Faces of PVHA

Born in Montebello, California in 1958, Jeff was raised in Costa Mesa. He attended California Polytechnic State University School of Architecture in San Luis Obispo and graduated in June of 1982. During this time, he also spent a year studying in Florence, Italy. Jeff’s first job after graduation was with Stewart Woodard and Associates in Costa Mesa where he worked from 1982 to 1984. Soon after, he struck out on his own and has been self-employed to this day. As a member of the Art Jury since 2003, Jeff is licensed in California, Hawaii and is NCARB-registered. Jeff, along with his wife Sharon, son Alec and daughter Noelle, reside in Huntington Beach, California.

Carolbeth was born in Palos Verdes Estates and had the privilege of attending Montemalaga Elementary School, Malaga Cove Middle School, and Palos Verdes High School. After graduating from PVHS, she attended University of Southern California and received a B.S. degree in Marketing and Finance. She received an M.A. degree in Architecture from Southern California Institute of Architecture.

After living and working in San Francisco, New York City, Dallas, and Manhattan Beach, Carolbeth made the decision to return to Palos Verdes to raise her children. Now a three generational family here in Palos Verdes Estates, her parents reside nearby in the home they have lived in since 1962.

Principal of Cozen Architecture for 20 years, Carolbeth has also served as a national, regional, and local Board Member for the American Institute of Architecture (AIA) and currently serves on the Board of Directors for the AIA Long Beach/South Bay Chapter. Appointed in 2012, she has served on the Membership Committee of the Palos Verdes Golf Club. Responsibilities include direct oversight for promoting the club as a city asset to the residents of Palos Verdes Estates and ensuring that the club membership adheres to the rules and regulations of club by-laws and the city concession agreement. Keeping with a desire to serve the community, she is also a Mentor for the PVIT Engineering program at Palos Verdes High School. Carolbeth serves as Co-Director of Mobile Pediatric Orthopedic Education, a foundation dedicated to training undeveloped countries in Pediatric Surgery. She has also worked as a volunteer with the Cambodian Children’s Fund in Phnom Phen.

Doug is a native of the South Bay where he lives with his wife, Debi, of 37 years. He attended California State Polytechnic University, San Luis Obispo, graduated in
1980, was licensed as an Architect in California in 1985, and has had his own business for 38 years. He has designed over 900 custom homes and multi-family
projects in the South Bay. Doug and his wife have two adult children, Kyle and Michelle, and three beautiful grandchildren. Doug’s outside interests include all
sports, reading, dining with family and friends, and babysitting the grandkids. Doug has returned to the Jury after having served for 15 years in the early 2000s.

Stuart Magruder, Architect, is the founding principal of Studio Nova A Architects, an architecture and design practice based in Redondo Beach. The Studio’s work includes residential and commercial projects, and specializes in highly sustainable contemporary architecture. The Studio has built projects all over Southern California, and has developed excellent relationships with building departments and with quality contractors who can get your project built.

As the newest member of the Art Jury, Miriam brings welcome expertise in landscape design. Miriam has extensive knowledge and experience working with water-wise plant materials, which are appropriate and often native to the Palos Verdes Peninsula. She has been leading design and installation projects across Los Angeles for nearly 20 years.

Miriam earned her degree in Fine Arts from CSULB, and later returned to school to follow her true passion and study Landscape Architecture at UCLA while raising two daughters. Miriam has earned numerous awards throughout her career, including an ASLA Award for Residential Design at Rocky Point in Lunada Bay, First Place Annual Beautification Award from the CLCA for the redesign of the promenade at the American Honda campus in Torrance, an Award of Excellence from Sunset Magazine, an honorable mention for the Entry Garden at the Pasadena House of Design, recognition of good land use and excellence in landscape design for the Bird Habitat at Conejo Valley Botanical Garden, and awards for the best overall design, interpretation of theme, and diversity of plant material at the Los Angeles Garden Show hosted by the California Arboretum Foundation.

Miriam is a licensed contractor and the owner and principal designer of Rainville Design Studio, a full-service landscape design and build firm in Redondo Beach. She works closely with her five-person team and clients to create thoughtful, comprehensive outdoor environments. Miriam specializes in residential projects and her “less is more” aesthetic involves all the senses and features native landscapes, water-wise plant materials, durable hardscape materials, and custom furnishings to create spaces that are sustainable and restorative.

Dan is an architect who grew up in PVE, attending Valmonte Elementary, Malaga Cove Intermediate and graduating from PV High. He attended university at Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo, graduating in 1973. He also qualified for the study abroad program in Florence, Italy where he spent his fourth year of architecture. After graduation he worked for Neil Stanton Palmer, Architect, who was located on the hill, for four years before he became licensed as an architect. Dan went out on his own shortly thereafter in 1977 with a friend from college, Dale Malcolm, as his partner. Their first oOice was in Malaga Cove Plaza where they specialized in designing single family homes on the hill.

As they grew both in size and project types, they moved the firm to Hermosa Beach and eventually into Torrance where they have been located since 1990. Dan specialized in infill housing of all types and densities, and Dale specialized in industrial /R and D projects. He has served as a board member of the LB South Bay AIA, a member of the Urban Land Institute, and the NCARB. The firm has garnered over 70 National Design awards over the years for their work in housing. In June of 2021 they were purchased by BSB Design, a large national residential design firm with 12 oOices throughout the United States.

Dan is currently a consulting partner to BSB where he works part time. He is a member of the PV Golf Club and lives with his wife Jan in the Malaga Cove area of PVE. They have been blessed with four children and eight grandchildren who keep them young at heart. Jan and Dan have traveled to all seven continents and continue to travel extensively. Dan’s hobbies besides golf, are he still rides motorcycles, snow ski’s, water ski’s and has been working out consistently with the same crew for over 35 years.

As a new member of the Art Jury, he wants to continue to preserve the quality and architectural integrity of the community which he has lived for most of his life.