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Dewberry Welcomes Melissa Covington, Promotes Pam Taylor

Firm announces new hire and promotion in Tulsa, Oklahoma, office.

Melissa Covington

Dewberry, a privately held professional services firm, has announced that Melissa Covington has been hired as a project manager, and Pam Taylor, CPSM, has been promoted to senior associate. Covington and Taylor are based in the firm’s Tulsa, Oklahoma, office.

Melissa Covington is a designer with 13 years of experience in the hospitality, healthcare, education, and retail markets. In her new role, she will be responsible for supporting the expansion of the firm’s healthcare portfolio and managing client relationships. Covington earned a bachelor’s in architecture (2016) and a bachelor’s in interior design and decoration (2008) from UNIBE, Dominican Republic. She holds an associate membership with the American Institute of Architects and is a member of the Association of Dominican Professionals of Design.

Pam Taylor is the firm’s director of marketing for the architecture practice and has 30 years of experience. She is responsible for strategy and tactical development of marketing plans for the firm’s various markets segments, including health and wellness, justice, education, and retail and commercial development. Taylor earned a bachelor’s degree in psychology from Louisiana Tech University (1991) and is an active member of her community, where she is a board member for Sustainable Tulsa and a past board member for the Society for Marketing Professional Services Oklahoma chapter.

Pam Taylor
Pam Taylor

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