Our Team
Jane Heinstrom, -
Office Manager
Jane has been an Office Manager wrangling wild architects into the admin corral for many years, most of them in the Boston area. Jane is Ohio-bred and educated (Hiram College) and has been working her way north and east for years, but in New Hampshire she has found her final stop. She joined CPWA in 2003. Jane enjoys playing her ukulele and lives in the home she built with her husband in Sanbornton.
Office Manager
Jane has been an Office Manager wrangling wild architects into the admin corral for many years, most of them in the Boston area. Jane is Ohio-bred and educated (Hiram College) and has been working her way north and east for years, but in New Hampshire she has found her final stop. She joined CPWA in 2003. Jane enjoys playing her ukulele and lives in the home she built with her husband in Sanbornton.
Christopher P. Williams, AIA, NCARB
Founder
Chris founded CPWA in 1984. A graduate of Carnegie-Mellon University, Chris was licensed to practice architecture in New Hampshire, Maine, Vermont, and Massachusetts. Chris was been intensely involved in numerous professional and community-based organizations, such as AIANH, New Hampshire Preservation Alliance, and several Governor's Committees for the State of New Hampshire. Chris has also participated in many community design charrettes and architectural award juries. Chris has lectured throughout the state on topics such as historic preservation, environmentally appropriate architecture, and the role of craftsmanship in architecture. Chris was an avid photographer and kayaker when time permits.
The firm's work has been featured in several books and magazines, including Adirondack Home by Ralph Kylloe, Cabin Fever by Rachel Carley, and Rustic Revisited by Ann Stillman O'Leary.
Many projects have received awards from such organizations as the American Institute of Architects, the New Hampshire Preservation Alliance, Plan NH, and the Home Builders and Remodelers Association of New Hampshire.
Founder
Chris founded CPWA in 1984. A graduate of Carnegie-Mellon University, Chris was licensed to practice architecture in New Hampshire, Maine, Vermont, and Massachusetts. Chris was been intensely involved in numerous professional and community-based organizations, such as AIANH, New Hampshire Preservation Alliance, and several Governor's Committees for the State of New Hampshire. Chris has also participated in many community design charrettes and architectural award juries. Chris has lectured throughout the state on topics such as historic preservation, environmentally appropriate architecture, and the role of craftsmanship in architecture. Chris was an avid photographer and kayaker when time permits.
The firm's work has been featured in several books and magazines, including Adirondack Home by Ralph Kylloe, Cabin Fever by Rachel Carley, and Rustic Revisited by Ann Stillman O'Leary.
Many projects have received awards from such organizations as the American Institute of Architects, the New Hampshire Preservation Alliance, Plan NH, and the Home Builders and Remodelers Association of New Hampshire.
