The Good Collaboration Room

August 13, 2024

How do you and your team best collaborate? In this episode, host Tully Mahoney dives into the future of collaboration spaces with Jen Bussinger and Melissa Burns. Whether you're designing for higher education or the modern workplace, discover how technology, flexibility, and thoughtful design can transform the way we work and learn together. From private focus rooms to dynamic outdoor spaces, this conversation is packed with insights on creating environments that inspire connection, creativity, and productivity. 

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Featuring

Tully Mahoney

Tully Mahoney, Storytelling Content Coordinator

With a background in Quantitative Economics, Tully brings a fresh perspective to Page's Storytelling team. She excels in simplifying complex ideas to make the architecture and engineering industry more accessible to a wider audience. As the host of Page’s Podcast, The Good Room, Tully dives into the narratives behind our built world and the minds that shape it. The podcast serves as her platform to help demystify the intricacies of design.

Melissa Burns

Melissa Burns, Lead Academic Planner, Principal

Melissa is a problem solver, and she thinks it's important to recognize that not every problem and solution is the same for every project or institution. Melissa has cultivated a range of experience in academic buildings – whether it is Student Services, Integrated Science Complexes, Engineering Teaching Labs, or a Maker Space – she's in! Melissa has been responsible for strategic planning, programming, design implementation, engineering coordination, documentation, and construction administration. She especially enjoys projects that involve complex renovations and technical laboratory spaces.

Jen

Jen Bussinger, Interior Design Director, Principal

Jen is an interior design director with over 25 years' experience. She's passionate about the workplace and its effect on individuals. Her work includes institutional and corporate headquarters, such as the 250,000 SF Teacher's Retirement System of Texas, Confidential High-Tech Innovation Lab/Workplaces for Fortune 500 Companies, and supportive work for non-profits that provide important services to our communities, including the National Domestic Violence Headquarters.