ADELPHIA DESIGN ALLIANCE
A North American Alliance Of Global Architectural and Engineering Firms
13 Member Firms I 86 Offices I 2,200+ Professionals
About Us
Who is Adelphia?
Members of the Adelphia Design Alliance collectively offer a broad spectrum of architectural and engineering services throughout North America. Adelphia member firms act as the gateway to known, reliable, and trusted design professionals, wherever clients need them.
By sharing knowledge, resources, and experiences as a group, we strengthen each individual member firm and enhance their strategic ability to adapt to the evolving needs of their clients, staff, and the industry as a whole. Adelphia affords small to mid-sized firms an opportunity to increase:
Access to quality clients
Geographic reach
Joint marketing opportunities
Access to research and intel
Opportunities for continuing education
Collaboration to solve similar challenges
Alliance partnership opportunities
Opportunities to share best practices in day-to-day management, operations, HR, finance, marketing, business development
About Us
Our Purpose
The Adelphia Design Alliance is an alliance of diverse and independent architectural, engineering, and other design firms in support of a common purpose – to help each other achieve our highest potential to thrive in a growing industry.
While design firms work to increase revenues and maximize profits and for some through expanding reach and services, the pursuit of delivering consistent, high-quality solutions to clients while managing growth is becoming increasingly challenging. Additionally, the A/E industry is facing unprecedented challenges in recruiting, retention, talent development, advancing technology, marketing, business development, and communications.
The best way to overcome these challenges is through collaboration. Adelphia was formed out of a desire to provide a place for A/E firms to collaborate and solve industry challenges together by sharing best practices in a rapidly changing workforce environment.
Why Adelphia
Member Benefits
Adelphia Members share business development leads, leverage technical resources between firms to support client deliverables and conduct Member-to-Member QA/QC and peer review. We’re excited about our progress, our prospects, and the collective commitment and passion our Members bring to win work through the Alliance.
BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
Enhance brand awareness and visibility
Compete on larger and more complex projects through partnering/teaming
Expand expertise, knowledge, markets, and geographic reach
EDUCATION
Training with access to PDH/CEUs
Expert guest speakers
Sharing of best and next practices
COLLABORATION
Peer groups
Peer review
Resource sharing
Strategy development
Access to quality consultants
Why Adelphia
Client Benefits
Our collective services offer results in personal attention and service, seamless project delivery, and the ability to be nimble and adapt rapidly to change when conditions and decisions dictate.
ACCESS TO DEPTH Adelphia’s member firms are independent, with strong networks to design firms around the country and within their local communities. Member firms connect our clients to a complete suite of services anywhere we operate providing the depth and flexibility of design firms across North America to serve a multitude of needs.
RESULTS-FOCUSED FIRMS Adelphia member firms are focused on providing the best results for their clients. They use their Adelphia network to collaborate in solving their clients typical and unique challenges. When you hire an Adelphia member firm, you get the knowledge of many firms.
FORWARD THINKING FIRMS Adelphia members come together regularly to stay ahead of technical, fiscal, legal, political, technological, and business trends, encouraging the exchange of knowledge and new ideas.
Our People
Member Firms
Our member firms serve organizations of all different sizes in the private and public sectors across North America and frequently work together to provide a coordinated approach across geographic borders. Click the firm logos below to visit our member firm websites to see the range of services offered by Adelphia members.
13 Member Firms I 86 Offices I 2,200+ Professionals
Across North America
Our People
Leadership
At Adelphia, we provide ongoing value to Member firms through enhanced business opportunities and exceptional support.
Dwayne Johnston, P.Eng., President/CEO InfraCor Consulting
CHAIR
Chris Schultz, P.E., PMP President/COO Raba Kistner
VICE-CHAIR
Roseann Schmid P.E. CEO Fisher Associates
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEMBER
Brian Mulkerrin, P.E., Partner e3i Engineers
CHAIR-ELECT
Jeff Fuller, A.I.A., LEED AP Principal dsk architects
SECRETARY-TREASURER
Dive Deeper
Content
Presentation Series
Being a member of the Adelphia Design Alliance means being a part of an organization of like-minded A/E firms who seek to improve themselves and each other through collaboration on industry issues, sharing policies and procedures, teaming to provide complementary services, and hosting presentations that help us grow and succeed. The following is a list of the valuable presentations the Adelphia Design Alliance has hosted for our member firms:
2024 & 2023
March 12, 2024 – “Retirement Plan Strategies to Help You Recruit & Retain Top Talent” Scott Lipa from Strategic Retirement Partners
January 9, 2024 – “Acquisition Case Study” Chris Schultz from Raba Kistner
October 10, 2023 – “Business Development Model for AEC Firms” Dwayne Johnston from InfraCor
September 12, 2023 – “Train to Retain” Chris Colby, Antidote One
June 13, 2023 – “Current Risks for Engineering Firms” Duane Morris, LLP, Ben Wheatley
May 9, 2023 – “Understanding Generational Differences”
April 11, 2023 – “BIMstream” BIMstream, Inc.
March 15, 2023 – “Top Risk Factors Facing the A/E Industry” Ames & Gough (Business insurance providers), Jared Maxwell & Brett Gough.
2022 & 2021 & 2020
November 8, 2022 – “Campaigns that Yield Results” Elevate Marketing Advisors (A/E/C Consultant), Jen Newman, FSMPS, CPSM, and Nici Stephens.
October 11, 2022 – “Recruiting Best Practices & Trends” AECIQ Shaun Leeper
June 14, 2022 – “The Autodesk Collection – What it is and How to Leverage its Capabilities”. Microdesk, Clarke Morrison and Stephanie Rindosh.
April 12, 2022 -“Technology Trends in the A/E Industry”. VHB, Greg Bosworth.
November 9, 2021 – “Killer Cover Letters”. Elevate Marketing Advisors (A/E/C Consultant), Jen Newman, FSMPS, CPSM.
September 14, 2021 – “Federal Infrastructure Bill Legislative Update”. ACEC, Matt Reiffer, Infrastructure Programs VP.
May 11, 2021 – “Stop Failure Demand! It’s Killing your Company”. Morrissey Goodale, LLC, Mark Goodale.
March 9, 2021 – “Company Owner Planning”. Northwestern Mutual.
February 9, 2021 – “AEC Market Insights” PricewaterhouseCoopers.
October 13, 2020 – “COVID-19 Mitigation of Transmission: Indoor Environmental Control”. B2Q Associates, Paul Banks, Principal.
July 28, 2020 – “The Designer’s Role in Public/Private Partnerships and Design-Build Procurements.” InfraCor, Dwayne Johnston, Adelphia Design Alliance founder.
June 9, 2020 – “Trusted Advisor”. T. Baker Smith, Andree Cortez, Chief Growth Officer.
Get in touch
Contact Us
Adelphia Design Alliance
12821 W. Golden Lane, San Antonio, TX 78249
Telephone: (210) 699-9090
Dwayne Johnston, Chair
djohnston@infracorgroup.com
Adelphia is seeking firms interested in a collaborative partnership to join as members. If you would like to learn more about becoming an Adelphia Member, contact us and we’ll reply promptly to discuss membership benefits and the services we provide to help you grow your business.
Adelphia Member firms stand ready to take on your project and provide exceptional client service. If you would like to request information about a Member firm or let us know about a procurement opportunity, send us an e-mail or call us.
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