Education

Columbia University Graduate School of Architecture, Planning, and Preservation
M.S. Urban Planning | triple concentrations in Community and Economic Development, Urban Analytics, Built Environment

  • New York Chapter of the American Planning Association's Award; Avery Scholarship

  • Capstone: “Designing New York: Nightscapes for Wellness”

  • Courses: Geographic Information Systems, Urban Analytics and Human-Centered Decision Making, Public-Private Partnerships, Metropolitan Planning, Neighborhood Land Use Activism, Equitable Development, The Reimagining of Lower Manhattan Post-Sandy, Climate Justice in our Backyard, Introduction to Urban Data + Informatics, Urban Public Infrastructure, Housing the Unhoused, Urban Sensing and Data, Advanced Spatial Analysis, Climate Adaptation in Cities

Barnard College, Columbia University
B.A. Architecture and Psychology (double major), Science and Public Policy (minor)

  • GPA: 3.92/4.00 (Cum Laude); Dean’s List (all semesters); Architecture Departmental Honors; Josephine Paddock Fellowship; Marcia Mead Design Award

  • Architecture Capstone: "Homemaking for Hong Kong’s Homeworkers: Architectural (In)visibilities of Temporary Citizenship and Permanent Migration"

  • Psychology Capstone: "The Unequal Burdens And Barriers Of Bouncing Back: Institutional Manifestations and Mediators of Psychological Resilience in Education Through the Lenses Of Race And Ethnicity"

  • Courses: The Economics of Gender, Data Science and Health Equity, Virtual; Augmented; and Built Realities, Social Psychology, Modern Architecture in the World, Human and Machines, Introduction to Contextual Design, Psychology of Learning, Desiring Decolonization in Sites of Representation, In Service of Equity: Examining Developmental Science Through the Lens of Policy, How Real Estate Shapes a City, Housing: Mapping; Metrics; and Narratives, City; Landscape; & Ecology, Introduction to Cultural Psychology, Fundamentals of Global Health, Structural Determinants of Health

Experiences

New City Parks
Senior Project & Research Associate
October 2024 – Present
Supporting the full life cycle of transformative public-space projects—across design, research, fundraising, financing, community engagement, construction, programming, and stewardship—to expand equitable access to parks and playgrounds in underserved neighborhoods, while scaling and systematizing nonprofit operations. Independently lead GIS research and mapping initiatives.

New York City Public Design Commission
Graduate Consultant
August 2023 – Present
Initiated guidelines for urban lighting and nighttime activation conducive to health equity for use by the NYC Public Design Commission.

Cooper Square Committee
Association for Neighborhood & Housing Development / Morgan Stanley Community Development Graduate Fellow
September 2023 – May 2024
Supported the Cooper Square Committee’s small business and tenant organizing efforts, and community district lighting programming tailored to the diverse stakeholders of the East Village and Lower East Side.

Arup
Urban Design and Planning Intern
May 2023 – July 2023
Conducted site research with ArcGIS Pro and feasibility tests in compliance with local planning regulations using AutoCAD. Engaged in masterplanning and the development of conceptual and systems diagrams for client-, partner-, and public-facing materials. Directed research on “Transform & Reuse: Health Equity for Existing Buildings” for the Human Health and Well-being Skills Network.

Columbia University Graduate School of Architecture, Planning & Preservation
Urban Planning Program Assistant
January 2023 – May 2023
Supported career development services and administrative needs for current students and alumni of GSAPP’s Urban Planning community. Worked to strengthen the program's relationship management and alumni network.

Barnard College
Research Assistant, Department of Architecture
October 2021 – March 2023
Provided graphic and research assistance to Professor Kadambari Baxi in the ‘How to perform an abortion’ collective to expand reproductive justice and knowledge of abortifacient herbs.

Barnard College
Teaching Assistant, Department of Architecture
September 2021 – December 2021
Assisted with course instruction and administrative needs for the Barnard + Columbia Architecture Department (ARCH UN1010: Design Futures, New York City taught by Professor Frederick Tang).

Mi Tribu
Product Designer
May 2021 – May 2022
Led the UI/UX design and research of wireframes, high-fidelity prototypes, and graphical elements for the founding team of early-stage telehealth startup that guides Latin-American parents through the pregnancy journey. Funded by the Columbia Build Lab.

Museum of Reclaimed Urban Space (MoRUS)
Assistant to the Director Intern
Feb 2021 – June 2021
Supported director in non-profit operations; facilitated educational programming, archival practices, and initiatives celebrating the East Village’s history of grassroots community activism.

Massachusetts Institute of Technology Hong Kong Innovation Node
Research Assistant Intern
August 2020 – April 2021
Developed exhibition and presentation graphical and video materials, and an augmented reality experience for public presentation at the 17th Venice Biennale’s Hong Kong Collateral Event.

TinoKwan Lighting Consultants. Ltd.
Lighting Design Intern
June 2019 – August 2019
Designed and built company website. Shaped a design proposal for the architectural lighting of a multi-purpose performance and cultural centre using industry-standard software.

Fellowships

International Nighttime Design Initiative
Fellow
August 2023 - Present
Advised and mentored by Leni Schwendinger, supporting advocacy, archival, and lighting design projects to advance after-dark creative placemaking as a tool for community safety, economic growth, public health, and socialization.

Norman Foster Foundation
Cities: Affordable Housing Workshop Scholar
November 2022
How do we deliver affordable housing in our cities? I was fortunate to be amongst ten international scholars selected to participate in a workshop looking at how multi-disciplinary stakeholders can meet the demand for housing in global cities and study what designers can do to meet the challenge. Mentors included Stuart Smith (Director of Arup Germany), Lord Norman Foster and Lady Elena Foster, Alejandro Aravena, Peter van Assche, Tatiana Bilbao, Maria Vassilakou, Jonathan Ledgard, and Susana Saiz.

MIT designX
Entrepreneurial Venture Fellow
December 2021 – December 2023
Pitched multi-use ADUs for Columbus, Ohio, as part of the 2022 Cohort Entrepreneurial Venture Program.

Awards

  • Association for Neighborhood & Housing Development / Morgan Stanley Community Development Graduate Fellow (2023-2024)

  • New York Chapter of the American Planning Association's Award (2024)

  • Norman Foster Foundation Scholar – “Cities: Affordable Housing Workshop” (2022)

  • Columbia University Avery Scholarship (2022)

  • Barnard College Josephine Paddock Fellowship (2022)

  • Barnard College Marcia Mead Design Award (2022)

  • Van Alen Institute & New York City Council ‘Reimagining Brooklyn Bridge’ International Design Competition; YA Winner (2020)

Speaking Engagements

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