Amelia Acton, Senior Associate, Studio Manager

Originally from Indianapolis, Amelia Acton graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Architecture from Ball State University. After moving to California, she developed an appreciation for the region’s diverse architectural styles, particularly the Third Bay Tradition, with The Sea Ranch as a continuing source of inspiration. Her time studying in Japan and South America also deepened her understanding of craftsmanship and the relationship between architecture and landscape.

Now focused on operations, marketing, and business development, Amelia plays a key role in shaping the future of Andrew Mann Architecture. She brings a thoughtful and strategic approach to growing the firm while ensuring its design philosophy remains strong.

Beyond the office, Amelia enjoys exploring the Bay Area—often venturing up the coast. When she’s not on the road, she can be found baking at home or cheering on the Golden State Warriors.

Raenear Yap, Associate

Raenear Yap is a Bay Area native and began his architectural education attending the City College of San Francisco in 2010. He then transferred to the College of Environmental Design at the University of California, Berkeley and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Architecture in 2014. Having grown up with the urge to create with his hands, and through the influence of his academic mentors, Raenear has been inspired by the work of architects that promote hands-on exploration and a design/build mindset. Raenear enjoys the outdoors, working on and riding his bicycle, and finding a good book to read, whether it is building his architectural repertoire with works such as Vishaan Chakrabarti's A Country of Cities, Koolhaas' Delirious New York or feeding his imagination with the fictional works of Haruki Murakami.

Nancy Mei, Associate, Project Architect

A San Francisco native, Nancy received her Master of Architecture from the University of California, Berkeley and Bachelor of Arts in Design from University of California, Davis. Prior to joining AMA, Nancy worked in residential architecture at a San Francisco firm. During her graduate studies, she was awarded the John K. Branner traveling fellowship where, inspired by Allan Jacob’s Great Streets, she explored the definition of the street’s edge and expanded its meaning to include spaces behind the facades. She studied how these spaces layer and integrate, creating our perception of the street environment as a whole. Nancy credits her artistic interests to growing up in the historic and vibrant neighborhoods of Chinatown and North Beach and her early exposure to Chinese calligraphy and painting as well as her love of the cello and music. Composing and layering rhythm, flow, energy, spaces, stories and history have all inspired and informed her work. Nancy is a licensed architect in California.

Ted Rzad, Senior Project Manager

Ted is a California-licensed architect with degrees in Architecture from the University of Kansas and California College of the Arts. Working on a variety of scales, typologies and contexts over the years, Ted has consistently been energized most by the challenge of shepherding the sublime through the pragmatic gauntlet of contextual and technical realities.

Growing up in the Great Plains, Ted always kept his hands dirty with projects, working on anything with wheels, glowing vacuum tubes, or plywood transitions in search of fast and loud and fun—a passion sparked by his Polish grandfather, a machinist, who taught him how to “speak machine.” With a natural instinct for diving deep into technical challenges and a tireless creative streak, Ted approaches every project with enthusiasm, sensitivity, and precision.

After spending the last several years living (and learning) in Europe, he’s back in the Bay with fresh inspiration and a global perspective. Re-settled in San Francisco with his wife and son, weekends are spent with family and friends, rolling on two wheels, and gardening at Fort Mason.

Will Dalton, Junior Designer

Originally from the East Bay, Will Dalton is a graduate of the College of Architecture and Environmental Design at Cal Poly, where he minored in Sustainable Environments and French, the latter bringing him abroad for a year of immersive studies at ENSA Paris Val-de-Seine. Drawing on a background in graphic design and fine carpentry he is inspired to seek harmonies between composition and material and how they relate to the architectural detail. In his free time you may find him paddling out at any number of San Francisco’s surf breaks, trying his hand at playing music, or taking on projects in the visual arts.

Stella Goffman, Junior Designer

Originally from Seattle, Stella graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Architecture and a Minor in Environmental Studies from Washington University in St. Louis in 2023. As a LEED Green Associate, she is inspired by architecture that benefits both people and the planet, focusing on design solutions that weave community and cultural context with environmental preservation. In her spare time, you can find Stella making pottery and teaching art to the next generation.