Newest Addition to the W+P Family

Because we love her so much:

We wanted to make sure everyone knows our new Business Development Manager - Tracy Librea-Asunto. Don't let her sweet temperament and perfect pearly white smile fool you... she's a lean-mean-marketing machine. When she's not whipping W+P into shape, you can find her rangeling the likes of her 3 boys... (husband included). Meanwhile back at the office, (as W+P's offical cat-herder), she's performing marketing miracles, pulling proposals from thin air on a daily basis.

If you haven't run into her out in the community yet, feel free to pop in @ W+P to introduce yourself! We promise, she doesn't bite! As long as you TRIPLE CHECK your spelling.

And now... a little something we like to call, The Many Faces of Tracy...    See why we love her!?!

Below, is pulled from the official press release...

Williams + Paddon Architects + Planners welcomes New Business Development Manager

Roseville, CA – Williams + Paddon Architects + Planners has brought Tracy Librea-Asunto aboard as business development manager. Her responsibilities include responding to RFQs/RFPs, coordinating the development of new business and client relations, and public relations. Tracy is also the current programs committee vice-chairperson of the SMPS (Society of Marketing Professionals) Sacramento Chapter. Tracy started her career in Southern California over ten years ago with Swinerton Builders. In Sacramento, she has worked with Rudolph and Sletten, and most recently, RMC Water and Environment.

Williams + Paddon Architects + Planners was established 31 years ago and provides creative planning and design services for Workplace Environments, Lifestyle Environments, Learning Environments, Interior Environments and Community Planning. The firm is headquartered in Roseville, California.

MEDIA CONTACT:

Tracy Librea-Asunto

Business Development Manager

Librea-Asunto@williamspluspaddon.com

Phone: 916.786.8178

Fax: 916.786.2175

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Holiday Greetings

Once again, we have out-done ourselves!

Us W+P'ers take much pride in our annual holiday cards. Not only do we have WAY too much fun making them, but we are known throughout the area for supplying a little extra holiday cheer (and humor) in each envelope.

This year, our marketing committee combined the festivity of the season, with the spirit of our 30th anniversary. What better way to get some good shots than throwing a mock-cocktail party all week at the office? We sure clean up pretty nice, huh?

A special thanks to…

-Our Jill of all trades, Lauren: for shooting, editing, and composing the card (that's right, we do this all in house!)

-San Juan High School’s Advanced Shop students: for crafting the “30” cutouts!

See what these amazing kids are doing @ https://www.facebook.com/SanJuanUnified

-Tammy and Brian at Master Color Printing: for the high quality finishing! Check them out on @ https://www.facebook.com/mastercolorprinting or at their blog @ http://www.mastercolorprintingblog.com/

Now, for a closer look at all our beautiful peeps...

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What Are The Odds?

Some might say that Brett and I dozed off during a recent lunch time presentation. This is NOT true. On average the human eye blinks 708 times per hour, or 12 times per minute. I'm not sure what the odds are of someone taking a picture at the exact moment that Brett and I blinked but they have to be a million to one. Whomever took this picture should go play the lottery because lady luck is on your side.

Brian L.

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Fitness Fanatic

Terry testing his limits during a fitness test. All decked out in race gear on his race bike. We're starting to think that biking is inching closer to architecture as a few of Terry's favorite things. Heck, lets be honest... they are neck and neck at this point.

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Mission Accomplished!!!

· California Triple Crown Winner Baby!!
· Three Double Centuries (200 mile ride) in one calendar year
· 31,000+ feet of slow climbing (Everest +)
· 31,000+ feet of fast descending (gotta love gravity)
· 51+ hours in the saddle
· Countless packets of GU

Well done Jack!

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Who's In Charge?

Early on a Friday morning those of us in the office looked around and noticed that Eric was the most senior member of our staff that was in the office. Eric found this rather funny that he was now "techinally" in charge and decided to play the part...

Eric playing the part of Greg. Although, come to think of it... I have never seen Greg with his feet up. I have however seen Eric with his feet up many times. So, I think Eric is playing himself here... just in Greg's office.
Amber playing Terry. This is more accurate as to feet placement.


Brian being Jack. Why is he so close to the computer screen? Well, Jack is getting up there (59 this week!)... and his eyes aren't what they used to be.

Kim as James. James is our fearless quality control leader. Kim is 'green' marking some drawings... she's only inches away because like Jack, James's eyes aren't what they used to be either.

Joey the dog sitting in for Dan. If you know Dan you have heard his love for dogs. What started as "let's get a dog for the kids" has now turned into an obsession and now Dan looks after 4 dogs. It was only fitting that Joey take over Dan's spot.

