| May 2001, HONOLULU � Michele Phillips, AIA, has
joined Wimberly Allison Tong & Goo (WATG) as director of interior design
for the firm�s Honolulu office. Phillips is a registered architect
with 20 years of experience managing and designing projects in the hospitality
industry�most recently with Disneyland Resorts.
Internationally renowned for hospitality, leisure and entertainment
architecture, WATG expanded the scope of its services a year ago when it
added interior design capabilities in each of its offices�Honolulu, |
Michele Phillips, AIA
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Newport Beach, Los Angeles, London and Singapore. �As our interiors
work grows firm-wide, we are very pleased to have Michele Phillips assume
the leadership of Honolulu�s interior design group,� states Ron Holecek,
WATG president and CEO. �Her experience with Disney�and the high
regard she�s earned from clients, colleagues and co-workers�makes Michele
a valued member of the WATG team.�
Prior to her position as senior architect at Disneyland Resorts, where
she led the design compliance efforts for Disney�s California Adventure
Theme Park, Michele Phillips was president of Interior Design Associates
in Honolulu. She also spent several years as director of interior
design for the local offices of Leo A. Daly Company and Robert C. Smelker
AIA & Associates. Michele graduated from California State University
in Long Beach. She is registered as an architect in Hawaii and California.
Since its founding in 1945, Wimberly Allison Tong & Goo (WATG) has
become the world�s leading design consultant for the hospitality, leisure,
and entertainment industries. The firm�s projects�many of them have
become international landmarks�can be found in 120 countries across six
continents.
Current WATG interior design projects include: The renovation of the
Pan Pacific in Singapore; the reflagging of the Ilikai Renaissance in Waikiki;
a spa and conference center at the Hilton Hawaiian Village; Kangwon Casino
in South Korea; Hualien Ocean Park Hotel in Taiwan; and Nexus Naga Hotel
in Cambodia.
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