Webinar: Redefining the Office for Hybrid Work

Rachel Rouse

Rachel leads HOK’s interiors practice in Dallas, with a focus on relationship management and work acquisition. A licensed interior designer with a deep portfolio of work, she has earned a reputation for delivering value-added solutions that ensure projects are delivered on time and within budget.

Rachel collaborates with clients from early relationship development through project completion and beyond, delivering consistent and open communication throughout all phases of the project.

She is an active member of the International Interior Design Association and a member of the Board of Directors of the Dallas chapter of CREW (Commercial Real Estate Women), which introduces female students to careers in the profession.

Micki Washington

Micki has nearly two decades of experience managing workplace design teams for large corporate clients. She also brings expertise in managing and leading healthcare, hospitality, and civic projects.

As the regional leader of the firm’s WorkPlace practice in Texas, Micki collaborates with corporate clients to streamline communications between client decision makers and HOK’s design teams.

Micki serves in a variety of industry leadership roles, including with the American Institute of Architects Houston Chapter as a Board Director and member of the interior architecture committee. She is the Vice President of the Houston Chapter of the National Organization of Minority Architects (NOMA) and is also active with the International Facility Management Association’s Houston Chapter.

Tracy Brower

Vice President of Workplace Insights, Steelcase Inc.

Dr. Tracy Brower is the Vice President of Workplace Insights with Steelcase. She is a Ph.D. sociologist studying work-life fulfillment and happiness and the author of The Secrets to Happiness at Work and Bring Work to Life. Tracy is a contributor to Forbes.com and Fast Company, and her work has also been featured in TEDx, The Wall Street Journal, Work-Life Balance in the 21st Century (book), Globe and Mail (Canada), InsideHR (Australia), HR Director (UK), T3N (Germany), Real Estate Review-Journal, Fortune.com, Inc. Magazine, HBR (France) and more. Her work has been translated into 15 languages, and you can find her on LinkedIn or any of the other usual social channels.

Chris Congdon

Editor, Work Better Magazine, Host, Steelcase Work Better Podcast & Director, Global Research Communications

In her work as Editor of Work Better Magazine, a Steelcase publication, podcast, and webinar series,  Chris engages with research about work and the workplace, insights Steelcase has gained, and perspectives about design’s essential role in problem-solving.  Chris is also a co-author of “Balancing ‘We’ and ‘Me’” featured in Harvard Business Review and a regular speaker and panelist about a range of workplace issues and the future of work. She and her team focus on what employees and leaders need in the new era of hybrid work and have developed bodies of expertise about global workplace trends, inclusive design, creating community at work, employee engagement, neuroscience, and privacy.

Rebecca Charbauski

Rebecca Charbauski:  Brand Communications Manager, Steelcase Inc.

Rebecca Charbauski, an Emmy-winning journalist, serves as Steelcase Brand Communications manager, reporting on global research exploring how people do their best work and how we can create places to help us all work better. Over her career, Rebecca spent 17 years covering local and national news events on television and a variety of digital platforms. She directed a digital newsgroup in Kansas City before becoming news director in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Prior to Steelcase, Rebecca worked with one of the four largest media groups in the United States to coordinate news coverage among 48 newsrooms from the east to the west coast.