Jim Kisel

Jim Kisel

Principal, Director of School PlanningLPA

Biography
Jim Kisel is a Principal and Director of School Planning at LPA inc., where he has worked since 1994. A licensed architect with over 30 years of experience, Kisel specializes in the planning and design of public school facilities. He has completed over 350 projects, many of which have garnered local, state, and national awards. In his leadership role, Kisel oversees programming, master planning, and State Agency processing for LPA's educational projects. He is an active member of CASH, serves as an Ambassador for the Orangewood Children's Foundation, and frequently lectures on Next Generation educational program vision and learning space design trends. Kisel earned his degree from Carnegie Mellon University.
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