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 Thomas E. Harvey Jr., FAIA, MPH, FACHA, LEED AP - Secretary/Treasurer Tom Harvey has over three decades of experience in planning and design of healthcare facilities, all of which has been aimed at a continuous focus on improvement of design for healthcare. Beginning as a healthcare consultant, Tom engaged in strategic and operational planning, functional and space programming, master planning and feasibility studies, and in design consulting to architectural firms. As a Partner and Senior Vice President of HKS Inc., a Tier One international healthcare design firm, he now directs the Clinical Solutions & Research Group of HKS, which has afforded him a profound opportunity to affect, and learn from, an extensive array of projects and healthcare clients. This group is leading the design industry in developing credible evidence regarding the built environment for healthcare. Tom received his Bachelor of Science in Architecture from the University of Texas-Arlington School of Architecture, and he holds dual Master degrees in Architecture with Healthcare Specialization from Rice University and in Public Health from the University of Texas-Houston. He continues to contribute to the academic community of architecture as a Professor for Healthcare Design at the University of Texas-Arlington, and as a researcher with HKS Inc. Tom is a Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Architects, serving as the Chairman of the Exam Development Committee for this national organization. He is a Fellow of the American Institute of Architects, and an active member of the Academy of Architecture for Health, the Environmental Design Research Association, the Center for Health Design and the American College of Healthcare Consultants. Committed to sustainability in healthcare design, Tom is a LEED-accredited design professional. As a President of the Center for Advanced Design and Research & Evaluation (CADRE), Tom frequently reports on findings at national healthcare design programs and he writes in both clinical and peer-reviewed research journals on topics associated with the improvement of our understanding of how design impacts users in the healthcare setting. |