Tracy Richter

HPM announced in late July the hiring of facilities planning expert Tracy Richter to lead its new Planning Services division, a move that aims to bolster and expand the company’s service offerings while extending relationships with clients representing more than a dozen industries including aerospace and aviation, food and beverage, pharmaceuticals, education, and professional sports.

Richter assumes the role of Vice President of Planning Services and leads a team of specialists focused on providing a comprehensive approach to capital and operational building programs. Planning Services expands HPM’s reach through a variety of new talents and resources, including demographic analysis, standards and specifications development, strategic planning, stakeholder engagement and client facilitation, and facility master planning.

Richter brings more than 25 years of experience as an educator and planner, and has coordinated and directed facility planning campaigns totaling $11 billion for more than 1,000 school districts of all sizes across 23 states.