academics
SCHOOL OF THE ART INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO
M.S. Historic Preservation
Chicago, IL
Thesis analyzed how the California Coastal Act, in tandem with preservation & zoning ordinances, uniquely serves to preserve the essence of coastal California. Additional research papers addressed L.A.’s Historic Preservation Overlay Zone ordinance & recent legal challenges to the California Environmental Quality Act.
HARVARD UNIVERSITY
The Graduate School of Design
Cambridge, MA
Certificate Program: Landscape Architecture
DEPAUL UNIVERSITY – B.A.
Chicago, IL
Double majored in Geography & in Art History. Dean’s List ‘96-‘99; Golden Key National
Honor Society.
