Our Team
Thriven Design is made up of an experienced team of architects, engineers, community planners, interior designers, and energy specialists.

Matthew Bartner
Managing Principal

Stephen L. Schoch
Principal

Eugene ‘Geno’ Schiavo
Principal

Mary M. Johannesen
Principal

Stephen Finkelman
Principal, Director of Engineering Services

Alkeshkumar Taylor
Principal, Senior Engineer

Keith Peacock
Principal

Claire Van Haren


Milton D. Smith
Senior Associate

Ryan Wolfe
Senior Associate

Claudia Bitran
Senior Associate, Director of Planning

Christopher J. Panella

Al DeLuca
Senior Associate, Director of Project Services

Richard A. Carbone

Tammy Schiavo
Senior Associate


Cynthia Del Rossi

Jonathan Hicks

Natalie Tucker

Come work for a different kind of design firm just minutes from Center City, Philadelphia. Based in the heart of Collingswood, New Jersey, Thriven Design is a dedicated and integrated collaborative team of 70 architects, urban planners, engineers and interior designers working side-by-side, each and every day, toward one common goal—making the future better for everyone.
Working at Thriven Design
We're Motivated by a Call to Serve
Since our founding we have been committed to serving others and creating places where people thrive. As a firm we seek out work that allows us to design in a sustainable, holistic way and fulfill a community’s essential needs, whether housing, health care, education, gathering, or employment.
We're All Owners
Thriven Design is structured as an ESOP, which means our employees are also our owners. There is a direct connection between the firm’s success and our employees’ success, and we have a culture in place to help all employees reach their fullest potential, whether this means providing mentorship, a clearly defined career path, support along the licensing journey, or opportunities for continuing education.
We Value Work-Life Balance
Thriven Design follows a hybrid work week, offers generous PTO, and hosts events for employees and their families periodically throughout the year. We were founded as a family company and seek to keep that family feeling alive as we grow into our next 50 years.

Working alongside our amazing Thriven Design family and our valued clientele bringing to life our designs within so many different types of communities and buildings I truly feel fulfilled. I am a people person, and connecting with everyone on each level of the design, construction, and with the end users of each project has allowed me to make some wonderful connections and lifelong friends. Knowing that I played a part in helping create places where people thrive brings me so much joy.
Claire Van Haren, Principal, Director of Interior Design