Jane Maybank is a partner in the architecture firm of MG Architects, LLC; a practice with an emphasis on respect for environmental and cultural context in working with private and professional clients on mixed-use, commercial, residential and educational projects. In recent years her work has focused on architectural and land-use strategies to address the unique goals of non-profit, institutional and heritage property clients. She earned a Master of Architecture degree from the University of Virginia with study abroad in Italy; and a Bachelor of Liberal Arts degree from Sarah Lawrence College in Bronxville, New York with study at Rhode Island School of Design, Parsons School of Design, and Harvard University. She was awarded a merit scholarship to the Master of Architecture program at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and has published articles on architecture and design related subjects in Legends, Metropolis Magazine and other publications. She has worked on projects in the United States, Europe, and Japan and has been in private practice in Charleston since 2001. She currently serves on the Board of the Charleston Academy of Music.

Jennifer Hayes is the Landscape Coordinator for Cassique. She has a Landscape Architecture degree from the University of California as well as a Bachelor of Arts degree in International Affairs from The George Washington University. Her professional experience includes site planning, landscape design, and horticulture, as well as international program management and human resources. Jennifer is an active member of the SC Native Plant Society and a Board Member for The Sustainability Institute.

Parker Ranspach is a Registered Landscape Architect with nearly three decades of experience in both private and public sectors with extensive knowledge and involvement in sustainable design. He has incorporated sustainable principles and native habitats into projects ranging from high-end residential to urban redevelopment sites to roadway beautification projects. His public experience includes landscape design, site planning, regional parks, gateways, recreational complexes, environmental restoration, multipurpose greenways, ADA compliance, and stormwater management. Parker owned and operated a design-build firm in South Florida for high-end residential projects in Boca Raton, Palm Beach and the Vero Beach area specializing in landscape, hardscape and swimming pool design and installation.

Previously, as a Senior Landscape Architect for a large, multidisciplinary consulting firm (IBI Group), he managed the landscape architectural staff, coordinated with other design disciplines, and directed various urban design, land development, transportation and landscape projects including international projects in Abu Dhabi, Bahamas, and Haiti. His experience includes serving as project manager and in-house consultant on major roadway and streetscape contracts for the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) District IV. As representative for FDOT, he managed the grants program, reviewed plans for permitting and was project manager for several large-scale highway beautification projects.

Parker has obtained, designed, and administered several school board, parks and housing authority projects and won the Broward County 2010 Emerald Award for producing wildflower meadows at the Deerfield Beach Middle School. Award winning projects also included a Public Realm Design Manual for the Abu Dhabi Urban Planning Council which included creating community wide policies and illustrative concepts for streetscapes, parks, public places, and coastal systems.

Jay worked with a major national retail chain for 25 years before joining the ARB. His career focused on Merchandise Execution and Planning for multiple stores. He comes with extensive experience in merchandising, floor planning and design, as well as a high level of analytical and customer service skills. He has experience working with key stakeholders in space and design, visual merchandise execution, and financial planning. He developed valuable partnerships with vendors to maximize sales and results and developed a strong track record of advancing merchandising strategies and presentations.

Amanda Mole, AIA is the current Chair for the Board. She holds Bachelor of Science and Masters of Architecture degrees from Georgia Tech with study abroad in Paris. She has experience in commercial and residential architecture, holding architectural licenses in South Carolina, Georgia, and Tennessee. Prior to coming to Kiawah in 1999, she designed and managed projects for architectural and interior design firms in Atlanta, with focus on private club design. Amanda also oversees the Cassique, Terrapin Island, and Freshfields Village Architectural Review Boards for Kiawah Partners. She currently practices architecture in the Low Country beyond Kiawah and consults with several residential design review boards.

Howard Pharr is the property owner representative on the Board. As liaison to the community, he represents home, cottage and villa owner interests. Howard and his wife have had a home on Kiawah since 2005. He attended Georgia Tech with studies abroad in Italy and graduated with a Bachelor of Architecture degree, practicing architecture and interior design for 42 years before retiring in 2012. Specializing in hospitality design for 32 of those years, Howard was the President and Managing Partner of the world’s largest hospitality design firm, Hirsch Bedner Associates, creating the interior design for projects in 50+ countries around the world, including the Sanctuary and Ocean Course Clubhouse on Kiawah. Howard is licensed to practice architecture in Georgia, Florida and South Carolina.

