Urban Collage, Inc., led by Robert Begle and Stanford Harvey, AICP, is fortunate to draw on the unique multi-disciplinary strengths of its staff. Project based studios are led by associates Eric Bosman, AICP, John Skach, AIA, AICP and Dennis Madsen.  Our talented support staff of planners includes Matt Cherry, Kadambari Badami, Blue Marshall, Niti Gajjar and Jessie Lawrence.
Robert Begle, Principal:
Mr. Begle is a principal and co-founder of Urban Collage, Inc. Mr Begle has over 16 years of experience in residential design and community planning including significant experience with the City of Atlanta’s pre-Olympic preparations. In his role as the firm’s primary designer, Mr. Begle has conducted a wide range of design and planning activities including urban redevelopment plans, community master plans, housing and feasibility studies, facility master plans and architectural design. Mr. Begle’s comprehensive approach to design seeks to create communities and places that are functional, attractive and holistic.

Stanford Harvey, AICP, Principal:
Mr. Harvey is one of the founding Principals of Urban Collage, Inc. and possesses over 15 years of experience in redevelopment and planning.  Building upon both his background in architecture and city planning and his work for the City of Atlanta in the years preceding the 1996 Olympics, Mr. Harvey has served as Principal-In-Charge of a wide variety of firm projects. His specialty is conceptualization of planning processes, facilitating community participation, directing facilities/ infrastructure programs and developing implementation strategies.

Eric S. Bosman, AICP, Associate Principal:
Mr. Bosman has assisted a variety of public and private clients as a facilitator, planner and project designer. Capitalizing on his training in architecture and urban planning, Mr. Bosman specializes in community, educational and development planning and has completed numerous campus and community plans, facility plans and architectural programs. As a project manager, Mr. Bosman has assisted clients in managing multi-million dollar implementation programs. He is an accomplished instructor and has conducted multiple seminars on leadership skills, group dynamics and communications.

John Skach, AIA, AICP, Senior Associate:
Mr. Skach is an associate of Urban Collage, Inc. and has over fifteen years of experience in the building industry. His development planning projects range from inner-city public housing redevelopments to suburban town centers, and encompass both site planning and development regulations. His background as a licensed architect translates into the capacity to visualize both urban form and constructability, while his involvement as adjunct faculty with the Georgia Institute of Technology has broadened his awareness of the need for individual views and collective creativity. He has also expanded his understanding of quality urban environments through research and teaching in Europe.

Dennis Madsen, Associate:
Mr. Madsen has a background in architecture and has participated in the design and construction of a range of projects in the southeast including laboratory buildings, single-family and multi-family residential, hospitality, auditoria, automotive buildings and campus planning. He serves as the associate assisting with the design and pre-construction process for projects within the Atlanta Public Schools, with architectural and development planning, and with the survey and design of residential prototypes. His professional strengths lie in his broad experience with varied project types, and with his experience in all phases of these projects.

Matt Cherry, Senior Planner:
Mr. Cherry is a project planner with a background in landscape architecture, urban design and graphic design. His experience includes downtown master planning, physical community planning, transit planning, streetscape design and management, neighborhood revitalization studies and various types of public space design.  Mr. Cherry also lends his talents of hand drawing and graphic representation to the firm.

Stephen Busch, RLA,, Senior Planner:
Mr. Busch provides a broad range of skills and background experinces with a strong base in landscape architecture, urban design, master planning, as well as street and other public space design. He offers design and production support on various projects including downtown redevelopment studies, corridor alayses, and park design. He also provides digital and hand rendering graphic support to many projects.

Kadambari Badami, Planner:

Ms. Badami has a background in architecture, preservation planning and Geographic Information Systems. Her experience includes preparing design guidelines, condition assessment reports, preservation planning, using GIS for analysis and presentation and conceptualizing and designing multifamily housing schemes. In addition, she also has experience in conducting studies with analyses and recommendations for historic neighborhoods and structures.

Blue Marshall, Planner:

Ms. Marshall has recently graduated from the Georgia Institute of Technology with a Bachelors of Science degree in Architecture.  Drawing from her background in architecture, Blue provides graphic and production support to various projects including site planning, corridor studies and various urban redevelopment sites.

Niti Gajjar, Planner:

Mrs. Gajjar has recently graduated with a Masters degree in Community Planning from the University of Cincinnati.  Aside from her academic background in architecture and urban planning, she has worked on a multitude of projects in India, including various master plans for cities, towns, industrial areas and burgeoning rural areas.  Niti will lend her talents to various land use and transportation corridor planning projects in the Urban Collage studio.

Louis Johnson , Planner:

Mr. Johnson, who graduated from the University of Kentucky, draws from his background in landscape architecture and land planning to provide graphic and production support to various projects including redevelopment studies and campus master plans.  

Jessie Lawrence , Intern:

Mr. Lawrence, who is currently pursuing a Masters Degree in Urban Planning at Georgia Institute of Technology, utilizes his background in architecture to provide graphic and production support to a variety of projects.  

Eva Hare, Business Manager:
Ms. Hare serves as the firm's office manager in coordinating aspects of human resources, finance, project support, marketing and client relations.

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