EDUCATION
TULANE UNIVERSITY
M.ARCH + M.A. HISTORIC PRESERVATION
2024- PRESENT
UNIVERSITY OF OREGON
B.S. ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES + B.A. ART HISTORY WITH DEPARTMENTAL HONORS, MAGNA CUM LAUDE
2018-2023
ANGERS, FRANCE- summer 2019
intensive french language classes + cultural immersion
COPENHAGEN, DENMARK- fall 2021
Courses taken at the Denmark Institute for Study Abroad
-Modern Frames- Seminar class discussing modern art + film, particularly in the context of Eastern countries under soviet occupation
-Danish Design
-Adaptive Re-Use in Europe
Amazon Rainforest, Ecuador (Yasuni National Park)- spring 2022
-I spent three months researching carbon sequestration on a backpacking trip through different altitudes of the Amazon
-I created and conducted a biodiversity study on the impacts of development on native species, specifically looking at the impacts of roads being built from the most biodiverse point on the planet.
Nepal + India - fall 2023
-While studying in Kathmandu, I lived with an exiled Tibetan family learning about the geopolitical tensions currently affecting millions of people throughout China, Chinese-occupied Tibet, Nepal, + India
-Independent Research on indigenous architecture
-Wrote my thesis while traveling through Delhi, Agra, and Goa to research climate change’s impacts on monuments and culture.
WORK EXPERIENCE
Americorps Build Apprentice
I spent the year building low-income sustainable housing in Moab, Utah, where the housing shortage is one of the biggest issues. We worked with local and natural building materials, focusing on cob building (straw bale construction), natural plaster, and passive cooling techniques.
COMMUNITY REBUILDS
2023- 2024
Co-founder and Board member
Founded as a 501(c)(3) non-profit geared at empowering the next generation to get involved in marine research and conservation. We have led trips involving coral monitoring and independent research to Cuba and Curacao as well as local initiatives in Denver, Colorado
GENERATION OCEAN
2016-2022
LEKOL KOMINOTE MATENWA
2020
Remote Intern
I worked on the preliminary stages of engineering an aquaponics system providing tilapia for a Haitian k-12 school to create a safe and reliable food source.
Cashier
I worked as a cashier learning about the needs of the community and establishing ties within it. This included participating in efforts to create more equitable and sustainable access to food in the valley.
CLARK’S MARKET CRESTED BUTTE
2021-2023
Sustainable Farming Intern
I spent part of the academic year working on a local farm learning from a sustainable farmer, in particular adapting and mitigating climate change on small-scale local operations.
LIVING EARTH FARM
2020
SKILLS
software
Adobe Illustrator
Adobe Photoshop
Rhino
Grasshopper
ArcGIS
Blender
languages
Spanish (3/5)
French (2/5)
Tibetan (1/5)
technical
Finish Carpentry (3/5)
Construction (4/5)
Welding (2/5)
Motorcycle Riding (4/5)
SCUBA Diving (4/5)
misc.
Attitude (5/5)