As Director of Client Services, Parke utlizies her 25 years of experience in retail to market and represent FRCH Design Worldwide in the Dallas/Forth Worth region.  Her diverse and unique background along with her long standing relationships with retail industry leaders, merchants, and related professionals allows insight, creative problem solving, and an experience based ability to quickly identify and propose solutions.to complex challenges. 

 Parke began her career after graduating from The University of Texas Austin Architecture School with Richard Roeder Associates in Houston, Texas.  There she was a designer, color and material specialist, and merchandise planner for Foley’s Department stores.  Parke departed Richard Roeder Associates to pursue intern credit hours for her Architectural license.  She joined Kenneth Balk Associates and worked on many General Services Administration projects.   After moving to the Dallas/Forth Worth area in 1989 Parke joined RTKL and contributed to major mall projects such as Menlo Park Mall in Edison, New Jersey.   She then consulted with Robert Young Associates on Neiman Marcus Department stores and shop in shop projects for Federated Department Stores.  In 1998, Parke joined the Zale Corporation, first as a Design Manager and then as Director of Store Planning in charge of brand design development and store roll out for all of the Zale divisions.  Subsequently she returned to RYA Design Consultancy as Studio Director and then Managing Director for the Dallas office to continue her work with major department stores and international projects.