About me.
Hello! I am a licensed architect living and working in Brooklyn, NY, but am a born-and-raised San Antonian at heart. My experience spans the public, private, and nonprofit sectors in architecture, research, education, and high-performance design and building standards. I earned my Bachelor of Architecture and Master of Science in Architectural Science degrees from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.
I am passionate about solving the interconnected challenges within our built environment, specifically at the intersection of climate resilience and the built environment. I am currently an Instructor at the Yale School of Architecture and my work is focused on whole life carbon emission reduction strategies, embodied carbon accounting, and social and equity considerations within the industry and supply chains. I am deeply committed to fostering healthy and ecologically regenerative design solutions, and believe the connection between education and industry is vital in achieving these goals.
I am licensed in the state of New York, achieved Living Future Accreditation (LFA), LEED AP (BD+C), and have experience developing and maintaining sustainability standards in both the private and public sectors - across commercial, federal, and state projects. I currently serve on the New York State Embodied Carbon Technical Advisory Group, supporting state efforts to reduce embodied carbon in major capital construction projects.
I enjoy operating in the space between research, design, and project management to create impactful reports, guidance, educational content, and more! Additional skillsets include: teaching and education, project management, research, technical writing, green building laws and policy, decarbonization strategies, client-facing deliverables and graphics, and urban resilience strategies.
I’m always excited to connect with new people and explore potential collaborations. If you’re interested in working together or learning more about what I do, please don’t hesitate to reach out.
Teaching Experience
Yale School of Architecture
Aug 2024 - Present
Visiting Instructor
Instructor for the Technology and Practice: Environmental Design seminar, which examines how the design of buildings in the 21st century are linked to ecological health, indoor environmental health and carbon life cycles. Across all three areas, students will examine key ecological theory and principles, bioclimatic design across various climate contexts and thermal comfort standards; followed by an introduction to fundamental scientific principles governing the design and control of thermal, luminous, and acoustic environments of buildings.
Pratt Institute
Aug 2018 - Dec 2019
Visiting Assistant Professor
Lecturer for the Building Environment and Building Services courses.
Professional Experience
International Living Future Institute (ILFI)
Sept 2022 - Aug 2024
Director of Living Building Challenge, Programs + Innovation
Director within the Programs + Innovation team, specifically responsible for directing the evolution, development, and maintenance of ILFI’s building programs which include the Living Building Challenge (LBC), Core Green Building (Core), Zero Energy (ZE), and Zero Carbon (ZC).
Informed by research, industry feedback, collaborative partnerships, and forward-thinking dialogue, the Programs + Innovation Group defines the philosophy, performance goals and metrics, and advocacy frameworks for reaching the highest bar of holistic performance in climate, health, and equity within the building industry.
NYC Department of Design and Construction (DDC)
Nov 2019 - Feb 2022
Project Director, Office of Sustainable Design
Licensed architect & LEED AP in Project Director role working to ensure that the city’s public buildings reduce their GHG emissions, meet energy targets, increase resilience, and advance social equity.
AECOM
Jan 2018 - Oct 2019
High Performance Buildings, Technical Lead of Commercial Studio
Licensed architect contributing to all architectural phases, with an emphasis on innovative design incorporating first principles of building physics, interdisciplinary research, urban resilience, and next generation building systems to deliver high performance and sustainable design solutions.
Guerin Glass Architects
Aug 2013 - Jan 2018
Intermediate Architect & Project Manager
Design team member contributing to all architectural phases - from conceptual design through construction documentation. Responsibilities include project management, construction administration, client interaction, consultant coordination, drawing management, drafting, digital modeling, number-crunching, and design presentations.
Center for Architecture Science & Ecology (CASE)
Aug 2011 - Dec 2012
Research Assistant
Assisted with sustainable research, office tasks, reception, marketing, and assorted other needs of the program.
Studio Rede, Julia Watson Studio
Summer 2011
Research & Design Intern
Team member working within the context of landscape architecture, urbanism, and exploring the link between culture and nature at multiple scales.
Garza/Bomberger & Associates
May 2006 - Aug 2010
Architectural Intern
Architectural intern working on all phases and aspects of design including schematics, graphics, marketing, presentations, design development, details, code, and more.