Craig Zimmerman, Harper Brockway, and Nolan LeBlanc all joined Murphy & Dittenhafer Architects this Spring.
Craig Zimmerman
Murphy & Dittenhafer Architects recently welcomed three new hires to the firm.
Craig Zimmerman, Associate Principal, holds a degree from Penn State University ’00. He previously worked for the Pennsylvania Department of General Services (Harrisburg, PA), as well as Crabtree, Rohrbaugh, and Associates (Mechanicsburg, PA), and Vitetta Group, Inc (Lemoyne, PA).
He’s been married to his wife, Connie, for 22 years. They are parents to Kelsey, 21, and Connor, 20.
Zimmerman interviewed with Murphy & Dittenhafer Architects when he first graduated from Penn State, where he was offered a job but decided he wanted to be closer to home in Lemoyne. It was while working as a manager for the Pennsylvania Department of General Services on The Forum project in Harrisburg that he was reintroduced to the firm.
“I enjoyed working with the M&D team on that project and appreciated their design sense and attention to detail,” he says. “When I saw that the firm was looking to hire, I knew it would be a good fit for me.”
He’s currently working on the design of a new, six-story building for the Department of Legislative Services Building in Annapolis, Maryland, as well as the renovation and expansion of the Chesapeake Welcome Center at Harford Community College in Bel Air, Maryland.
Harper Brockway
B. Harper Brockway, Architectural Designer, was an architectural intern with Murphy & Dittenhafer Architects before she accepted her position with the firm this Spring. She graduated from Penn State University in 2021 with a degree in Architecture and a minor in Landscape Architecture.
“I grew up in York, and I am thrilled to be working in the design field in the community where I have lived,” she says. “There is a multitude of design opportunities with M&D, and I am excited to work on many different projects.”
Brockway is currently working on projects including: the Medard’s House Masterplan in New Cumberland, Pennsylvania; the Northern Schuylkill Center for Education, Business, and Arts (CEBA); and the Historic Courthouse and Office Renovation under Murphy & Dittenhafer’s On-Call Contract with Baltimore County Space Planning.
Nolan LeBlanc
Nolan Francis LeBlanc, an Architectural Designer, graduated from Virginia Tech with a Bachelor of Architecture in 2020. He previously worked with firms in Dallas, Texas, and Nuevo Leon, Mexico.
“I thought Murphy & Dittenhafer Architects had a strong character behind their design that set them apart from other architectural firms that I looked at,” he says. “Their design was distinct and gave me an idea behind their firm’s specialties in a range of areas.”
LeBlanc’s architectural interest stemmed from his father, a construction manager. While his family lived in Dallas, he frequently visited his father’s hometown of Houma, Louisiana, and his mother’s hometown of Monterrey, a city in Nuevo Leon, Mexico. Visiting those cities not only spurred his interest in building design, but in culinary wonders. He can cook both Cajun and Mexican cuisine.
He’s currently working on historic preservation guidelines for several counties throughout the State of Maryland and developing some 3D models for a variety of M&D projects.
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