Cecil Christopher Sanders

President 

Professional Status
Sole Principal, President & General Manager
CHS Construction Company

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Cecil Christopher Sanders is a Construction Manager, Project Manager and Project Architect at CHS Construction Co.
Chris earned his Bachelors of Architecture from Hampton University, Va. in 1995. He finished at the top of his class, and was voted Mr. Architecture '95. He began his professional career with Wilson Woodridge Architects in East Orange, NJ, and within the 1st year, he was appointed lead designer for a new building commissioned by the Urban League of Essex County a national nonprofit organization. He later spent 10 years at Johnson Jones Architects Planners, Inc., in Princeton, NJ, as head of the firm’s Church and Residential Design Department.  He is also, President and part owner of WSM Associates LLC, which is an Architectural Design, Project Management, Web Design and Building Maintenance Company.
His areas of expertise also include commercial, educational, health centers, governmental facilities, restaurants, community centers and retail spaces.
At WSM Associates, www.wsmassociatesllc.com Chris is designing inspiring structures to meet his clients’ needs and improve local landscapes. Chris believes that once a project starts a marriage is formed between the client and architect, "the project becomes that families baby", and it is OUR duty to raise a healthy, stable and successful project TOGETHER, as a team".
Lastly Chris also loves to give back, he heads Wisdom Shapes Minds Community Development Corporation (WSMCDC), www.wsmcdc.com a Non-Profit Corporation, who has united a group of 20 professionals, to implement elective programs, into schools, churches, non-profit organizations, juvenile detention centers and businesses. WSMCDC is focused on teaching the community young and old, the elements of wellness & healing, the program is called  "How to Create a Visionary with an Architect's Mind".