Durable Campus Planning: Aligning Vision with Strategic Purpose

At The Governor’s Academy, a renewed focus on how we teach inspired a master planning process that aligns educational priorities with campus development. OLSON LEWIS + Architects and The Stone House Group, in collaboration with school leadership, developed a planning method rooted in constraint, authenticity and participation. School leaders and business partners will share how a campus plan can serve as a North Star, prioritize the adaptive reuse of facilities, and engage the broader school community in shaping the future. With a focus on process and participation, this model enables commitment and clarity, without requiring rigid paths forward.

Learning Objectives: Participants will learn to identify key elements of a durable campus planning process and recognize how aligning campus development with strategic and pedagogical priorities enhances long-term value. They will discuss approaches to engaging diverse stakeholders in participatory planning and illustrate how adaptive reuse can be prioritized over new construction. Ultimately, participants will be able to develop a resilient and flexible framework that fosters institutional commitment while accommodating future shifts in direction.

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Nonmembers: $125.00

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Presenters

Christopher Doktor

Partner, Architect

OLSON LEWIS + Architects

Christopher Doktor’s architectural design and management experience ranges from renovations and additions to new construction projects for civic restorations, historic town building reuse and public libraries, for public agencies and private clients. Many of his projects include facilities for academics, arts, athletics, the sciences and more recently for innovation and collaboration. He earned his master’s degree in architecture from Miami University in Ohio and joined OLSON LEWIS + Architects in 1993, where he became a partner in 2003. Doktor serves on the boards of the North Shore Chamber of Commerce and the Ipswich Partnership.

Larry Eighmy

Managing Principal

The Stone House Group

Larry Eighmy has extensive facilities and operations management experience. He is a founder and Managing Principal of The Stone House Group, which focuses on improving institutions’ building stewardship through comprehensive planning, energy and construction strategies. He possesses focused experience in institutional and non-profit finance and currently serves as the treasurer and board of trustees’ member of Moravian Academy. He has also served as chairman of the Green Schools Alliance board and is a board member of several local organizations. Not only is Larry dedicated to institutional financial sustainability, but he is also dedicated to promoting environmental sustainability. He has overseen the renovation of the Flat Iron, a historic building in South Bethlehem that is home to The Stone House Group’s LEED Gold certified headquarters. The iconic 110-year-old building that was state of the art when it opened is re-emerging as a modern building with a low carbon footprint. Larry also shares his passion for sustainability through the company’s project-based learning initiative, The Ginger Building Challenge, as well as through the promotion and incorporation of student internships into large-scale school energy programs.

Michael Kinealey

Assistant Head of School, Dean of Enrollment

The Governor's Academy

Micheal Kinealey  is the assistant head of school at The Governor’s Academy, where he also coaches baseball. Prior to joining Governor’s, Kinealey worked in admissions at Milton Academy and Belmont Hill School. He has been at Governor’s for a decade, and feels that each day, his walk to work feels more like a possibility than a profession. He earned a bachelor’s degree in history from Middlebury College and a master’s degree in education from Harvard University.