Jones-Keena and Co. Jones-Keena and Co.

Our Team

Jones-Keena is an eclectic team of designers known for interiors that interpret different styles and explore the unique personalities within each genre. The ability to focus on the lifestyle of each client has allowed us to create the finest quality projects with the highest business integrity.

Jones-Keena is an eclectic team of designers known for interiors that interpret different styles and explore the unique personalities within each genre. The ability to focus on the lifestyle of each client has allowed us to create the finest quality projects with the highest business integrity.

Lucy Earl

Founder & Principal

Nicole Withers, ASID

Principal

Rachel Keena

Principal

Tracey Brugioni

Tracey Brugioni

What is your favorite part of the design process?

My favorite part of the design process is connecting and building relationship with our clients.

What is something that people don’t know about you?

I enjoy gardening particularly planting vegetables and herbs. I love being able to pick my salad fresh every day. I also spend a lot of time in my flower beds. I find weeding therapeutic.

Whitney Elkins

What is your favorite part of the design process?

My favorite part of designing is seeing initial concepts become reality. I love the installation phase when all the imagined ideas finally take shape. Beyond the sheer joy in the creation itself, I am greatly fulfilled when I see our client’s appreciation when we have the big reveal!

Why do you like working for Jones-Keena?

There is so much trust and partnership; it's unlike any other work culture I've ever experienced. I'm constantly inspired by our owners, strong woman who have excelled to the top of their craft and created a design team that feels more like a family. Everyone is personally invested and truly participates.

Whitney Elkins
Leslie Graham

Leslie Graham

What inspires your creative process?

My favorite part of being a designer is the opportunity to use my creative talent to help improve the lives of others. I am very passionate about creating spaces that solve life problems for clients who become life-long friends. 

What is your favorite part of the design process?

My favorite part of the design process is design development. It is during this phase when we are scheming, having site walkthroughs, and when we are planning how each space will function best. I enjoy problem-solving and determining how all elements of a project affect its functionality in terms of lighting, electrical, and space planning.

Rachel Hartung

What sets you apart from other designers?

I really enjoy both being a designer and delving into the business side of the process. I’ve developed important friendships with not only our clients but many of our industry partners as well.

Why do you like working for Jones-Keena & Co.?

The day to day is never the same, and it keeps my work fun and interesting. I joined Jones-Keena directly out of college after graduating from Michigan State University and am very proud to be a long-standing staple of such an iconic design firm.

Rachel Hartung
Zakia Hunt

Zakia Hunt

What is your favorite part of the design process? 

My favorite part of the design process is the initial conceptual space planning phase.  I find it therapeutic to discover various ways for a space to be realized.  

What is something that people don’t know about you? 

Most people don’t know that I have an intense love for the art of music. Whether I am experiencing a live event, playing instruments or just obsessively replaying songs in my head, I always find music to provide a cathartic release that I haven't found in anything else.  

Olivia Hutchinson

What is your favorite part of the design process?

My favorite part of the design process is space planning. I like being able to find the perfect spot for a piece of art or furniture. It’s also fulfilling seeing how our clients live their daily lives, and how adding something or taking something away can improve their quality of life.

What is something that people don’t know about you?

I love giving manicures. In college, my roommates used to call my basket of nail supplies “Olivia's nail salon”. There are so many creative techniques like dip powder, normal polish, and my favorite - builder gel. I enjoy figuring out which tools I can use to make my friend’s and my own nails look better.

Olivia Hutchinson
Paula Leto

Paula Leto

What sets you apart from other designers?

I became interested in design when I was a little girl. My mom was a painter and my dad loved working with his hands. They instilled in me their love of colors, textures and designs. Because of them, I gravitated towards careers with a creative bent. First it was advertising, then briefly real estate and finally interior design.

What is something that people don’t know about you?

I was a varsity tennis player at The University of Michigan. I played all four years and was the captain of the team my junior and senior years. I learned how to work hard, set goals, lose and win graciously and how to balance the time required for Big Ten tennis and rigorous academics. Playing a sport in college was never easy but I would not be who I am today without it.

Erin Mackley

Why do you like working for Jones-Keena & Co.?

Working at Jones-Keena makes me feel like I am part of a big family. I love that the firm is not afraid of challenges and is growing and evolving as a design team. I began here as a summer college intern and am so grateful to start my career and gain immeasurable design experience at Jones-Keena.

What is something that people don’t know about you?

I spent my youth and teenage years as a real-life cowgirl. I specialized in cutting competitions which involved riding and using my horse to separate a single cow from the herd. I traveled to more horse shows than I can count and was ultimately named a Midwest Champion.

Erin Mackley
Amanda Rink

Amanda Rink

What is your favorite part of the design process?

I love space planning and especially CAD. Whether it is new construction or remodeling, moving walls or furniture, I love shaping the space to the client’s needs. Of course, seeing the finished project is always thrilling as well.

What is something that people don’t know about you?

My minor in college was Industrial Technology / Construction Management. Beyond the design process, I also love collaborating with architects and builders.

Lorell Thompson

What inspires your creative process?

It is easy to find inspiration through visual blogs, social media, and websites but I’m most inspired by looking away from the screen. Going for walks around Detroit are always intriguing and different. Street art fascinates me. The beauty in Northern Michigan is also stimulating. Inspiration is everywhere. You just need to open your eyes a little bit to see it all around you.

What is your favorite part of the design process?

Schematic design. I enjoy creating rough sketches of a space, choosing furniture, scheming fabrics and finishes and presenting to the client. Seeing it all come together in an installation is exciting as well.

Lorell Thompson

J. Tracy Wagerson

Chief Financial Officer

Laura Poplawski

Marketing Director

Karley Meabrod Green

Gallery Director & Office Manager