MFA Promotes Carly Schaefer to Principal, Director of Marketing and Business Development

Maul Foster & Alongi, Inc., is proud to announce the promotion of Carly Schaefer to Principal, Director of Marketing and Business Development based out of the firm’s Vancouver office. This promotion recognizes Carly’s more than 20 years of experience in the architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) industry and the significant contributions she provides to MFA.

Industry Expertise and Firmwide Mindset

Over the course of two decades in the engineering, environmental, and architecture consulting industry, Carly has distinguished herself through her strategic insight and ability to connect people and ideas to opportunities. She has a comprehensive understanding of the full range of services MFA provides, how those services integrate across disciplines, and the needs of the diverse portfolio of public and private clients MFA serves. Her perspective is informed not only by marketing expertise, but by a deep understanding of project delivery, operations, client relationships, and the business realities of the AEC industry.

Building a High-Performing Marketing Team

Since joining MFA, Carly has grown the firm’s marketing footprint to include a multi-person, multi-disciplined team that supports the firm’s growth, client relationships, and long-term strategy. Under her leadership, MFA’s marketing function has evolved into a highly collaborative and strategic partner to MFA’s technical staff, leadership, and operations teams.

Leadership Impact Beyond Marketing

Carly is highly respected for her thoughtful input and broad business perspective. Her contributions extend well beyond marketing, and she plays a key role in shaping firm strategy, guiding organizational priorities, and informing critical business decisions.

Her promotion to Principal reflects the trust she has earned as a leader whose insights help guide MFA’s direction. Carly brings a steady, collaborative presence to leadership conversations and consistently approaches challenges with a firmwide mindset that balances growth, people, culture, and long-term sustainability. 

Carly’s experience is a reminder that leadership in the AEC industry takes many forms, and that strategic, collaborative voices play a critical role in advancing the impact of technical excellence.

Outside of work, Carly enjoys spending time with her family and friends, cheering her daughters on at their many activities, reading a good book, and traveling. Carly is a long-standing member of the Society for Marketing Professional Services including previously serving as past president of the Seattle Chapter and as an Oregon Chapter board member. 

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