Key Firm Professionals
Jessica Guinn, AICP
Vice President
Jessica Guinn is Vice President at The Collaborative Firm, LLC, a planning, program management, and development firm based in East Point, Georgia. Ms. Guinn leads the Planning efforts of the Firm, specializing in comprehensive planning, zoning codes, zoning overlay districts, redevelopment and revitalization plans, and serving local housing authorities.
George Barnes, PE
Director of Program Management Services
George Barnes serves as Director of Director of Program Management Services with The Collaborative Firm. George has over 48 years water/wastewater utility management experience and responsibility for implementing large, complex municipal environmental capital improvement programs. George also has experience with combined sewer overflow and sanitary sewer overflow control programs and wet weather policy issues.
Michael Woodman, AICP
Director of Planning
Michael Woodman provides a broad range of planning expertise to the firm in both the public and private sectors in the areas of land use, comprehensive planning, zoning, development review, housing, design, transportation and project management.
Malika Hakeem
Manager of Marketing and Communications
MaLika Hakeem has extensive experience in the areas of marketing and communication, which span a myriad of disciplines. With more than eight years of industry experience, she has profound skill sets in project management, strategic planning, integrated marketing and communications, event management and coordination and business development.
Michelle Henson
Public Involvement Coordinator
With nearly eight years of experience in Atlanta’s business sector, Michelle Henson is a new addition to The Collaborative Firm. She is a highly motivated professional whose wide-range of skills and abilities bring a fresh perspective to the firm.
Aaron Ruffin
Planner
As a Planner for the Firm, Aaron Ruffin offers a unique background of land use planning, design, and landscape architecture. Aaron is also highly skilled in various graphics applications, including AutoCAD, InDesign, and SketchUp, among others.
Alex Fite-Wassilak, LEED AP
Planner
Alex Fite-Wassilak provides a range of expertise to the Firm, encompassing architecture, design, planning, urban design, and master planning.
Ali Daftarian
Associate Engineer
An Associate Engineer with The Collaborative Firm’s team of professionals, Ali Daftarian possesses valuable skills gained through professional experience, as well as significant knowledge of engineering principals obtained through his studies at the Georgia Institute of Technology.
Marceia Barlow
Project Administrator
With more than 10 years of experience in project administration, Marceia Barlow is a performance-driven administrative professional highly skilled at facilitating support services and office management.