A-SCHOOL YOUNG ALUMNI COUNCIL (AYAC)

The A-School Young Alumni Council Member Bios

Mira Davis (she/her)

Co-Chair

UVA BSArch 2021
Graduate Student, University of Southern California School of Architecture
Los Angeles, CA

Daviscdm@gmail.com

Member since 2021

Mira Davis is a recent graduate from Richmond, Virginia. While at UVA, she led the 2019 NOMAS chapter, sat on the School of Architecture Inclusion and Equity Committee, and cultivated a more inclusive community environment in her role as a Student Ambassador. Her design interests include a focus in inclusive and engaging spaces with a foundation in architecture history. She is currently pursuing a Masters in Architecture at the University of Southern California.

My-Anh Nguyen (they/them/she/hers)

Co-Chair

UVA BSArch 2018

Architectural Designer, HKS Architecture

Washington, DC

np.myanh@gmail.com

Member since 2020

My-Anh (me-on) Nguyen received their Bachelor of Science in Architecture from the University of Virginia in 2018. As a designer and facilitator, My-Anh is committed to spatial justice, social sustainability, and intersectional design that recognizes people individually and as reflections of their culture. Their current contributions to movements in this climate are as an architectural designer at K. Dixon Architecture, as a core facilitator of Emergent Grounds for Design Education, and as a member of the founding committee of the VANOMA chapter.

Mert Kansu (he/him/his)

Vice Co-Chair
UVA MArch 2019
Architect, VMDO

Charlottesville, VA

mk8tr@virginia.edu

Member as of 2023

Mert uncovered his interest and passion for discovering new places, cities, and architecture during two summer-long camping trips around Europe in his childhood. He enjoys architecture for its ability to change how people feel and interact with each other and their surroundings. Believing that architecture and design can be inspired from anything around us, he enjoys pulling sources from art, photography, movies, popular culture, and daily experiences. Born, raised, and educated in Istanbul, Mert's training informed his respect for the social and cultural contexts of places as well as his prioritization of the buildability, feasibility, and usability of his projects. Mert became interested in sustainability and ecology during his MArch program at UVA. For his thesis research, he extensively studied coastal, urban, and resilient solutions that temper climatic disasters through energy production and community development.  Digesting the projects he works on by perceiving and presenting them as a story, he currently enjoys the inviting environment of Charlottesville and VMDO, where he works in the Higher Education studio. As the USA Country Reporter for the World Architecture Community, Mert shares his perspectives on design and American architecture with WAC's global audience. He participated in AIA Virginia's 2020 Emerging Leaders in Architecture program.

Jenni Rogan (she/her/hers)

Vice Co-Chair
UVA MUEP 2023, Carleton College BA Biology

Climate and Community Coordinator, Working Landscapes

Warrenton, NC

rogan.l.jenni@gmail.com

Member since 2023

Jenni Rogan graduated from the University of Virginia in 2023 with a Master’s in Urban and Environmental Planning. Prior to completing this degree, she earned her Bachelor of Arts in Biology at Carleton College, a small liberal arts college in Minnesota. While at UVA, Jenni was President of the Student Planners Association, where she worked closely with alumni and faculty to foster connections between our current planning students and our planning alumni. Jenni is now working her dream job as the Climate and Community Coordinator for Working Landscapes, a small community-based non-profit based in eastern North Carolina. In this work, Jenni blends her studies at UVA of climate adaptation planning with her passion for climate justice and community-engaged work. When not working, Jenni is out in her experimental garden, reading a great book, or discovering what lives in the forest in her backyard.

Rafi Alam (he/him)

UVA MArch 2022
Designer, Perkins & Will
Chicago, IL
rafi.alam@perkinswill.com
Member since 2024

Rafi moved to Chicago after finishing his Master's in Architecture from the A-School (2022) and is currently working at the Perkins&Will office in the Windy City. Before going to UVA, he worked in Dallas for a few years, where he also went to school at University of Texas-Arlington for his undergraduate - in architecture, as well (2018). These days, his work focuses on understanding the value of sustainable, community-oriented design in different scales. Outside of work, Rafi enjoys exploring the diverse neighborhoods that define Chicago, while occasionally capturing them with a camera or a sketchbook. He is also currently involved in a Perkins&Will-led initiative to connect diverse and underrepresented groups to the fields of design and architecture.

