An environmentalist, she has adopted and actively advocates the 2030 challenge and is a huge proponent of high performance buildings. Her focus includes “Eliminating Toxins”, with Indoor Air Quality as a specialty. She actively speaks on the topic of Indoor air quality as it relates to the practice of Architecture and is an industry expert on “Healthy Building Practices”. She serves on the Council of Experts at USGBC’s California Chapter on Indoor Air Quality and also as a liaison for the Green Schools’ Committee for USGBC State, primarily focusing on legislative decisions affecting Environmental Sustainability.
She is actively involved with the American Institute of Architects and is a member of AIA California Council’s Committee on the Environment that also looks at legislative decisions as they relate to the built environment. She has previously started and chaired COTE for peer and public advocacy at AIA East Bay.
She is involved in all projects, with a commitment to the practice of architecture as a collaborative and innovative enterprise and brings with her years of experience in Commercial, Institutional, Industrial and mixed-use realms in project size ranging from 2000 square feet to over 2 million square feet and project types ranging from tenant improvements to San Francisco airport.
She was awarded the title of ENR’s 20 under 40 construction professionals in California in 2013 and American Institute of Architects' coveted Young Architects' Honor Award in 2015.