Episode 36: Interview with Elsa Contreras, Assoc. AIA Bianca Beadling, AIA & Tara Wood Dozark, AIA #Archimom
03/06/22 • 77 min
This is the fourteenth of a #WFH series that began during the pandemic in 2020.
Elsa Contreras
Elsa Contreras attended California State University, Fresno and received a BA interior design with a minor in construction management. She is also a Graduate from California State University, Northridge, and received an MS in family consumer sciences- Interior Design option. IShe is currently pursuing a license in architecture (alternative path to licensure) and NCIDQ certificate. In the past She has taught building codes at her local community college and currently works as a project designer overseeing projects from schematic design to project closeout. She is a past Associate Director on the Board of Directors of the AIA Golden Empire chapter.
Bianca Beadling
“Bianca is an architect and business owner with two young children. She graduated with a bachelor of architecture from the University of Miami , with a focus on urban design, and is a LEED Accredited Professional. Bianca has worked on a variety of project types including mid- and high-rise buildings, mixed-use, commercial and hospitality.
With a passion for supporting her peers, Bianca is a Licensing Advisor for NCARB and co-founder of Mothers in Architecture, a support community for moms in the AEC industry.”
Tara Wood Dozark
Tara Wood Dozark is a licensed architect in St. Petersburg Florida who has worked in the profession for over 20 years. She is a mother of three children ages 5, 8 and 20 and she teaches design architecture as an adjunct professor at the School or Architecture and Community Design at the University of South Florida in Tampa.
Link to the blog:
https://inmawomanarchitect.blogspot.com/2021/05/wfh-mothersday2021-w-mothers-in.html
Link to MGHarchitect: MIchele Grace Hottel, Architect website for scheduling and podcast sponsorship opportunities:
https://www.mgharchitect.com/
This is the fourteenth of a #WFH series that began during the pandemic in 2020.
Elsa Contreras
Elsa Contreras attended California State University, Fresno and received a BA interior design with a minor in construction management. She is also a Graduate from California State University, Northridge, and received an MS in family consumer sciences- Interior Design option. IShe is currently pursuing a license in architecture (alternative path to licensure) and NCIDQ certificate. In the past She has taught building codes at her local community college and currently works as a project designer overseeing projects from schematic design to project closeout. She is a past Associate Director on the Board of Directors of the AIA Golden Empire chapter.
Bianca Beadling
“Bianca is an architect and business owner with two young children. She graduated with a bachelor of architecture from the University of Miami , with a focus on urban design, and is a LEED Accredited Professional. Bianca has worked on a variety of project types including mid- and high-rise buildings, mixed-use, commercial and hospitality.
With a passion for supporting her peers, Bianca is a Licensing Advisor for NCARB and co-founder of Mothers in Architecture, a support community for moms in the AEC industry.”
Tara Wood Dozark
Tara Wood Dozark is a licensed architect in St. Petersburg Florida who has worked in the profession for over 20 years. She is a mother of three children ages 5, 8 and 20 and she teaches design architecture as an adjunct professor at the School or Architecture and Community Design at the University of South Florida in Tampa.
Link to the blog:
https://inmawomanarchitect.blogspot.com/2021/05/wfh-mothersday2021-w-mothers-in.html
Link to MGHarchitect: MIchele Grace Hottel, Architect website for scheduling and podcast sponsorship opportunities:
https://www.mgharchitect.com/
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Episode 35: Interview with Evelyn M. Lee, FAIA #WFH #UX
This is the thirteenth of a series began during the pandemic in 2020.
Evelyn Lee, AIA, is the first ever Senior Experience Designer at Slack
Technologies, Founder of the Practice of Architecture, and Co-Host on the
Podcast, Practice Disrupted. Lee seamlessly integrates her business and
architecture background with a qualitative and quantitative focus to build a better
experiences for organization's Employees, clients, and guests.
Evelyn received her Bachelor of Architecture degree with honors in 2002
from Drury University where she minored in Global Studies while playing on the
Women’s Soccer Team. In 2003 she received her Masters of Architecture degree
from the Southern California Institute of Architecture SCIArc). Most recently, in
2012, Evelyn finished a dual MPA Masters Public Administration)/MBA Masters
Business Administration) in Sustainable Management from the Presidio Graduate
School.
She is widely published, wrote a monthly column for Contract magazine for over 3
years, and now is a frequent contributor to Architect Magazine. Evelyn has
received numerous industry awards including the 2016 40 Under 40 award
for Building Design + Construction and the 2014 AIA National Young Architects
Award. She currently serves as the first ever female Treasurer to the AIA National
Board in 20202021.
Evelyn has been a featured Keynote Speaker, Invited Guest, Panelist, and
Moderator at national design and architecture conferences including AIA National
Convention, Dwell on Design, and Women in Green. Her topics focus on
developing knowledge leadership, organizational change management, capacity
building, stakeholder engagement, and strategic approaches to put design
thinking into practice.
Evelyn has over 15 years working with individuals, organizations, and
companies who are interested in applying design thinking to their decision-making process.
Link to this blog post:
https://inmawomanarchitect.blogspot.com/2021/04/wfh-we-are-still-interview-w-evelyn-lee.html
Link to MGHarchitect: MIchele Grace Hottel, Architect website for scheduling and podcast sponsorship opportunities:
https://www.mgharchitect.com/
Next Episode
Episode 38: Interview with Djana Venolia, International Assoc. AIA #WFH #holidaygiftllist #lightingdesign
This is the sixteenth episode in the #WFH series that was started during the 2020 pandemic.
Djana Venolia, AIA International Associate
Djana is a Brazilian architect and urban designer. She has worked with architectural services, interior and landscape design, and media services for residential, commercial and hospitality projects in Africa, Europe, U.S., and Brazil for over 20 years.
After moving to the United States, Djana has engaged in various projects supporting her community. She volunteers at her church, local YMCA and she has collaborated with other non-profits teaching art, architecture, robotics to name a few.
Djana joined the Western Lighting and Energy Controls family in 2019 and has dived in the LED world through the lens of a designer as well as the sustainability aspect of energy savings.
Whenever it is possible, she enjoys traveling throughout America visiting national parks and landmarks.
Djana lives in San Diego County and frequently visits her daughter, Ana Manoela in Kansas where she lives with her husband and Sea Punk, the cat.
Link to the blog post:
https://inmawomanarchitect.blogspot.com/2021/11/holiday-gift-list-2021-and-interview-w.html
Link to MGHarchitect: MIchele Grace Hottel, Architect website for scheduling and podcast sponsorship opportunities:
https://www.mgharchitect.com/
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