John Daryl Barber (he/him)

UVA MUEP + Urban Design Certificate 2016, Hampden-Sydney College BA History, 2014
Academic Personnel Analyst, UC San Diego Rady School of Management

San Diego, CA

jcb8bb@virginia.edu

Member since 2020

John is currently an Academic Personnel Analyst at the UC San Diego Rady School of Management, managing the life cycle portfolio of all ladder rank faculty in the school. He received his Master in Urban and Environmental Planning and Urban Design Certificate from the University of Virginia in 2016 and a BA in History from Hampden-Sydney College in 2014. During his time as an undergraduate and graduate student, he interned at UVA Facilities Management working in Human Resources, Project Services (now known as Construction & Renovation Services), and Geospatial Engineering Services.

Jonathan Bernard (he/him/his)

UVA MArch 2012, University of Florida BDes Arch 2010

Project Designer, Niles Bolton Associates

Atlanta, GA

bernard.jon.88@gmail.com

Member since 2022

Jonathan was born and raised in Haiti until the age of 12 when he moved with his family to South Florida. He attended the University of Florida where he earned a Bachelor of Design in Architecture and later UVA where he earned his MArch. With nearly 10 years of professional experience spanning from CA to GA, he’s worked on various project types including coffee shops, office TI, single-family residences, multi-family apartments, and hotels. He’s a Project Designer at Niles Bolton Associates in Atlanta, GA where he currently lives with his partner, daughter, and hyper-maniac goldendoodle. When he’s not working or studying for the ARE, he’s either tinkering with a 3D printed prototype, hiking with his family, writing poetry, propagating plants, listening to music or getting lost in a podcast, or simply just napping (while his daughter naps).

Collette Block (she/her)

UVA BSArch (Design Thinking) and BA Media Studies, 2019, UVA MArch 2022

Designer, KARA MANN

Chicago, IL

colletteblock@gmail.com

Member since 2023

Collette Block graduated from the University of Virginia in 2019 with her BS in Architecture—Design Thinking and her BA in Media Studies. After working for New York-based fashion label, alice + olivia, in store design, event planning, and visual production, she returned to the School of Architecture to pursue her Master of Architecture. Graduating in December 2022, Collette now lives in Chicago, working for interior design and architecture firm KARA MANN. While in Charlottesville, research and work opportunities with After Architecture, HANNAH, KUTONOTUK, and Office of Things empowered Collette both as a designer and as a woman in the field. Awarded the School of Architecture Faculty Award for Public Service, Collette hopes to continue to engage deeply with both current and former members of our community.

Karim El-Araby (he/him)

BSArch 2020, MArch 2022

Designer, Hanbury

Richmond, VA

karim.m.elaraby@gmail.com

Member since 2022

Karim graduated from the A-School with a BS Arch (2020) and M.Arch with the Urban Design Certificate (2022). He currently works as a Designer at Hanbury’s Community Design Lab in Richmond, VA. Karim transferred into the undergraduate program in 2018 after completing an associate degree in fine arts and went on to serve as a Secretary for the A-School’s AIAS Chapter, and later as a research assistant for the Master of Urban Design Curriculum Development initiative before its launch in Fall ’22. His time at UVA took him to New Delhi and Jaipur, India (as part of the award-winning Yamuna River Project studio) as well as a semester abroad in Barcelona, Spain. His graduate thesis explored the intersection between Bedouin self-determinism, the tourism industry, and the ecology of Egypt’s Northwestern coast. Born in Upstate New York, Karim is a first-generation Egyptian-American who grew up in Cairo, Egypt. He’s an avid soccer fan and enjoys watching or playing soccer, practicing a foreign language, exploring the city, drawing, cooking, and playing video games.

