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Healthcare practice leader
Mackenzie is pleased to announce that Dena Null has joined the firm as healthcare practice leader. A seasoned healthcare strategist with nearly three decades of experience, Dena has guided complex projects from vision through implementation across hospitals, academic medical centers, ambulatory surgery centers, and outpatient care environments. Dena brings extensive expertise in healthcare planning, project delivery, and regulatory compliance throughout the Western United States. Dena joins Mackenzie at a time of continued growth and investment in healthcare services. The firm has established a strong portfolio of community-focused healthcare projects, including behavioral health facilities, crisis stabilization centers, primary care clinics, specialty care environments, wellness centers, tribal health facilities, and integrated care campuses throughout Oregon, Washington, and California. This work reflects Mackenzie鈥檚 commitment to creating environments that improve access to care, support community well-being, and respond to the evolving needs of healthcare providers and the populations they serve. Working closely with the firm鈥檚 architects, interior designers, engineers, and healthcare specialists, Dena will help advance a thoughtful approach to healthcare design that builds upon Mackenzie鈥檚 existing strengths while positioning the practice for long-term growth.

Education: Bachelor of Architecture, Oklahoma State University
If you had not chosen your current profession, what profession would you choose and why? I originally started out in college in nursing school, then pre-med. So, I鈥檇 probably be a nurse or physician, diagnosing problems, coordinating a team, and operating in high-stakes environments where precision matters. Today, the main difference is that my patients are buildings, and thankfully, they complain less.
What was a recent (or favorite) vacation you took? I recently went to Iceland and learned how to ice climb, which is exactly as humbling as it sounds. There鈥檚 also something about hanging off a 2,500-year-old frozen waterfall that really puts deadlines and emails into perspective.
What do you do when you want to relax? I tinker with classic cars. I鈥檓 currently working on converting my 1974 VW Thing to electric as well as my GL1100 Gold Wing Honda to an electric caf茅 racer. It鈥檚 a different kind of design challenge with more trial and error and occasionally questioning all of my life choices.
Favorite book (or movie, band or pop culture item, etc.):聽I鈥檝e always been drawn to stories that blend design, storytelling, and curiosity of time and history, especially where place and time actually shape each other. Films and series like “Midnight in Paris,” “The Time Traveler’s Wife,” and “Interstellar” resonate with me because they show how environments evolve alongside the people who inhabit them and how place anchors people across time. I appreciate worlds where the built environment isn鈥檛 just a backdrop, but a character that changes over time, holds memory, adapts, and quietly influences a story.
Favorite quotation:聽鈥淧erfection is achieved not when there is nothing more to add, but when there is nothing left to take away.鈥� 鈥揂ntoine de Saint-Exupery. It鈥檚 a good reminder that whether it鈥檚 a building or a process, clarity usually comes from restraint and simplicity.

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