EDUCATION

MASTER OF HERITAGE CONSERVATION / USC School of Architecture, Los Angeles, California, August 2024 - December 2025

— Education in progress to meet Secretary of Interior’s Professional Qualifications Standards for Historic Architecture

—  Coursework in materials conservation, architectural history, nomination writing, preservation planning and advocacy

BACHELOR OF INTERIOR ARCHITECTURE / University of Oregon College of Design, Eugene, Oregon, October 2019 - June 2024

—  CIDA accredited professional degree, GPA 3.5/4.0;  Minors in Architecture / Art History, focus in Sustainable Design

—  Completed exhibition design, furniture design, and adaptive reuse studio coursework

—  Scholarships: Walter G. Brown Jr. Architectural Student Study/Travel Grant, Summit Scholarship

—  Thesis: “From Library to Living Room: Promoting Community Interaction through Public Library Design” 

—  https://scholarsbank.uoregon.edu/items/3b68d114-fe97-471e-8b5e-07193fe28283

EXPERIENCE

ARCHITECTURAL INTERN / Omgivning Architecture and Interiors, Los Angeles, CA, June 2025 - Present  

—  Intern at a design firm that specializes in the adaptive reuse of existing and historic buildings

—  Produce schematic design proposals and construction documents for residential like-for-like rebuilds of historic homes lost to the 2025 Eaton Fire; involved with the Historic Home Relocation Program for fire victims

—  https://laist.com/news/housing-homelessness/historic-house-relocation-project

CURATORIAL ASSISTANT / Palm Springs Art Museum, Remote, April 2025 - Present  

—  Aid the chief curator in the design process for an upcoming exhibition, Fashioning Architecture

—  License content and materials for use in the exhibition, negotiate image loan fees to stay within non-profit budget

—  Design and fabricate scale models of historically significant fashion show sets for display in exhibition space

—  https://www.psmuseum.org/art/exhibitions/fashioning-architecture

HISTORIC PRESERVATION TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE INTERN / Neighborhood Housing Services, Los Angeles, CA, September 2024 - Present

—  Historic Home Rehabilitation Program consultant in West Adams and Jefferson Park Historic Preservation Overlay Zones; research and suggest changes to facades that are historically accurate and preserve character of eligible homes

—  Create as-built drawings and presentations of changes for review by the City Planning Department’s Office of Historic Resources, coordinate client outreach and organize communication between clients, non-profit project managers, and city planning department representatives

INTERIOR ARCHITECTURE & DESIGN INTERN / Ware Malcomb, Los Angeles, CA, October 2024 - April 2025   

—  Developed and produced schematic design proposals and construction documents for all phases of design for new-build and tenant improvement commercial architecture and interior design projects

—  Balanced multiple projects, maintaining organization and efficiency in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment 

MATERIAL RESOURCE CENTER ASSISTANT / University of Oregon College of Design, Eugene, OR, February 2024 - June 2024   

—  Kept inventory and maintained organization of on-campus material sample library

—  Organized student events and reached out to sales reps to update offerings

INTERIOR DESIGN ASSISTANT / Anita Munroe Interior Design, Thousand Oaks, CA, June 2022 - June 2023    

—  Created floor plan drawings and 3D renderings of existing structures for commercial and residential projects

—  Coordinated communication between clients, contractors & sales reps; sourced and specified samples and materials

TEACHING ASSISTANT / University of Oregon College of Design, Eugene, OR, January 2022 - March 2022

—   Aided visiting architecture professor in teaching introductory design studio to first-year architecture students

—   Critiqued student work and organized communication between students and professor

PROJECTS

LA Women’s Landmarks Project / University of Southern California & Los Angeles Conservancy, April 2025            

—  Amended Historic Cultural Monument Nomination for the Bradbury Building to include the work of Simona Bradbury, who oversaw the construction of the Bradbury Building following the death of her husband

—  Project aims to create a new national model for a more gender-equitable historic designation process

—  https://www.laconservancy.org/save-places/issues/los-angeles-womens-landmarks/

Bruton Design Intensive / University of Oregon College of Design, Eugene, OR September 2022            

—  Worked with peers and design professionals to create a building facade system that serves as a native bee habitat; fabricated 3D models and full-scale physical prototype; project exhibited at Venice Architecture Biennale 2023

—  https://www.dezeen.com/2023/05/25/time-space-existence/

Pacific Northwest Preservation Field School / University of Oregon College of Design September 2022                       

—  Hands-on experience restoring historic buildings at Harriman State Park, ID with lectures in strategies / techniques

—  Reglazed sash windows, mortared log cabins, and replaced decaying wood structural elements

CERTIFICATIONS AND MEMBERSHIPS

Architectural Licensure In Progress, NCARB Record #906302                      

LEED Green Associate, U.S. Green Building Council, March 2021 - Present

Member:  California Preservation Foundation  /  Docomomo US / Western Chapter Association for Preservation Technology / Santa Monica Conservancy / Los Angeles Conservancy

TRAVEL

American Southwest Field Studies / USC School of Architecture, Center for Land Use Interpretation               June 2025

—  Trip through California, Nevada, and Utah, visiting earthworks, natural landmarks and infrastructural interventions

—  Participated in discussions and workshops with landscape architecture professors, artists, and curators

Architecture Studio in Rome / University of Oregon School of Architecture                                        Summer 2023

—  Completed Architecture Studio, Art History, and Design Media coursework while living in Rome, Italy

—  Attended walking tours through Rome, lectures and trips to Pompeii, Florence, and Venice

—  Independently visited Zurich, Paris, Amsterdam, Copenhagen, and Reykjavik visiting museums and architectural sites

SKILLS 

—  Written / Verbal / Visual Communication

—  Architectural Research / Report Writing

—  Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign

—  Spanish - reading and writing proficiency

—  Revit / AutoCAD

—  Graphic Design

—  Digital Rendering

—  Site Analysis

—  Analog Drafting