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Principals of the Firm

Pam Scott and Joel Leider have worked together programming and planning some of the nation's most recognizable sports venues and recreation facilities. They began their work with sports facilities at HOK Sport where they helped to establish the sports architecture industry standards. During her time at HOK Sport, Pam acted as the Project Architect for several large stadium and arena projects and discovered her true passion for campus and sports complex master planning in the process. Joel established a special niche developing collegiate and Olympic sports facilities, through which he formed his interest and talent for architectural programming.

Pam and Joel applied their specialized skills to help establish The Sports Management Group, a national sports architecture consulting practice with multiple offices and projects across the nation.

SportsPLAN Studio was created in the fall of 2000 to provide continued service to their valued clients.

Pam Scott
Pam has been programming and planning collegiate recreation and sports facilities since 1986. Pam was the Project Architect for several large projects at HOK Sports and a Vice President of The Sports Management Group. She created SportsPLAN Studio to pursue her genuine passion for programming and planning collegiate campuses and sports facilities. Pam has been invited to speak at multiple national conferences of the athletics division of the National Federation of High School Associations, sharing her unique perspective on the value and the strategies for effective planning. Also, Pam has volunteered her time on the teaching faculty of NIAAA Leadership Training.

Pam is a graduate of Northwestern University and earned a Master of Architecture degree from Texas A&M University. She is a licensed architect, a member of the AIA and is NCARB certified.

Joel Leider
Joel specializes in the programming and operational planning of recreation and sports facilities. Since 1986, he has helped his clients and their architects make informed choices regarding facility operations. His varied project experience and continuing research have made him intimately familiar with the design, construction and operation of weight training and fitness facilities, locker rooms, aquatics facilities, running tracks, playing fields, and sport courts of all kinds. His knowledge of facility operations gives him a unique perspective on planning and design issues.

Joel is a registered architect and is a member of the Society for College and University Planning and the National Intramural-Recreational Sports Association. Joel earned undergraduate and Master of Architecture degrees at Texas A&M University.