DLR Group Appoints Carmen Wyckoff to Lead $200M K-12 Education Practice
PHOENIX–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Oct 22, 2025–
The 100% employee-owned, integrated design firm DLR Group has announced the appointment of Senior Principal Carmen Wyckoff, AIA, LEED AP, as global K-12 Education leader. She will lead the strategic vision for DLR Group’s $200 million K-12 Education studio, the firm’s largest sector. Her teams span all 36 DLR Group offices, executing future-focused educational designs across the United States, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Europe, and Asia.
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DLR Group Senior Principal and Global K-12 Education Leader Carmen Wyckoff, AIA, LEED AP.
Since she joined DLR Group in 2015, Wyckoff played an integral role in growing the Southwest K-12 Education studios from $5 million to over $37 million. She is recognized as an accomplished team leader, mentor, and champion of the firm’s design work. Her portfolio includes the award-winning Canyon View High School, J.O. Combs Performing Arts Center, and West-MEC campuses.
Wyckoff saw first-hand how space can support individualized learning when teaching Montessori summer camp in college and has dedicated her 25-year career to creating data-driven, beautiful, and cost-effective educational designs that make a true difference in students’ and teachers’ lives.
Her leadership acumen stretches beyond the K-12 Education studio at DLR Group. She currently serves on DLR Group’s Advisory Board where she advocates for the firm’s core value of ownership and is an advisor to the DLR Group Board of Directors. This past year, she was an instrumental member of the Vision 2030 Strategic Leadership Team, a select group that spearheaded the goals and trajectory of the firm over the next five years.
“Carmen’s appointment as global K-12 Education leader is a direct reflection of what it means to be an employee owner at DLR Group and reinforces our commitment to our people,” Managing Principal and CEO Steven McKay, AIA, RIBA, said. “Our core values have enabled her to create life-changing educational spaces for communities around the world. She now gets to pair this design excellence with her innate leadership ability to drive the growth of our K-12 Education studio.”
Wyckoff is a trusted and respected voice in the K-12 Education and design communities, amplifying DLR Group’s presence across the industry. Most recently, she served as a national juror for the Association for Learning Environments (A4LE) Awards, which honors outstanding contributions in educational facilities. She is the current chair of the Arizona School Facilities Oversight Board; has presented nationally on equity in school funding and the value of employee ownership; and was recognized by the National Council of Architectural Registration Boards (NCARB) for her integral role in the industry.
Wyckoff assumes the global K-12 Education leader position from Senior Principal Jim French, FAIA. French joined DLR Group in 1989 and under his direction, DLR Group’s K-12 Education integrated design prowess has set a benchmark for excellence in the industry. Since 2005, he has led the K-12 Education practice as global sector leader, growing it from $32.6 million into a $200 million sector. He remains with the firm as a K-12 Education designer.
The firm’s K-12 Education portfolio supports the entire educational journey, from early education facilities to high schools and career and technical education centers. DLR Group’s design provides communities and school districts with educational environments that empower learners and educators, supporting opportunity and fulfillment for all. This fall, more than 30 new DLR Group-designed schools opened, supporting 35,000 students through a total of 4 million square feet in new educational space.
The success of the K-12 Education studio is a catalyst to DLR Group’s overall growth. The firm touts nearly 1,800 employee owners across 36 offices.
About DLR Group
DLR Group is an integrated design firm delivering architecture, engineering, interiors, planning, and building optimization for new construction, renovation, and adaptive reuse. Our promise is to elevate the human experience through design. This promise inspires sustainable design for a diverse group of public and private sector clients, local communities, and our planet. DLR Group is 100 percent employee owned, fully supports the initiatives and goals of the 2030 Challenge and is an initial signatory to the China Accord and the AIA 2030 Commitment.
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