Emma Gallaugher (she/her)

UVA BSArch + Architectural History and Art History Minors, 2023

Designer, Hartman-Cox Architects

Washington, DC

eggallaugher23@gmail.com
Member since 2023

Emma Gallaugher graduated from UVA in 2023 with a Bachelor of Science in Architecture and minors in Architectural History and Art History. During her time at UVA, she was actively involved in the A-School Student Council and served as an Undergraduate Student Ambassador and Staff Assistant for the School of Architecture Office of Admissions. Throughout her years at the A-School, she worked to establish support resources for First-Generation/Low Income Students and helped to begin an A-School FG/LI Student Group. After graduation, Emma began working as a designer with Hartman-Cox Architects in Washington, DC, pursuing her interest in cultural and historic work. In her free time, she enjoys reading, enjoying nature (with lots of sunscreen), and cooking and baking to Frank Sinatra Radio.

Caroline Grant

UVA BSArch 2020

Junior Manager of Visual Merchandising, F. Schumacher & Co.

New York, NY

carolinecarr.grant@gmail.com

Member since 2022

Caroline Grant graduated from the A-School in 2020 with a B.S. in Architecture and a double minor in Art History and Architectural History. She currently works for F. Schumacher & Co, an interior design company in New York City.

Josh Hadley-Goggin (he/him)
UVA BSArch 2016, MArch '2020
Architectural Designer IV, ZGF
Portland, OR

Member since 2025

Josh Hadley graduated from the University of Virginia as a 'Double Hoo', receiving a BSArch in 2016 and a MArch in 2020. At UVA, he received the Community Based Undergraduate Research Grant to study renewable energy potentials for a summer camp in the mountains of Nicaragua alongside his classmate Stephen Grotz, was a Teaching Assistant in the Fabrication Lab, a Teaching Assistant for a graduate seminar with Jenny Roe, PhD, educating on Environmental Psychology and lived in the Academical Village. Over the last 7 years, Josh has worked domestically and internationally at small, medium and large-scale architecture firms spanning a myriad of markets; affordable housing, aviation, healthcare, higher education, sports & human performance, urbanism and workplace. His design interests include built environment affordances, bio-based circular materials and places of play. In his free time, Josh enjoys chilled red wines, hiking in the Doug-firs, and playing pickleball with his wife, Jess, and golden retriever, Wally.

Maura Ikharo, AICP, MCIP-I (she/her)

UVA MUEP 2017, UMich BA English + African Studies 2012

Director of Planning, University System of Georgia
Atlanta, GA
Mauraikharo@gmail.com 
Member since 2023

Maura Ikharo, AICP currently oversees master planning at the University System of Georgia’s 26 institutions of higher education. She collaborates with system and institution personnel to negotiate project scopes, prioritize projects for system-wide capital budgets, and conduct trainings on space utilization. As a certified planner in the US and Canada, she has over a decade of experience navigating complex land use and zoning matters in real estate development in both the public and private sectors.

In her spare time, Maura enjoys spending time with her husband and daughter, sewing, painting, listening to audiobooks, and globetrotting to experience the food, architecture & culture from around the world.

Sam Johnson (he/him)

UVA MArch 2019
Co-Director of Ennead Lab,
Ennead Architects
New York City, NY
sjohnson@ennead.com 
Member since 2024

Sam Johnson received his Master of Architecture from the University of Virginia in 2019. Since graduating, he has lived and worked in New York at Ennead Architects, where he was fortunate enough to be named Co-Director of Ennead Lab in 2023. As co-director, Sam helps to guide Ennead Lab in its pursuit of a more just and equitable world and has worked on topics ranging from community-owned energy generation in the Bronx, to post-secondary education in prisons, and carbon neutral construction in Helsinki. When not thinking about architecture, Sam enjoys playing soccer and eating vegetables.

Michelle Kahl (she/her)
UVA MLA 2024
Landscape Designer, Waterstreet Studio
Charlottesville, VA
mkahl@waterstreetstudio.net
Member since 2024

Michelle Kahl graduated from the UVA Master of Landscape Architecture program in May 2024. She sees the role of the landscape architect as spatial translator and enjoys her role most when working collaboratively with ecologists, local hydrology, green infrastructures, and community members. She recognizes that transdisciplinary practice, like inclusivity, accepts that our individual tools are insufficient and are more impactful as part of a collective. Michelle's thesis work explored how the design of public landscapes could shift the sociocultural condition to embrace domesticity and self-care. As the Co-President of SALAD (Student Association of Landscape Architecture and Design), Michelle won a Jefferson Trust Grant to host an event called "Arrival on Grounds", a place-based ritual and celebration for embodied entry into the fall semester and UVA’s landscape. She partnered with artist collaborators Nocturnal Medicine to help incoming students address UVA’s ecological, climatic, historical, and cultural contexts. Michelle's design portfolio earned an ASLA Certificate of Merit in 2024 and Honors in the Category of Planning & Analysis. She held graduate internships with RePublic studio in Petaluma, California and the UVA Institute for Engagement & Negotiations. Michelle currently lives in Charlottesville, VA where she works as a landscape designer for Waterstreet Studio.

Audrey Kelly (she/her)

UVA MAH + Historic Preservation Certificate 2019, Rutgers University BS Environmental Planning 2014

Architectural Historian, Independent Consultant

Washington, DC

al3hu@virginia.edu

Member since 2021

Audrey is an experienced cultural resource management professional with expertise in architectural history, cultural history, historic preservation planning, and museum curation. She has a keen interest in issues of race, ethnicity, gender, and class in relation to historic preservation practice. Her work promotes the preservation of the tangible and intangible heritage of underrepresented communities and champions the telling of their unique stories. She thrives in collaborative team environments and enjoys drawing on the expertise of her colleagues. Having held a number of public-facing roles in the past, Audrey is also skilled at community outreach and audience engagement.

Katie Kelly

UVA MLA 2019

Associate, TEN X TEN

Minneapolis, MN

katie@tenxtenstudio.com

Member since 2022

Katie is a landscape designer and Associate at TEN xTEN. Katie holds a BS in Interior Architecture from Cornell University and an MLA from the University of Virginia, where she co-founded the student-led organization manifestA, and was a University Olmsted Scholar and recipient of the Student ASLA Honor Award in Collaboration. Prior to TEN x TEN, Katie was a landscape designer at Wolf | Josey Landscape Architects in Charlottesville. VA, where she helped realize a variety of institutional and residential projects in Virginia and the Mid-Atlantic.

Andrew Knuppel (he/him/his)
UVA BUEP 2017, UVA MUEP 2020
Associate Principal, Asakura Robinson
Houston, TX
andrew@asakurarobinson.com 
Member since 2024

Andrew is an Associate Principal with Asakura Robinson, a Houston-based planning, landscape architecture, and urban design studio. Andrew leads the firm's planning practice and advises on policy and community development issues in landscape architecture and environmental design projects.

A proud “double ‘Hoo” from the A-School’s Department of Urban and Environmental Planning, Andrew’s career journey started in Charlottesville as an undergraduate intern before moving to a full-time position after graduation and later completing his MUEP degree. Now based in Texas, he has held management and leadership roles in a state educational agency’s resilience planning program and now in a private consulting firm. He previously served on the AYAC from 2018-2022.

Seshi Konu (she/her/hers)

UVA BSArch 2020

Strategist, Brightspot Strategy, a Buro Happold company

Norfolk, VA

Member since 2020

Seshi Konu is a Virginia native and recent graduate of the BSArch program with a concentration in Design Thinking and a minor in Global Culture and Commerce. On grounds, she was a DJ for WXTJ 100.1, an intern at the Maxine Platzer Women's Center, a fellow in the Meriwether Lewis Center for Citizen Leadership, and a set designer for The Black Monologues company. As a transfer student from the College of Arts and Sciences, she still carries her love for the humanities and intends to use design thinking as a creative tool in a range of subjects and disciplines. She is currently exploring the theoretical and material practices of design as a tool for social, political, and environmental activism and justice.

Caitlin Kreinheder (she/her/hers)

UVA BSArch 2022, VCU MSB 2024 
Art Director, Deutsch LA 
Chesapeake, VA | Los Angeles, California 
cak6bf@virginia.edu

Member as of 2023

Caitlin graduated with honors from UVA in 2022 with a BSARCH on the Pre-Professional track; additionally, she minored in Dance, Studio Art, and Social Entrepreneurship, and completed the Strategic Brand Communications Track in the McIntire School of Commerce.

In the School of Architecture Caitlin served four terms on the School of Architecture Student Council, including as Vice President & President. She was also an elected representative to the Honor Committee for three terms, worked as a FabLab & Undergraduate Teaching Assistant, and participated in the Veneto Studio Program. Outside of the School of Architecture at UVA, Caitlin was a four-year Class Council Member, the Vice Chair of Education for the Honor Committee, a three-term executive committee member for the Lighting of the Lawn, a performer/choreographer with the UVA Dance Program, and was a member of the Promotions class. Her service earned her the Faculty of Architecture Award for Public Service upon graduation. 

After graduating UVA, Caitlin studied at the Brandcenter at Virginia Commonwealth University where she received a Masters of Business in 2024. She now works full-time as an Art Director for Deutsch LA, a creative advertising agency. Caitlin currently serves as an active alumna on both the AYAC and as a Post-Graduate Trustee and enjoys giving back to the UVA community.

Daniel Langford (he/him)

UVA MArch 2024
Charlottesville, VA
danielclandford24@gmail.com
Member since 2024

Daniel Langford graduated from the University of Virginia with a Master of Architecture in 2024 and holds an undergraduate degree from the University of Kentucky in Architecture with a minor in Historic Preservation. At UVA, Daniel worked as a graduate student ambassador, led initiatives for First-Generation College Students, and lived two years as a Range Resident on the Academical Village. Daniel served as Audrey Spencer Horsley Scholar and conducted research under CL. Bohannon about JEDI initiatives for the A-School. When he isn’t working Daniel is a part time artist, photographer, concert goer.

Jane Lee (she/her)

UVA MLA 2021, Harvard College BA 2021

Landscape Designer, Miridae

Walnut Creek, CA

christine.jane.lee@gmail.com

Member since 2021

After completing her MLA at UVA, Jane returned home to Northern California where she is looking forward to working with and learning from its myriad communities and landscapes. Jane's love for the landscape medium stems from the same place as her love for stories, and she sees the design process as an opportunity to increase mutual understanding amongst humans, other species, and the material world. In many ways Jane considers her design education an extension of her undergraduate studies in literature and her lifelong attachment to reading novels of all kinds. Jane also enjoys studying classical vocal music and experimenting with new plants in her family's garden.

Veronica Merril (she/her)

UVA BAH + BA Music 2021

Land Use Planner, Cooley LLC

Reston, VA

merril.veronica@gmail.com

Member since 2021

Veronica Merril graduated with high honors from the University of Virginia with a double major in Architectural History and Music. While at the University of Virginia School of Architecture, Veronica won the 2019 Anna Hope Book Award, recognizing one outstanding rising fourth-year student interested in Historic Preservation, the 2021 Frederick Doveton Nichols Award, which recognizes academic achievement at the School of Architecture upon completion of the Architectural History degree, and was the 2020 Bobby Newman Scholar. Highlights of her time outside of the classroom include being the 2020-2021 President of the J. Sanford Miller Arts Scholars Program, the 2018-2020 President of University Records, a member of the Jefferson Literary and Debating Society, a member of the Music Arts Board, an Executive Member of the Society of Architectural Historians, a member of The Fralin’s Student Engagement Committee, and being one of the two Student Members of UVA Arts Council. Veronica worked as an Editorial Intern with the Vice Provost for the Arts, served as a Research Assistant for UVA Architecture’s Professor Jeana Ripple, was a Teaching Assistant for UVA Architecture’s Sanda Iliescu, and worked as a summer curation intern at James Monroe’s Highland, implementing elements of historic preservation and archaeology in innovative ways to enhance visitor experiences. Inspired by her research with Professor Ripple, her experience at Highland, and her academic coursework, Veronica now works as a Land Use Planner at Cooley LLP and plans on attending law school to pursue a career in land use law.

Anna Meyer (she/her)  
VCU BS + BA 2023, UVA MUEP 2025
Planner 1, Timmons Group
Richmond, VA
Member since 2025

Anna Meyer graduated from UVA with a Master’s in Urban and Environmental Planning and certificate in Historic Preservation. Her undergraduate degrees are in Political Science and Environmental Studies. She currently works as a planner with Timmons Group in Richmond Virginia and is committed to sustainable design and practice in cities. In her free time, she enjoys taking hikes and playing with her cat.

Jacqueline Restrepo (she/her)

UVA BSArch 2016 & Georgia Tech MArch 2021

Associate, PGAL

Atlanta, GA

jackie.restrepo@gmail.com

Member since 2022

Jacqueline Restrepo graduated from UVA in 2016 with a Bachelor of Science in Architecture and minors in Architectural History and Global Sustainability. During her time at UVA, she was actively involved in the Latinx community, serving as president for the organization formerly known as LSA (now known as COLA) and chapter founder for SLU. Since then, she has been living in Atlanta and working as an Associate at PGAL. She recently completed her Masters of Architecture at Georgia Tech in 2021. In her free time, she enjoys drawing, biking, and volunteering for mentorship programs such as LADYS to support young women of color.

Lily Roberts (she/her)

UVA BUEP + Architectural History, Dance, and Design Minors 2023

Engineer, Clark Construction

Washington, DC

lilyadrianaroberts@gmail.com

Member since 2023

Lily Roberts graduated with high honors from the University of Virginia in May 2023, where she was one of the first students to complete a Distinguished Major in Urban + Environmental Planning; additionally, she minored in Architectural History, Dance, and Design. Outside of the classroom, Lily found joy in several involvements. She served as an undergraduate Student Ambassador for the School of Architecture, the president (2021-2022) and vice president (2022-2023) of the National Organization of Minority Architecture Students Chapter at UVA, and the undergraduate vice president (2020-2021) and treasurer (2020-2021, 2021-2022) of the Student Planners Association. Additionally, Lily was a Meriwether Lewis Institute for Citizen Leadership fellow, worked in Housing and Residence Life for three years and was the first student representative from the School of Architecture to serve as the Student Member of the UVA Board of Visitors. Lily currently works as an Engineer at Clark Construction Group’s Mid-Atlantic region.

Kari Roynesdal (she/her/hers)

UVA BSArch 2015, Harvard GSD (MLA +MUEP ‘21)

Agency Landscape + Planning

Cambridge, MA

kroynesdal@gmail.com

Member since July 2020

Kari Roynesdal is an urban planner and designer who is passionate about public space in cities and how planning practice intersects with community activism and cultural identities of place. She received her Bachelor of Science in Architecture from the University of Virginia in 2015, and after graduating, worked in landscape architecture in the Charlottesville, Virginia area. She recently graduated from the Harvard Graduate School of Design with concurrent degrees in Urban Planning and Landscape Architecture. During her time at the GSD, she was a recipient of an ASLA Honor Award and funded travel research through the Penny White Project Fund. Currently, Kari works at Agency Landscape + Planning in Cambridge, MA.

Karen Salazar (she/her)

UVA BSArch 2022
Architectural Designer, Marshall Craft
Richmond, VA
Member since July 2025

Originally from Colombia. Passionate about art, painting, photography, architectural design, and drafting. I am focused on healthcare architecture. My passion for wellness extends beyond my work as a designer, as I am also an EMT and an active volunteer firefighter in Albemarle County.

Peter Sikorsky (he/him)
UVA BSArch 2019, Harvard GSD MLA 2023
Designer, Michael Boucher Landscape Architecture
Portland, ME
Member since July 2025

Peter Sikorsky developed an interest in architecture and landscape through long distance running, first along the Potomac, Rivanna, and Charles Rivers, and now, along Casco Bay. This curiosity found a spaciousness within the A-School and a form at the GSD. He is concerned with the role of precision in design to make legible our disciplines' value to a broad public; moreover, he's fascinated with the role of immutable mobiles in the production of architectural discourse. Peter works as a designer at the scale of the garden to that of land use planning; in his free time, he likes to cook, dance, hike, read, and formulate questions for pebbles and small rocks.

Matthew Tepper (he/him)
UVA BSArch 2024
Architectural Designer, Hart Howerton
New York, NY
Member since July 2025

Matthew Tepper is a 2024 graduate of UVA, where he earned a BSArch with minors in Global Sustainability and Urban & Environmental Planning. As the recipient of the Sarah McArthur Nix Travel Fellowship, his exhibition in the UVA School of Architecture’s East Gallery, “Canal Connectivity,” explored the evolution of French canals and their role in shaping historical and contemporary urban infrastructure and design.

Matthew served as Chapter President of the American Institute of Architecture Students (AIAS) for over two years, where he reimagined the organization by fostering new connections with regional firms, organizing construction site tours, career development workshops, and other professional networking opportunities. His leadership earned him the 2023 AIAS National Chapter Leader Award, and under his guidance, the chapter was recognized as one of the fastest-growing globally in 2021–22.

A dedicated member of the A-School community, Matthew also served as a Student Ambassador, student representative on the School of Architecture Student Council, and a student instructional assistant for both Foundational Studio I and Lessons of the Lawn. Following Matthew’s final year as a Lawn Resident, Matthew’s community contributions were honored with the Edgar F. Shannon Award by the Z Society and the Kyle Kauffman Scholar Award by the School of Architecture. He is currently based in New York City, where he works as an architectural designer at Hart Howerton.

Tim Victorio (he/him)

UVA MArch 2022, Boston College BA 2018

Charlottesville, VA

tv3ku@virginia.edu

Tim earned his Bachelor's degree in Biology from Boston College (2018) where he worked as a set designer for the Boston College Theater Department. Since then, Tim has earned his Master of Architecture degree from the University of Virginia (2022). While at UVA, Tim co-founded a sustainability initiative called UVA Sawmilling, which is set up to redirect the current material pathway of fallen trees on the Grounds of UVA, repurposing these otherwise chipped logs into usable lumber for both student and faculty projects. Post-graduation, Tim was a lecturer at the University of Virginia School of Architecture teaching undergraduate studio and introductory seminar courses.

Kate Wietor (she/her)
JMU BS 2021, UVA MArH '24
Architectural Historian, Marstel-Day
Charlottesville, VA

Member since July 2025

Kate Wietor is an Architectural Historian on the Cultural Resources team at Marstel-Day, an environmental consulting firm. Kate graduated from UVA with a Master of Architectural History, a Certificate of Historic Preservation, and was the president of the University chapter of the Society of Architectural Historians. Before attending UVA for grad school, she proudly served as an AmeriCorps member with the Preservation Alliance of West Virginia, where she supported programming for Wheeling Heritage. Kate spends her free time involved with the local roller derby community and sits on the board of directors at Charlottesville Roller Derby, a 501(c)(3) non-profit.

Thomas James Thomal Wyatt (he/him/his)

UVA MArch 2023
Designer, KCCT Architecture
Washington, DC
thjwyatt@gmail.com
Member as of July 2024

Thomas Wyatt graduated from the University of Virginia in 2023 with a Master of Architecture after receiving his Bachelor of Design from the University of Florida. A former resident of the Range, Thomas worked under Professor Peter Waldman while at UVA as a graduate teaching assistant and researcher. He is an alumnus of the Veneto program and a Nix Research Scholar. After leaving Charlottesville, Thomas moved to Washington, DC, and joined the architecture firm KCCT. Currently, he volunteers as a Regional Director for Alpha Rho Chi, and is helping reestablish the professional architecture organization's UVA chapter. When he is not exploring Washington, Thomas enjoys listening to his record collection and doing the New York Times Crossword puzzle.

Emily Zekany (she/her)
UVA BSArch 2021, Pratt MArch 2026
Designer II, Perkins&Wil
Brooklyn, NY 
Member since July 2025

Emily Zekany graduated from UVA in 2021 with a BSArch and a minor in Global Sustainability. Her senior thesis focused on coastal resiliency, reflecting her ongoing interest in climate-responsive design. After graduating, she worked for several years in Dallas at Perkins&Will and earned a LEED Green Associate certification. She is currently pursuing her Master of Architecture at Pratt Institute in New York City. Now based in Brooklyn, Emily enjoys exploring different boroughs and trying out new restaurants.

Staff liaison:  

Kim Wong Haggart, Director of Engagement and Alumni Initiatives
Faculty Rep:
Mohamed Ismail
Assistant Professor, UVA School of Architecture