Theresa Ballard, AIA

Managing Principal, PYATOK Architecture + Urban Design

Theresa is an architect at PYATOK, an award-winning regional leader in multifamily community design. In particular she has developed a professional expertise with affordable housing for residents with special needs. A natural team leader, her proven reputation is based on creating partnership when working with clients, agencies, teams, and neighborhoods. Past projects have included a wide range of end-users, including senior assisted living, students, and formerly unhoused – each group requiring discernment of particular technical and design priorities. Recently she completed the first two phases of Caritas Village in Santa Rosa, consisting of permanent supportive housing, emergency shelter, a medical clinic and respite center, childcare, and services.

Having climbed the ranks at work from student intern to managing principal, as the company has grown in size from a dozen to over fifty staff, she approaches business management with that same partnership-focused approach. She has served as a Planning Commissioner for the City of Newark, and is a past board president for Abode Services (prior to her current position with Abode Property Management). Theresa holds a Bachelor of Architecture degree from Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo, and is a licensed architect in California.