Erica Cummings, NCIDQ, LEED AP ID+C, has joined HGA as Principal and Associate Vice President in Interior Design. In this new leadership role focused on the Public | Corporate market, she will align her industry knowledge with leading commercial enterprises, associations, law practices, and other professional services firm to expand HGA’s Mid-Atlantic and East Coast practice.
Throughout her career, Cummings has directed the planning and design of workplace interiors, tenant improvements, hospitality/retail spaces, and light medical projects. Her expertise includes business development, project management, space planning, workplace strategy, design and concept development, and furniture design and specification.
“I seek to design spaces that capture the essence of an organization by emphasizing their culture and mission—and making people feel welcome in the built environment,” Cummings said. “HGA always has placed exceptional design upfront. The firm’s adoption of equity and sustainability is particularly exciting to me—both in how we operate internally and through our holistic design process. I look forward to furthering my personal growth and designing dynamic, thoughtful, and beautiful spaces with this incredible team.”
Before HGA, she was a Principal with FORM Architects in Arlington, Virginia, where she directed interior architecture and design services to grow the firm into one of the region’s premier firms.
She has served as a guest critic at The Corcoran Gallery of Art, led local AIA Architecture in the Schools programs, and participated as a panelist for programs sponsored by Commercial Real Estate Women (CREW) Northern Virginia and the Society for Marketing Professional Service (SMPS) Washington, D.C.
Additionally, she has given back to her community through volunteer work with Kindred Communities and pro bono interiors for a community center in Southeast Washington, D.C., where she also provided Saturday morning programming for neighborhood children.
She has a Bachelor of Science in Interior Design and a Minor in Business from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.