Sacred Spaces Liturgical Design, Inc.
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J. Michael Carrigan
President / CEO
Mr. Carrigan received his Bachelors of Fine Art from Benedictine College and continued his studies at the Kansas City Art Institute in Kansas City, Missouri, where he majored in painting and interior design. At the University of Maryland he completed additional course work in AutoCAD design, and at Northern Virginia Community College he completed advance course work in Western, Chinese and Japanese art history.
Beginning his career with the Hallmark Corporation, Mr. Carrigan designed both Folk Art and Fine Art exhibitions, many of which traveled to New York and across the country. After three years with the Hallmark Company, Mr. Carrigan was hired by the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution, where, for 37 years, he held a number of executive positions, including: Director of Design and Production for the National Portrait Gallery, Director of Exhibitions and Public Spaces for the National Museum of American History, and Founding Director of the National Program of Smithsonian Affiliations. He also directed the Smithsonian’s 150th anniversary traveling exhibition, “America’s Smithsonian”. From 1977 to 1981, Mr. Carrigan also served as the Exhibits’ Officer for the Library of Congress initiating the restoration of the original library building and opening the 'James Madison Building'.
During his career he designed more than 500 exhibitions. He is considered an expert in the fields of restoration, conservation and public space design.
In April, 2004, after several years of associative work in liturgical design, Mr. Carrigan retired from the Smithsonian to pursue his interest in this field on a full time basis. Gathering a group of designers, artists and craftspeople from across the globe, he formed Sacred Spaces Liturgical Design Inc. With the main offices and design studios located in Alexandria, VA, he also opened offices in Poland and Italy in order to be able to access artists and craftsmen trained in the Renaissance Arts.
Mary T. Miller
Business Manager
Over the past twenty-five years Ms. Miller has worked in both the government and private sector.
Her expertise includes business management, human resources administration, office management, budgetary oversight, and confidential negotiations.
She has been on staff with Sacred Spaces since June of 2005, joining the company from Monarc Construction, Inc. in Falls Church, Virginia, where she served as Office Manager and Human Resources Director. Ms. Miller was the Personal Assistant and Scheduler to a member of the United States House of Representatives for over 10 years and also was Assistant to the Mayor of Alexandria, VA for a year before that. She was the bookkeeper for the historic Presbyterian Meeting House, in Alexandria, Virginia, for six years before leaving to work on Capitol Hill.
John W. Grosvenor
Project Director
Mr. Grosvenor has over 25 years of leadership and project management experience within both the Department of Defense and civilian environments. He has a proven track record in demanding management positions; high impact accomplishments driven by a consistent goal-oriented focus; skills to set and exceed goals; the ability to foster teamwork; and unmatched dedication to ensure success. He has the analytical skills to challenge and implement a structured approach that develops creative alternatives and effective solutions.
Mr. Grosvenor has been the Project Director for Sacred Spaces Liturgical Design, Inc. since January 2005. He has been responsible for the management and supervision of over 20 projects in 2005 totaling approximately $2.5M in revenue. Scope of work included top-level supervision, cost estimating, proposal writing, final pricing, employee/sub-contractor hiring, and liaison with architects, general contractors, employees and clients.
From November 2002, until joining Sacred Spaces, Mr. Grosvenor was the Assistant Program Manager for Alion Science and Technology where he assisted in all aspects of project management and supervision of a $5M project to overhaul the Defense Readiness Reporting System for the Office of the Secretary of Defense.
He served in the United States Air Force from February 1982 to September 2002.
Lieutenant Colonel Grosvenor supervised the professional development and relocation actions of over 8,000 Air Force personnel. He managed over 1,300 key Department of Defense personnel positions with the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Office of the Secretary of Defense, On-Site Inspection Agency, and the Department of State. He also directed and managed a $30M annual flying-hour program for an overseas DoD organization. He has over 2,500 flight hours in the F-111 and F-15 aircraft with combat time over Iraq and Kosovo. He was recognized as the best, Outstanding Graduate/Distinguished Graduate of the Air Force’s Fighter Weapons School.