What excites you about your career here at CLR?

I love that my career at CLR is more than architecture. I’m able to design buildings and environments for clients that deviate from the traditional design world. I feel fortunate to have unique design opportunities and a great work environment daily.

What do you like about exhibit design?

I like studying each animal and learning about what they need to thrive. I love hearing stories from zoo staff about each animal’s personality and unique character traits. The visitor experience is also extremely important, and I enjoy approaching exhibit design through the visitor’s perspective.

What do you enjoy doing on the weekend?

I love spending time with my family. My husband and I have two growing boys that keep me busy with fun activities (when they’ll let me). Our preferred activities are going to the beach, seeing new sights, and relaxing whenever possible.

Tell us something fun or funny about yourself that most people don’t know.

When I was a kid, I would catch lizards and make environments for them in large glass bowls. I also had a variety of pets such as newts, frogs, birds, fish, cats, and dogs. I would create land and water environments whenever possible and pretend I created a new world and home for them.