OMAHA, NE — Following 26 years of health care design leadership, Jeff Monzu, AIA, NCARB, M. SAME, has been promoted to Market Sector Leader - Health Care for LEO A DALY’s Omaha design studio. Monzu has led design teams for large and small health care facilities around the world, is a frequent presenter at national health care and design conferences, a regular contributor to national journals, and a mentor for the National Council of Architectural Registration Boards. Monzu also serves on the Professional Advisory Council for the College of Architecture at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, and he is a Past President for both the Omaha and Nebraska chapters of the American Institute of Architects (AIA).

In his new role, Monzu will support all aspects of the firm’s health care-design practice in alignment with firm-wide strategic initiatives led by Global Health Practice Leader Joshua Theodore. These include talent development, client relations, operations, project oversight, and business development. Some of the firm’s most complex health care projects will continue to be led by Monzu.

He succeeds the previous Market Sector Leader, Vice President and Senior Project Manager John Andrews, AIA, who joined the firm in 1979. Andrews and Monzu have worked closely together since Monzu joined the firm in 1994, after completing graduate studies at the University of Nebraska. Andrews will remain an integral part of the health care team as Project Executive/Senior Project Manager.

“John has built a very successful team in health care design,” Monzu said. “I am grateful for his mentorship and look forward to providing the same level of support so our team continues to grow and be clearly recognized as industry leaders.”

In 2016, Monzu was honored by his alma mater with the Outstanding Alumni Award, and he has contributed technical expertise to hundreds of health care projects around the world. During the past five years, he has led design for a number of projects including a $34-million critical access hospital, a $140-million renovation of an existing medical campus, and the trailblazing Omaha VA Ambulatory Care Center.