People

Architect | LEED AP Ben Lloyd founded Comma-Q Architecture, Inc. in 1993. His 25+ years of professional architectural experience has resulted in award-winning designs and numerous press accolades. He has demonstrated excellence in coordinating consultants, staff, and work requirements to satisfy client concerns. His firm’s track-record with construction management and historic preservation provides a comprehensive approach to accommodating project variables. Ben consistently produces creative solutions to aesthetic, functional, and budgetary challenges.

Project Manager Kim Everts is a registered architect in the state of Wisconsin with 19 years of experience designing for public building users, paying close attention to their specific needs and improving their working and educational environments.

Architect | LEED AP Laura Landon received her Master’s in Architecture in May of 2006 from Montana State University. She received her B.S. in Architecture from the University of Virginia in 2001. During a three year inter-university period Laura worked in far-flung architecture firms from Chattanooga, TN to Sydney, Australia. Her primary duties at Comma-Q Architecture include architectural drafting.

Originally from Wyoming, Laura is thrilled to be living again in the Northern Rocky Mountain area.

Architect-in-Training Scott Dean has earned a B.S. in Design Drafting from MSU-Northern in 1995 and a Master’s of Architecture from MSU in 2004. He is a Montana native and resides in Clyde Park with his wife and two boys.

Architect-in-Training From his time welding steel sculptures and farm equipment while growing up in central Missouri to boatbuilding on the eastern seaboard, Tripp has always sought a union between utility and art. A fervent believer in a collaborative design approach, Tripp thinks that architecture represents the best possible opportunity to materialize ideas that are as unique and expressive as our clients. In 2008, Tripp earned a Master’s Degree in Architecture from Montana State University.  He also holds a B.A. in Education and Sociology.

Architect-in-Training After receiving a Master’s in Architecture from MSU in 2008, Ali started her professional career in Portland, Oregon.  After realizing only Bozeman could truly be home, she moved back to be an integral part of her community in 2010.  Her architectural interests include sustainability, organizational and social theory, applying and expanding her technical abilities and problem solving.

Architect-in-Training Cole Robertson approaches every design problem as an exploration; searching for challenging and rewarding experiences inherent to each task. Cole is a graduate of the Montana State University School of Architecture. He obtained an undergraduate degree in Environmental Design in 2006, and was awarded a Masters in Architecture in 2007. He is currently working toward professional Licensure and LEED Accreditation.

Operations Manager Rachael Maccagnano joined Comma-Q Architecture in January of 2007 as the Operations Manager. She is a 2005 graduate of Montana State University Bozeman with a BS in Landscape Design and has lived in the Gallatin Valley since she was 9 years old.