Mark Permar served as vice president of planning and design for the Kiawah Island Company, the original developers for Kiawah. As such, he was involved in all aspects of planning for Kiawah’s development dating back to 1979, and he has remained as a consultant since KRA’s purchase of the Island in 1988. In addition to his consulting work for KRA and other Coastal communities, Permar advises the Chautauqua Institution in upstate New York on architecture and long-range planning. He holds a degree in architecture from the University of Cincinnati and is licensed to practice architecture in the state of Georgia.

Ed Monahan is the KICA representative on the Board. Ed’s family has had a home on Kiawah since 1996. He attended American University in Washington, D.C. Before moving to South Carolina and working for the Kiawah Island Community Association, Ed worked on Wall Street for a Member Firm securities corporation on the Trading Floor of the New York Stock Exchange. Ed began his KICA career in 2007. Within that time, Ed has served on the KICA Safety Committee and the KICA Pride of the Community Committee. He is currently the Director of the KICA Livability Department. This department combines three entities, Covenant Compliance, Safety, and Encroachment. The KICA Livability Department permits and monitors all contracted work performed on Kiawah by contractors, utility companies, and property owners. In this capacity, the KICA Livability Department works closely with the ARB with regards to enforcement of KICA and Kiawah Partners ARB guidelines.

Jennifer Hayes is the Landscape Member for the Kiawah Island ARB. She has a Landscape Architecture degree from the University of California as well as a Bachelor of Arts degree in International Affairs from The George Washington University. Her professional experience includes site planning, landscape design, and horticulture, as well as international program management and human resources. Jennifer is an active member of the SC Native Plant Society and a Board Member for The Sustainability Institute.

Tommy is practicing architect, with licensure in Florida, New York, and South Carolina. Tommy received a dual degree Master of Architecture and Master of Science in Urban Planning from Columbia University, and a Bachelor of Science degree in Design from Clemson University. He is a Certified Passive House Consultant (CPHC) through the Passive House Institute US. Tommy has taught graduate-level design studios at the University of Miami and architecture history at the American College of the Building Arts (ACBA) in Charleston. He has written for 32BNY and Zapp Urbanism.

Amanda Mole, AIA is the current Chair for the Board. She holds Bachelor of Science and Masters of Architecture degrees from Georgia Tech with study abroad in Paris. She has experience in commercial and residential architecture, holding architectural licenses in South Carolina, Georgia, and Tennessee. Prior to coming to Kiawah in 1999, she designed and managed projects for architectural and interior design firms in Atlanta, with focus on private club design. Amanda also oversees the Kiawah, Terrapin Island, and Freshfields Village Architectural Review Boards for Kiawah Partners. She currently practices architecture in the Low Country beyond Kiawah and consults with several residential design review boards.

Mark Permar served as vice president of planning and design for the Kiawah Island Company, the original developers for Kiawah. As such, he was involved in all aspects of planning for Kiawah’s development dating back to 1979, and he has remained as a consultant since KRA’s purchase of the Island in 1988. In addition to his consulting work for KRA and other Coastal communities, Permar advises the Chautauqua Institution in upstate New York on architecture and long-range planning. He holds a degree in architecture from the University of Cincinnati and is licensed to practice architecture in the state of Georgia.

Alexey Grigorieff has been in private practice in Charleston from 2001; he is the other half of architectural design firm MG Architects. He holds a Bachelor of Architecture degree from the University of Toronto and a Master of Architecture degree from Princeton University. Prior to venturing out on his own he worked for LS3P in Charleston, Samuel Anderson Architects in New York, and Michael Graves in Princeton.

Charlie Arrington is a licensed Landscape Architect who oversees the land planning for Kiawah’s new neighborhoods and amenities. He has worked in golf-course design for over two decades, and serves as Kiawah Partner’s in-house golf course architect. He worked with Tom Fazio on The River Course, Tom Watson on Cassique, and with Greg Norman on Doonbeg Golf Club. He also directed the site landscaping team for The Ocean Course. Over the course of his landscape design career, he has developed recreational facilities as diverse as public parks to large-scale equestrian centers.

Deb and her husband Jim discovered Kiawah in the spring of 1993. After many return vacations they purchased their first property in Cassique in 2003. In 2014 they started construction on their home and moved in the spring of 2016. She grew up in Pennsylvania, attended Drexel University receiving degrees in Marketing and Management. She spent her career in technology sales and sales leadership. Upon retiring they moved from California to Kiawah.

Terri Kirol was born in Cincinnati, Ohio. She graduated from the University of Kentucky in Fashion Design and worked as a district manager for The Limited until retiring to raise a family. Terri and her husband first bought property on Kiawah Island in 1997. They have been continuous members of the Kiawah Island Club since that time and moved to Cassique in 2018.