RICH CENTOLELLA NAMED PRINCIPAL OF EDSA; HEADS EDSA LOS ANGELES OFFICE.
Santa Monica, Calif., Dec. 2, 2002 – Rich Centolella, who was recently named to lead the Los Angeles-area office of the planning and landscape architectural firm EDSA, has been promoted to a Principal of the firm. The position of Principal is the highest level of achievement for professionals at EDSA.
The announcement was made by EDSA managing partner Joseph Lalli, who called Centolella a mentor and teacher to many of the professionals at the firm. Said Lalli, “Rich Centolella has been on many of the teams that have accomplished some of our company’s most successful projects.”
Centolella joined EDSA in 1985, was named an Associate in 1989, was promoted to Vice President in 1994, to Associate Principal in 1997, and finally to Principal this year, as a result of his early successes at the company’s California office, where he works on regional and international projects, including work for on the Tejon Ranch property in Kern County, Calif.
EDSA Los Angeles was established in 1998 as a full-service office to support clients in the Western United States and Pacific Rim, in cooperation with the firm’s office in Beijing, China.
During his 17-year tenure at the company’s Fort Lauderdale headquarters, Centolella was project manager for the Atlantis Resort and Casino on Paradise Island in The Bahamas, where he was responsible for concept development for the 35-acre resort complex. He has worked on a wide range of projects, including resorts, residential and golf communities, aquariums, cultural facilities and campuses, as well as urban and public sector projects. His site design and project management activities have included work on the Mohegan Sun Resort in Uncasville, Conn., as well as the Ritz Carlton Grand Cayman.
Centolella is a graduate of the State University of New York in Syracuse, and holds a bachelor’s degree in landscape architecture. He is a member of the American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA).