Publications
Guest Writer, Special to the Democrat-Gazette | October 26, 2019 “NGOZI BROWN: Best for children: Choices in education important”
Co-Author, “Confronting Lack of Student Diversity in Interior Design Education”, Journal of Interior Design, Invited Perspective, tentative publication: December 2021
Co-Author, “Confronting Lack of Student Diversity in Interior Design Education”, Journal of Interior Design, Invited Perspective, tentative publication: December 2021
Public Speaking
Conference Speaker, ASID SCALE National Conference, Seattle, Washington, February 2020
Conference Speaker, ASID National Virtual Conference – September 2020
Conference Speaker, AIA Arkansas Virtual Conference – “Race and Architecture” – October 2020
Panel Speaker, UARK Diversity and Inclusion Panel member - “Designing While Black: - November 2020
Conference Speaker, 2021 IDEC Virtual Annual Conference – “Confronting Lack of Student Diversity in Interior Design Education” - March 4, 2021
Conference Speaker, ASID National Virtual Conference – September 2020
Conference Speaker, AIA Arkansas Virtual Conference – “Race and Architecture” – October 2020
Panel Speaker, UARK Diversity and Inclusion Panel member - “Designing While Black: - November 2020
Conference Speaker, 2021 IDEC Virtual Annual Conference – “Confronting Lack of Student Diversity in Interior Design Education” - March 4, 2021
Community Involvement
Our team believes in giving back and staying engaged. Below are some of our team members' recent community activities:
Reimagine America's Schools - National Design Team member, Cohort Leader, Pittsburg, PA
Reimagine America’s Schools (RAS), a project of the National Design Alliance, works in partnership with educators, technology experts, and design professionals to create new models for learning environments. The program works to leverage public funds invested in school construction and modernization to support new ways of learning in our educational facilities. In 2020, in response to the pandemic and social and racial upheaval, Reimagine America’s Schools engaged in conversations on how these disruptions might change public schools and how the design of the learning environment must also evolve to support these changes. More info...
Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts (previously the Arkansas Arts Center) Docent, 2015 - present (inactive)
Guided Tour Leader/Narrator, Hot Springs Architectural Tour – Historic Pleasant Street District – in partnership with the Hot Springs Area Cultural Alliance and the Gateway Community Association – April 30, 2018
2017—2018 American Institute of Architects - Arkansas Central Section Chair (2-year appointment)
Volunteer Horticulturalist at Crabtree Farms of Chattanooga, Inc.;
WIA AR (Women in Architecture) Committee Member (previous)
AIA AR Diversity Committee Member; 2017- 2020
Architecture + Design Network - Board Member; 2017-2018
studioMAIN - Board Member (2017-2018)
I-30 Crossing Design Committee Member (led by the Quapaw Quarter Association)
SoMa Design Board, Member; 2018
Judge, Ralph D Vines, II 2018 Speaking Contest sponsored by the Ralph D Vines, II Endowment and the Rockefeller Foundation
Community Judge – Arkansas Diamond Speech and Debate Competition 2019 and 2020, Little Rock, Arkansas
Community Judge – Texas Prologue Speech and Debate Competition, Dallas, TX 2019
Community Judge, Texas Escalade Speech and Debate Competition, Dallas, Texas, 2020;
Quapaw Quarter Association Finance Chair(past) and Board of Directors, 2019 – current
American Institute of Architects Arkansas Chapter, Board of Directors, Director 2019-2022
UARK Design Review Committee Member , “Reciprocal Moment: Whipple Family Forestry Education Center” (Hot Springs Arkansas) August 2020 – present
Juror, Fay Jones School Alumni Design Awards – March 2021 (Jurors for this design award program were tasked with evaluating submissions and assigning awards for the following categories: Architecture, Interior Design, Landscape Architecture, Historic Preservation, Unbuilt, Regional/Urban Design, and Diversity-Equity-Inclusion.)
Reimagine America's Schools - National Design Team member, Cohort Leader, Pittsburg, PA
Reimagine America’s Schools (RAS), a project of the National Design Alliance, works in partnership with educators, technology experts, and design professionals to create new models for learning environments. The program works to leverage public funds invested in school construction and modernization to support new ways of learning in our educational facilities. In 2020, in response to the pandemic and social and racial upheaval, Reimagine America’s Schools engaged in conversations on how these disruptions might change public schools and how the design of the learning environment must also evolve to support these changes. More info...
Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts (previously the Arkansas Arts Center) Docent, 2015 - present (inactive)
Guided Tour Leader/Narrator, Hot Springs Architectural Tour – Historic Pleasant Street District – in partnership with the Hot Springs Area Cultural Alliance and the Gateway Community Association – April 30, 2018
2017—2018 American Institute of Architects - Arkansas Central Section Chair (2-year appointment)
Volunteer Horticulturalist at Crabtree Farms of Chattanooga, Inc.;
WIA AR (Women in Architecture) Committee Member (previous)
AIA AR Diversity Committee Member; 2017- 2020
Architecture + Design Network - Board Member; 2017-2018
studioMAIN - Board Member (2017-2018)
I-30 Crossing Design Committee Member (led by the Quapaw Quarter Association)
SoMa Design Board, Member; 2018
Judge, Ralph D Vines, II 2018 Speaking Contest sponsored by the Ralph D Vines, II Endowment and the Rockefeller Foundation
Community Judge – Arkansas Diamond Speech and Debate Competition 2019 and 2020, Little Rock, Arkansas
Community Judge – Texas Prologue Speech and Debate Competition, Dallas, TX 2019
Community Judge, Texas Escalade Speech and Debate Competition, Dallas, Texas, 2020;
Quapaw Quarter Association Finance Chair(past) and Board of Directors, 2019 – current
American Institute of Architects Arkansas Chapter, Board of Directors, Director 2019-2022
UARK Design Review Committee Member , “Reciprocal Moment: Whipple Family Forestry Education Center” (Hot Springs Arkansas) August 2020 – present
Juror, Fay Jones School Alumni Design Awards – March 2021 (Jurors for this design award program were tasked with evaluating submissions and assigning awards for the following categories: Architecture, Interior Design, Landscape Architecture, Historic Preservation, Unbuilt, Regional/Urban Design, and Diversity-Equity-Inclusion.)