Clements & Associates Staff
Gary W. Clements, AIA ¦ President
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Gary is a 1981 graduate of the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville. He is licensed in Oklahoma, Arkansas, Florida, Tennessee, Missouri and Louisiana and is certified by the National Council of Architectural Registration Board. In 1997, Gary founded Clements & Associates/Architecture, Inc. and has focused the firm's resources on the design and development of high quality projects throughout the State. Notable projects include the Student Village at Ouachita Baptist University, multiple on-call projects at the Arkansas State Capitol for the Secretary of State's office, complete renovation of the House of Representative's Chamber at the Arkansas State Capitol, multiple on-call projects for the Little Rock Air Force Base, as well as for the four campuses for the Arkansas Department of Community Corrections.
Gary has been heavily involved with historic preservation, rehabilitation, and downtown revitalization efforts at not only the local level, but at the statewide level as well. At the statewide level, he served on the Historic Preservation Alliance of Arkansas from 1987 - 1993, including serving as President in 1991. Also, he served on the Main Street Arkansas Advisory Board in 1991 and 1992; providing an opportunity to assist North Little Rock in its efforts to become a Main Street city. At the local level, Gary served on the North Little Rock Historic District Commission from 1993 until 2010 and served on the North Little Rock History Commission from 1992 until 2004. In the past, he has served on the Rental Study Commission, the Downtown Overlay District Committee, and the Main Street Argenta Design Committee. Gary was the recipient of the Jimmy Strawn Preservation Award by the Quapaw Quarter Association in 1995.
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Architecture
University of Arkansas 1981
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
Owner/Principal Architect Clements & Associates/Architecture, Inc.
PROFESSIONAL LICENSES
Arkansas #2224
Oklahoma #2833
Illinois #001.020139
Florida #5465080
Missouri #2006022716
Tennessee #2313988
National Council Of Architectural Registration Board #36674
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
American Institute Of Architects 1990-Present
National Council Of Architectural Registration Board 1986-Present
Construction Specification Institute 1992-1993
CIVIC ORGANIZATIONS
North Little Rock History Commission 1992-2010
Chairman 1996-2010
North Little Rock Historic District Commission 1993-2010
Main Street Argenta Design Committee 1994-Present
Chairman 1996
Rental Study Commission (NLR) 1997
Downtown Overlay District Committee
(Adhoc Committee of the NLR Planning Commission) 1996-1997
Historic Preservation Alliance of Arkansas Board Of Directors 1986-1993
President 1991
Vice President 1990
Membership Chairman 1986-1989, 1992
Main Street Arkansas Advisory Board 1991-1992
MEMBERSHIPS
National Trust for Historic Preservation 1980-Present
Historic Preservation Alliance of Arkansas 1986-Present
Quapaw Quarter Association 1987-Present
Argenta Community Development Corporation 1993-Present
AWARDS AND HONORS
1995 QQA Jimmy Strawn Award
Cory M. Whalin, Assoc. AIA ¦ Project Manager
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Cory graduated from the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville with a Bachelors of Architecture. In Cory's seven years with the Clements & Associates/Architecture, Inc. he has grown from a newly graduated architectural intern to a project manager of multiple projects, including the Exterior Restoration of the Arkansas State Capitol and the restoration of Memorial Hall at the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville. Cory is currently the project manager for the Joint Training Facility for the City of Jacksonville currently under construction and rehabilitations of the fourth floor gallery at the House of Representatives at the Arkansas State Capitol.
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Architecture
University of Arkansas
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
American Institute of Architecture
Civic Organizations
Cabot Rotary Club
Tom Gilchrist ¦ Project Manager
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Tom is a 1983 graduate of the New Jersey Institute of Technology and holds a NCIDQ Certification. Tom is a Project Manager whose experience includes code compliance review, supervision of production of working drawings, review of shop drawings, accessibility review, as well as construction administration.
Prior to joining Clements & Associates Tom was a project manager on various high end hospitality and residential style projects in Colorado and Idaho.
EDUCATION
New Jersey Institute of Technology, 1983
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
NCDIQ Certification, 1997
DeShondra Mitchell ¦ Intern
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DeShondra graduated from the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville with a Bachelor of Architecture Degree. DeShondra first joined our firm as a student intern and upon her graduation, returned to Clements & Associates, where she has taken on varying positions of responsibility including project manager for the Collection Management Facility for the Arkansas Department of Heritage.
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Architecture
University of Arkansas
Casey Henderson ¦ Architectural Technician
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Casey graduated from Arkansas State University at Beebe in 2007 with an Associate Degree in CADD. Casey brings to the firm his extensive knowledge in AutoCadd and Architectural Desktop for computer drafting and design. He also has experience in the construction industry, where he learned layout, foundation work, framing and most general construction work. He is also knowledgeable in construction regulations and guidelines.
Casey has been an integral member of project teams for such projects as the Student Village at Ouachita Baptist University, multiple projects for Arkansas State Parks and the Little Rock Air Force Base.
EDUCATION
Associate Degree - CADD
Arkansas State University - Beebe
Connie Hudson ¦ Office Manager
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Connie has over eighteen years of experience with architectural firms and is quite adept with the day to day workings in a design firm. Connie handles the accounting side of the business, as well as specification writing, grants, historic structures reports and needs assessments for the firm.