Erin McKenna is Senior Manager of Retail Design and Architecture for Coldwater Creek, Inc. where she is responsible for the design and construction administration for the new store rollout. In addition, Ms. McKenna created and implemented a green building program to be rolled out for all new stores. Under her direction, Coldwater Creek achieved their first LEED Certified store in Boulder, Colorado and recently received LEED Gold on a store in Portland, Oregon. The company has several other projects in review as part of the USGBC's LEED-CI for Retail Pilot Program.
Ms. McKenna has worked in the commercial development industry since 1997 with developers, municipalities and architectural firms. Her retail design experience includes positions with Gap, Inc. and Hollywood Entertainment, the parent company of Hollywood Video.
Ms. McKenna is a LEED Accredited Professional and recently completed her final Architect Registration Examination. Ms. McKenna earned a Master's degree in architecture from the University of Oregon in Eugene, Oregon and a Bachelor's degree from Saint Mary's College of California in Moraga, California.