Iona Thomas, AICP
Vice President, Strategy + Public Client Development

Iona is responsible for formalizing the company’s strategic-planning processes, leading the development of strategy, translating it for our people and driving organizational change towards our goals. With 30 years of experience providing high quality consulting services to federal, state and local governments, Iona also leads public client development. Her professional passion is greenway trail planning and design. Iona continues to lead a team of talented professionals that share that passion and are committed to bringing the benefits of trails to the communities McAdams serves.
Location:
Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina
If you had to teach a class on one thing, what would you teach?:
Tools for Changing Gender Bias in the Workplace or a good spin class!
Meet a few other members of the team
- R. Von Beougher, PEPrincipal
- Robert J. Dollak Jr, PEVice President, Dallas-Fort Worth Metro
- Mary HeathChief Administrative Officer
- Marc LeBlancChief Technology Officer
- John R. McAdams, PE, PLSFounder and Chairman
- Jon Moore, PEChief Operating Officer
- Michael J. Munn, PEPresident and Chief Executive Officer
- Robert Reddick, PEVice President, Civil / Site Design
- Mitchell J. Silver, FAICPPrincipal, Urban Planning
- Don Sparrow, CPAChief Financial Officer
- Iona Thomas, AICPVice President, Strategy + Public Client Development
- Candace Whisenant, PHR, SHRM-CPDirector, Human Resources
- Micka DixonDirector, Administrative Services
- Jon Aldridge, PEDirector, Water Resources
- Jim Armstrong, PLSDirector, Geomatics
- Kevin Baucom, PLSDirector, Geomatics
- Greg Bewley, PLSVice President, Geomatics
- Fred Boone, PEDirector, Construction Administration
- James Caldwell, PEDirector, Education + Healthcare
- Amos Clark, PEVice President, Water Resources
- Josh Decker, RLADirector, Landscape Architecture
- Bill Derks, PEVice President, Land Development
- Brandon Finch, PEVice President, Energy
- Dan Lambert, RLADirector, Landscape Architecture
- Will Letchworth, PEVice President, Transportation
- David Malcolm, RLAVice President, Planning + Design
- W. Thad Murley, III, RPLSDirector, Geomatics
- Eddie Moore, AICPDirector, Land Planning + Entitlement
- Jameson Pinson, RLADirector, Landscape Architecture
- Brian Purdy, RLA, LEED APDirector, Planning + Entitlement
- Randi Rivera, AICPDirector, Planning + Entitlement
- Stan Wingo, AICP, LEED GADirector, National Brands