WEBINAR | Renovating for Healthcare — Repurposing Retail and Reinvesting in the Community

Roderic Walton, FAIA, NOMA, NCARB, Principal, Moody Nolan

Roderic Walton has more than 25 years of experience centered around careful coordination, planning, and programming for highly efficient healthcare facilities. He has dedicated his career to addressing the needs of healthcare clients and the communities they serve, with particular focus on those in under-served and disadvantaged areas in the south side of Chicago, Illinois. Roderic holds a master’s degree in architecture from Miami University and actively participates in both local and national organizations including NOMA, AAH and AIA. He is currently a Principal at Moody Nolan, 2021 AIA National Architecture Firm Award recipient. He is also the 2023 recipient of the AIA Illinois Alan Madison Award for Diversity work.

JoAnna Rogers, NCIDQ, WELL AP, Senior Interior Designer, Moody Nolan

JoAnna Rogers, Senior Associate at Moody Nolan, is a highly regarded professional interior designer with more than 25 years in the industry. She is a “visionary listener” dedicated to developing care spaces that balance aesthetics, functionality, flexibility, and the mission of each client. JoAnna is committed to human-centered design and sustainable practices. Her integrated design approach is a collaborative effort between design and construction teams, product manufacturers, and vendors, ensuring a unified and cohesive project delivery.

As a senior interior designer, JoAnna has led complex multidiscipline projects at various scales. She is seasoned in overseeing the development of design concepts, client interfacing, documentation, and execution. Her strong aesthetic judgment uses modernism as a platform for evaluating the way color is used in the built environment.

Alex Sparhawk, Director of Development & Acquisition, DL3 Realty

Alex joined DL3 in 2015 and is involved in the financial structuring, design, entitlement, construction, marketing and disposition of all DL3 projects. Alex is currently overseeing in excess of $150 million of DL3 Realty’s strategic commercial investments, which are designed to revitalize underserved urban communities and provide economic opportunities for local residents and legacy businesses.

Alex has been integral to many of DL3’s award winning projects including the Chicago Neighborhood Community Development award in 2020 for the first full-service grocery store in the Woodlawn in over 40 years and recently has been working with Federally Qualified Health Centers to bring new services to “Medically Underserved Areas.” Alex has successfully negotiated over 400,000 square feet of lease space, with Fortune 500 companies such as the Blue Cross Blue Shield Customer Care Center in Morgan Park and the Discover Financial Services Call Center in Chatham. Prior to this, Alex worked with Full Circle Communities to bring quality affordable housing to neighborhoods of need including the development of a 32-unit Senior housing building in Avondale.

Wendy Thompson, President/Chief Operating Officer, Friend Family Health Center

Wendy Thompson joined Friend Family Health Center in May 2016. Wendy previously served as Chief Officer of Strategy & Development. Prior to joining Friend Health, she served as Deputy Chief Officer at Chicago Public Schools and spent more than ten years in finance with Aon Corporation, and Goldman Sachs. Wendy holds a Master of Business Administration, as well as a Bachelor of Arts, Economics from the University of Chicago. With over 20 years of experience, she has a keen ability to evaluate risks and opportunities as well as manage complex organizational systems.