver President’s Award for Service in 2010, Dominic stays involved in the local community through the Downtown Denver Partnership and as a Vice President of the University of Colorado Denver Alumni Association Board of Directors.

Dominic’s visionary approach to solving client problems can be seen in the design of the University of Colorado Denver School of Architecture in Downtown Denver and the Eastside Human Services Building, also in Denver, Colorado, as well as in the communication and branding pieces he has created with the goal of remaining connected to, and better communicating with, current and potential RNL clients.

John Yonushewski, FAIA

John Yonushewski, FAIA, has over 35 years of experience in the design and construction field. He has accrued numerous design awards and has been published in a variety of national industry publications. Yonushewski has a broad range of architectural, construction and development experience, specializing in architect-led, single source project-delivery on a wide range of commercial, residential and adaptive reuse projects.

Throughout his career, he has participated in and overseen more than $280 million in design and construction projects. His experience includes large scale, mixed-use projects and he has a strong foundation in urban-infill and residential building types. Yonushewski has dedicated his time to furthering the profession through active service to the AIA and has been a source of information and guidance to RNL staff since joining the firm in 2011.

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