Jen Hedrick

President / Architect

Experience & Professional Organizations

Bachelor of Architecture, Drury University 1994; Registered Architect, State of Missouri; NCARB certified; AIA member; REDI Secretary (2021-Present), Board Member (2018-Present); Women’s Network member; Heart of Missouri United Way Pacesetter – Tri-Chair (2015- Present); Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors (2016-2021); The Food Bank for Central and Northeast Missouri, Board Member (2019-present), Secretary (2021-present); Mayor’s Infrastructure Task Force (2015-2016); Chief Executive Network (2008-Present)

Biography

Jen Hedrick started her career in architecture in Springfield, Missouri in 1992. She began with SOA in 1995 and quickly moved into a leadership role as an Associate, then Principal in 2005 and currently President since 2010. Jen’s energy and focus on firm management and skill development of SOA’s staff has propelled the firm into the pre-eminent position of leader in the central Missouri design community. Inspired to build long-standing client relations and participate in projects that are meaningful to the community, Jen leads the SOA team in enhancing mid-Missouri’s healthcare, higher education, corporate, and civic environments. Signature projects include: University of Missouri Health Care South Providence Medical Building, True Media Corporate Headquarters, Missouri Employers Mutual Insurance, MPUA Headquarters, and Missouri State High School Activities Association.