• June 2024-July 2024:

    • Interned at Gensler Newport Beach office in the healthcare studio

  • May-June 2024:

    • Mentored by Robert Norwood and Jeremy Duval as part of IIDA's Mentorship Program

  • May-June 2023:

    • Mentored by Nivine Perez as part of IIDA's Mentorship Program

  • January 2020-August 2024:

    • Part-time staging manager for luxury home staging business in Orange County, CA until company was sold in August 2024

  • June 2012-June 2019:

    • Worked my way from intern to publicist before the LA office closed. After the office closed, I continued working as an independent contractor

  • January 2021-Now:

    • Pursuing my B.A. in Interior Design

    • Anticipated graduation date is April 2025

    • Completed my A.A. in Interior Design with Cum Laude honors

  • September 2008-June 2012:

    • Received a B.A. in Public Relations and Advertising with a minor in Sociology

    • Graduated on the Chancellor's List

EXPERIENCE & EDUCATION

AWARDS & RECOGNITION

    • Awarded "Most Likely to Succeed" by Interior Designers Institute

    • Won 2nd place at IIDA Fashion Show as part of the Gensler, Designtex & Steelcase team

    • Elected Student Representative to the Board for ASID OC

    • Elected Student Council Vice President for Interior Designers Institute

    • Nominated for Top 100 People in Real Estate Staging

    • ASID OC Scholarship Recipient

    • ASID OC President's Award Recipient

    • Elected Student Representative to the Board for ASID OC

    • Interior Designers Institute Hall of Fame

      • Residential Design

      • Environmental Design

    • Elected Secretary for Interior Designers Institute

    • Awarded Top 100 Most Influential People in Real Estate Staging

MEMBERSHIP & LEADERSHIP

    • American Society for Interior Designers student member

    • Student Representative to the Board for ASID OC

    • International Interior Designer Association student member

    • U.S. Green Building Council student member

    • National Kitchen and Bath Association student member

  • Current member of The Institute of Classical Architecture & Art's southern California chapter

    • Past: Student Council Vice President

    • Past: Student Council Secretary

COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT

  • June 2008-Present:

    • Program manager dedicated to providing scholarship aid to students with the highest scholastic potential and lowest access to financial resources

  • May 2023:

    • Helped to redesign a youth shelter in Huntington Beach

    • Our student team sourced artwork, selected window coverings, and repainted walls

    • Our goal was to create a homelike setting for unhoused young adults seeking shelter and stability