I am a cartographer, designer, and educator.
My research explores the intersection of urban spaces, social structures, and environmental systems.
I am currently a Senior Map Designer at Mapbox and Adjunct Assistant Professor at Columbia University. My prior experience includes the NYC Department of City Planning, Apple, and Lincoln Center.
I received my Master of Architecture and Master of Science in Urban Planning from Columbia University in 2020, and a Bachelor of Arts in Architecture from the University of California, Berkeley in 2014.
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Experience
Senior Map Designer
Mapbox
Jun 2024 - Present
Adjunct Assistant Professor
Columbia University
Sep 2023 - Present
Product Manager
NYC Department of City Planning
Jan 2022 - Jun 2024
Cartographer / Data Analyst
Apple
Oct 2020 - Oct 2021
Design Manager
Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts
Mar 2019 - Mar 2020
Education
Master of Architecture
Columbia University
New York City, NY
May 2020
Master of Science in Urban Planning
Columbia University
New York City, NY
May 2020
Bachelor of Arts in Architecture
University of California, Berkeley
Berkeley, CA
May 2014
Fellowship: Civic Leadership Program
AIA New York | Center for Architecture
Jun 2022 - Dec 2022
Honors
Incubator Prize ($10,000)Columbia University
Oct 2020
Visualization Prize ($1,000)Columbia University
May 2020
Kinne Fellows Traveling Prize ($2,500)Columbia University
May 2020
John Belle Travel Fellowship ($10,000)Beyer Blinder Belle
Mar 2019
Fulbright Scholarship ($18,000)J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board
May 2015
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