AUBURN — Platz Associates, Two Great Falls Plaza, welcomes Gabrielle Russell as a licensed architect to its team.

Russell has 12 years of diverse work experience in design and construction firms and brings a fresh marketing approach. She offers a unique perspective as a commercial real estate owner.

She grew up in Auburn and later attended Tulane University in New Orleans where she earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees in architecture. Following graduation, she returned to the Lewiston-Auburn area and has worked on commercial and residential projects and has served as project manager and architect and provided marketing expertise for a couple of firms. She is a licensed architect, a LEED accredited professional, and TEDxDirigo 2012 speaker. She is one of the founders of Grow L+A and remains a board member after recently resigning from her position as president of the board of directors. She has a strong interest in and dedication to Lewiston-Auburn, the arts and sustainability.