SmithGroup promotes Megan Skaalen to workplace studio leader in San Diego office

The SmithGroup design firm has elevated interior designer Megan Skaalen, CID, to serve as workplace studio leader at its San Diego office.

In her new role, Skaalen will continue to work with San Diego and Los Angeles leadership to  strengthen the firm’s growing presence in the greater San Diego area.

megan skaalen

Megan Skaalen 

”Megan’s focus on building authentic relationships and bold, playful design makes her an ideal creative partner for a wide range of clients in the San Diego market says Lise Newman, director of SmithGroup’s Workplace Practice.

Skaalen has focused the last decade of her career on developing design solutions with an emphasis on creatively adapting existing assets into forward-thinking business environments.

She is currently leading the design of Ora @ Pacific Station, a conversion of a former grocery store into retail and office space in Encinitas, California.

Skaalen graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in studio arts from the University of Arizona and a Bachelor of Fine Arts in interior design from the Design Institute of San Diego. She is a certified interior designer (CID) in California.

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