NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ [August 6, 2026] – In stride with DIG Architecture’s recent 20th-anniversary milestone and the launch of an evolved brand identity, the firm has announced the promotion of three key professionals to the role of Associate: Dalina Cruz, senior interior designer; Wally Harris, senior project manager; and LoriAnne Jones, senior project manager.
“True collaboration means exploring the details and opportunities that others might overlook, ensuring every design decision is anchored by its human impact,” said DIG CEO Jeff Venezia, a co-founding principal. “As we scale our operations across all of our offices in New Brunswick, Philadelphia and Queens, this new leadership group brings the precise blend of technical excellence and civic purpose needed to anchor our growth and deliver lasting value to the communities we serve.”
The appointments, officially revealed during the firm’s recent 20th-anniversary celebration, mark a defining moment for DIG as it expands its regional footprint and welcomes a new wave of leadership. In their expanded roles, Cruz, Harris and Jones will maintain their current project responsibilities while stepping into elevated leadership positions to shape the firm’s strategic direction, foster community-centered design and mentor emerging talent.
“Sustainable growth requires a strong structural foundation, not just in our drawings, but within our internal teams,” said Vince Myers, DIG president and co-founding principal. “Dalina, Wally and LoriAnne have consistently demonstrated the operational excellence and forward-thinking mindset that our clients rely on.”
Within the firm’s Interior Design Studio, Cruz has been instrumental in aligning multiple disciplines across architecture, interiors and environmental graphics to create seamless, intuitive environments. Her approach ensures that specialized interior spaces across education, healthcare, civic spaces, senior living and transportation sectors are grounded in purpose, impact and human experience.
Harris’ 20+ years of design experience includes highly specialized expertise in building envelopes and historic restoration. Known for his technical precision, he expertly navigates some of DIG’s most-complex public- and private-sector projects, including several Carnegie-era libraries across Philadelphia and New Jersey. His deep technical knowledge ensures multi-layered structural and historic restoration requirements – from code review, materials search and design detailing to scheduling and construction administration – are seamlessly integrated, managed and monitored across every phase.
Rounding out DIG’s “Class of 2026” Associates is Jones, whose 9-year tenure at the firm features a highly specialized focus on community-centered healthcare, education and transformative reuse. An emerging leader in evidence-based design (EDAC) principles, she has expertly spearheaded a decade-long relationship and nine FQHC assignments for New York City’s Urban Health Plan. Utilizing BIM workflows and an MBA in strategy, Jones seamlessly guides multidisciplinary teams through clinical planning, feasibility and construction administration, while actively championing industry equity through involvement in AIA Central NJ and the ACE Mentor Program.
Building Futures, Connecting Communities
As one of the region’s largest majority African American-owned architecture and design practices, DIG has spent the last 20 years demonstrating diversity as a powerful design advantage. The appointments of Cruz, Harris and Jones along with new principals Jaime Masler Beach and Kelli Glasgow reinforce the firm’s unique ability to deliver the technical resources of a national firm with the agility, accessibility and personal attention of a trusted partner.
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About DIG Architecture
DIG is an award-winning, certified MBE architecture, interior design, and environmental graphics firm with offices in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and New York. Over two decades, the firm has grown into one of the region’s largest majority Black-owned architecture and design practices, serving public- and private-sector clients across the education, civic, transportation, healthcare and senior living sectors. Driven by one instinct — to go deeper — DIG uncovers potential, challenges convention and expands what’s possible through design.