Wilson Associates has announced the promotion of JoyceLynn Lagula to the role of design principal of both the practice’s Las Vegas and Los Angeles studios. Based in Las Vegas, the former design director will oversee design direction and business development for each office. Lagula, who brings forth more than 15 years of industry experience, first joined Wilson Associates in May 2019.
“I’m very excited to accept this expanded role,” Lagula says. “I want to inspire my colleagues, especially women designers, to find new solutions and explore new avenues during times of uncertainty, and this role presents me with the opportunity to do just that. We have the power to set the stage for the hospitality and gaming industry, and I am grateful to have been entrusted with this important position to continue pushing the boundaries of hospitality and gaming design.”
“We are thrilled to promote a designer as collaborative, dynamic, and inventive as JoyceLynn into this key leadership position within our growing Southwest region,” adds Darrell Long, design principal and regional managing director of Wilson Associates’ Southwest Region. “She brings a fresh and unique perspective to her work each and every time, bringing highly valuable relationships and project expertise to our firm’s hospitality, gaming and entertainment sectors. We look forward to watching her capabilities grow further in this new role.”