BIO
Passionate about sustainable community building, I seek to bring together my experience in design, community engagement, and environmental education to shape spaces that foster conviviality, equitable use of resources, and a love of the natural world.
- CURRENT ROLES
Associate Director of Community Engagement
UCSC Seymour Center
Jan 2023 - Present
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Directing the exhibit hall at a UC marine science center and aquarium
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Executing a strategic vision centered on inclusivity and climate action
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Creating exhibitions on climate solutions and conservation, including all project management, research, design, budget, fabrication, delegation, & maintenance
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Stewarding academic and community partnerships to highlight in our exhibits
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Contributing to high-level responsibilities that help keep the museum running, such as grant writing, hosting public events, volunteer engagement, etc.
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Proposed & executed an initiative to make all signage bilingual (Eng. & Spanish)
Treasurer, Board of Directors
Mendocino Art Center
Apr 2024 - Present
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Working with the Board and our new Executive Director to shape a new vision for the MAC, in order to make it a more inclusive community space and retreat center for exploring environmental and social activism through art
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Working on grant-writing to fund new programming at the MAC, particularly initiatives that welcome and support queer and BIPOC artists
EDUCATION
Yale College
BA
Architecture & Environmental Studies
Distinction (honors) in both majors
Major in Architecture
- Concentration: Urban Studies
- Thesis topic: Blurring the Lines Between City, School, and the Natural World
- Notable courses: Ecological Urban Design,
Museum Design (collaboration with the Smithsonian), Globalization Space
Major in Environmental Studies
- Concentration: Environmental Education
- Thesis topic: Forging an Ecological Civilization through a Re-imagining of Our Cities
- Notable courses: Religion & Ecology, Coastal Ecology Field Science, Environmental Humanities
PAST ROLES
Urban Designer
Gehl Studio
May 2022 - Jan 2023
- Played a key role in designing the masterplan and design principles for the Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability, which is now being executed by award-winning architecture firm Studio Gang
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Developed urban/campus design principles and drawings for Stanford, multiple Google campuses, and the City of Rochester, Minnesota including the Mayo Clinic downtown campus.
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Conducted field research on the use of public space, including a study of students’ sense of belonging across Stanford’s campus using a proprietary app
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Led statistical analysis on field research data and transporation datasets
- Made diagrams, renderings, maps, infographics, & other visual representations
Lead outdoor educator
Kids in Nature, Santa Cruz, CA
Aug 2021 - May 2022
- Taught plant identification, responsible foraging and harvesting practices, nature crafts, and other environmental lessons to K-5 children around Santa Cruz
- Wrote reference materials and curriculum for teachers around queer- and trans-inclusive teaching practices for a K-5 level
- Farm & Teaching Volunteer, Yale Farm, New Haven, CT Throughout college
- Volunteered on an organic farm and taught 2nd graders about local agriculture
Architectural Designer
DBL Architecture; Sloan Architects
Various periods
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Served as the lead designer for Cafe One, a new 2000+ square foot sustainable and organic diner being built in Fort Bragg, California
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Contributed to residential and commercial building designs and drafting
Fellow in Community Building
Grace Year, Millbrook, NY
Aug 2019 - Aug 2020
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Led a “Tri-Town Coalition” of three rural towns seeking to collaborate to build affordable housing while meeting each of the towns’ Comprehensive Plans
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Hosted regular steering committee meetings with town and non-profit leaders, as well as monthly forums to update community members and hear their voices
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Co-founded and coordinated a 70+ member mutual aid network for the first six months of the COVID pandemic/lockdown, providing groceries, tutoring, and other services to our rural neighbors
City Parks Project Manager
URI, New Haven, CT
May - Aug 2019
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Conducted archival research to identify names of all victims of gun violence in New Haven, to be memorialized in a memorial park started by moms of victims
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Led volunteer workdays to plant trees and remove invasive plants in city parks
- Used architectural drafting to design renovations to city parks
Farm & Teaching Volunteer
Yale Farm, New Haven, CT
Throughout college
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Volunteered on an organic farm and taught 2nd graders about local agriculture
Backpacking Trip Leader
Yale Outdoors, New Haven, CT
Throughout college
- Led weekend backpacking trips throughout college
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