Brian playing Robi. If you know Robi you've already laughed at the picture.

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All Dressed Up

Kim snapped this photo before the team went to an interview.

We are a pretty casual office so seeing everyone in suits and ties was kind of like sending your children off to their first day of school. Mom adjusts the ties and makes sure everyone has their shirts tucked in and dad says good luck and hands them all their lunch boxes.

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Jack Relaxing...?

You never know where blog material will come from. Jack's daughter sent me this to post as "other side of dad." She wanted to make note that "he does actually relax (drink coffee and catch up on world news) and take care of two fluff balls :) "

If you know Jack at all you know that he is 100 mph all the time. We've heard stories of him relaxing but just chalked those up to urban legend. Like the Yeti, Sasquatch, and UFO's... people have claimed to have seen them but there is no conclusive evidence. Well, we can scratch "jack relaxing" off the urban legends list and stamp it confirmed.

side note... the authenticity of this photo has been proven but the relaxing part of the story is still in question. Jack is reading the Sunday paper and given the remote location it was probably a 30 mile bike ride into town to just get the paper. That's hardly relaxing in my book but considering he rode 200 miles last month I'll consider it relaxing for him.

Brian L.

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Greg the Designer...!?

Although he is the CEO of our company, dealing more with numbers and spreadsheets than sketch paper and chip board, Greg was an award winning designer at one point. That point in time just happened to be in circa 1975ish when he was in high school. These are some old pics of a residential competition he was involved in. He won all 3 years he participated (he is very proud of this... as he should be). Some one get this man a pen and turn him loose!!

-Brian L.

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Congrats to Brian And Bill!!!

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Did You Know...

Kim Settle rode out the 1989 Loma Prieta Earthquake in San Francisco in a wood 2-story building that had survived the 1906 earthquake. The building remained standing, if somewhat crookedly, but completely separated from its foundation & had to be torn down. We were cowering under my desk & I can still remember the sound of the nails popping out of the timbers underneath me after the shaking had stopped.

Kim Navarro has driven across the United States in a car... TWICE. She's been to 23 states and 9 Canadian Provinces.

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Can You Tell the Real Jack?

Is this Jack?

Or is this?

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Did You Know...

Regina has tried almost every hairstyle and color in the known world. Including a square perm and a 13" hair "tail" tucked behind her left ear when she was a kid... oddly enough these were socially acceptable in the 80's do to the popularity of funky hairstyles from bands such as The Cure.

Bill almost lost his ring finger as a teenager jumping over a chain link fence. The short of it is he jammed his hand on top of the fence and when he jumped over his hand stayed put. Ouch! I'll spare you the gory details but he could see daylight through his hand. The funniest part of the story is that they ran to the nearest house for help and proceeded to bang on the door but no one was home. They were in such a panic they failed to notice that the white door was now red!... Imagine the looks on that families face when they pulled up to their house with a front door covered in bloody hand prints. Bill survived with his ring finger in tact...

To quote James "I haven't met a dead animal yet I don't like medium rare"


Dan was stabbed in the hand by his friend at boyscout camp, and has the scar to prove it. The rest of the story is this... he was whittling (the art of shaping a piece of wood into something using a knife) when he got upset that his friends whittling shavings were encroaching on his space. They proceeded to whittle wood chips at each other until his friend got a little to excited and accidentally stabbed Dan in the hand. Yes he cried... one, because it hurt and two, because that was the end of a promising career as a professional whittler.

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Celebrate!...

Last week Kim Navarro turned 29 for the 2nd time. So we celebrated the only way we know how... with happy hour! After all...who needs a birthday cake when you have tequila!?!

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Did You Know?

... Jessica worked in a motorcycle shop... and she's seen lots and lots of tattoos.



... Jeff was a mischievous toddler who enjoyed among other things, climbing on kitchen cabinets. That was, until he climbed too high and fell into a pot of boiling water on the stove thus burning 75% of his right leg. He does not climb on kitchen cabinets anymore.

(no picture necessary)

... Brian L.'s middle name is Clayton. This name appears nowhere in his genealogy and was not passed down through the ages. Rather, he was named after the main character from his dad's favorite TV show as a child... The Lone Ranger (Clayton Moore).

... James was the 2 time arm wrestling (or wrist wrestling as he calls it) champion of UPS.


... Cigi knocked her 3 front teeth out when she slipped on wet river rocks. She was 16 but refuses to say how it actually happened nor did she tell her parents how it happened... so you know it must be good! (numbers 8,9, and 10 per the diagram to be exact)

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Looks Like Someone has a Case of the Mondays!

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