Tammy Crosby

CEO & Managing Partner

Tammy Crosby brings more than two decades of architectural and e-commerce experience to The House Designers. Serving as CEO and Managing Partner, she has brought together the most celebrated and awarded residential architects and designers from the US and Canada to offer the highest quality house plans available on a digital platform. Tammy has been instrumental in developing long-standing house plan partnerships as well as developing and designing a variety of exclusive, best-selling house plan collections. Tammy began her career in architecture as the Executive Director of The American Institute of Building Design, where she was influential in housing and urban development legislation, creating design certification programs to advance the standards and principles for residential design, and forming a publishing relationship with Time Warner to co-publish design focused books and magazines.

Christine Cooney

Home Plan Advisor

Christine has been helping customers find and build their dream homes for over seven years at The House Designers. Her passion and knowledge of the home building industry allows Christine to guide families and builders through all of the important steps from finding plans to building custom homes that meet the expectations of today’s new home owner. Christine’s knowledge of The House Designers’ diverse and ever-growing collection of home designs enables her to quickly find the perfect house plan to meet the needs and budget of just about any customer.

Rachel Lyon

Editorial Director

Rachel Lyon is The House Designers’ Editorial Director who introduces innovative products and building tips through a variety of e-publications to consumers and builders. Focusing on sustainability and health, Rachel believes that green building makes a positive impact on the world with every environmentally conscientious choice a household makes. Rachel has written hundreds of articles for The House Designers and partner sites covering an array of design and pre- to post-construction topics. In addition, she has a hand in producing content across other platforms including newsletters, blogs, and YouTube. Rachel holds a BA in biology and religion from Boston University.

Erin Engen

Home Plan Advisor

After graduating from the University of Massachusetts, Erin obtained her real estate license. She enjoys all facets of the architecture industry and has a special eye for interiors and current design trends. Erin currently melds her love for real estate as a part-time real estate photographer and stager and serves as a Home Plan Advisor for The House Designers. Her favorite architectural styles include historical New England colonials, like saltbox and Cape Cod homes, as well as contemporary homes with as much glass as possible. Erin naturally builds trust with her clients by helping families navigate through the design and planning stages and all the way to ground breaking and moving in.

Amanda Matherly

Team Leader, Home Plan Advisor

Amanda Matherly is a seasoned home plan and interior decorating aficionado who leads the team of Home Plan Advisors at The House Designers. After spending over a decade working in the busy Texas real estate market and building a house of her own, Amanda knows exactly what today’s homeowners want and expect in a new home. Amanda has a unique ability to connect and fully understand each and every customer’s specific set of needs which has helped hundreds of gratified new homeowners throughout the country find the perfect house plan and build their dream home.

Nora Crete

Marketing Coordinator

Nora brings her expert graphic design and UX/UI to the various social media channels and throughout the website creating content and storytelling that guides new-homeowners-to-be to find their perfect house plan. With an early fascination of spatial aesthetics, Nora nurtured her love of design while exploring Europe, Central America, and across Canada admiring and drawing inspiration from the architecture and aesthetics experienced throughout her travels. Nora has honed her talent for breathing life into interior and exterior spaces and conceptualizing innovative design ideas helping to visualize beautiful and livable interior and exterior spaces.

Josh Johnson

Marketing Specialist

Josh Johnson is a dynamic Marketing Specialist at The House Designers with an educational background in public relations and human resources with a special affinity for modern and historical architecture. Bringing a diverse perspective to his role, he creates innovative marketing platforms for new homeowners-to-be with compelling blog and social media content that inspires creativity and a clear vision for a beautiful and functional home. Josh also discovers new residential architects and designers around the US and Canada adding to The House Designers’ vast collection of quality house plans. When he's not immersed in marketing, you can find Josh traveling the world always on the lookout for fresh inspiration to fuel his creativity.

Matt Lyons

Chief Systems Administrator

Matt Lyons has been the Chief Systems Administrator since the inception of the company in 2001 and is responsible for the site engineering and systems administration. Matt brings decades of experience with many web technologies. Matt overseas the functionality of the website, evaluates and manages website performance, facilitates server management, and develops, maintains and updates the website content and design, and has been a vital team member contributing to the growth and success of the company.