location

2019 - Present New York, NY
2011 - 2018 Minneapolis, MN
1993 - 2011 Rapid City, SD

education

Interior Design + Lighting Design MFA Double Major
Civic Service Design Minor
Parsons School of Design 2022
Departmental Honors Thesis Prize: Equity, Inclusion, and Social Justice
IESNYC Merit Scholarship, Presidents Scholarship, Ali Tayar Fellowship

Bachelor of Design in Architecture
Product Design, Studio Art, and Urban Studies Minors
University Minnesota College of Design 2015
Abrahamson Experience Abroad Scholarship, SPQR Travel Fellowship

experience

Parsons School of Design Part-time Lecturer and MFA Lighting Curriculum Coordinator
Fall 2022 - Present, New York, NY

Loop Lighting Architectural Lighting Designer
January 2023 - Present, New York, NY

Tillotson Design Associates Architectural Lighting Designer
2022, New York, NY

Lam Partners Architectural Lighting Design Internship
2021 Summer, Cambridge, MA

L'Observatoire International Architectural Lighting Design Internship
2020 Summer, New York, NY

Lazor Office and AWH Architects Architectural Marketing and Design  
2018-19, Minneapolis, MN

SALA Architects Marketing Associate
2016-2018 Minneapolis, MN

Lazor Office Design Internship  
2016-17, Minneapolis, MN

Willie Willette Works Custom Design/Build Furniture Assistant  
2015-16, Minneapolis, MN

RSP Architects Architectural Marketing Intern 
2015, Minneapolis, MN

teaching

Part-time Lecturer Lighting Design Representation and Analysis, MFA Lighting Design.
Fall 2023, Fall 2022, Parsons School of Design New York, NY.

Part-time Lecturer Light Perception and Culture, MFA Lighting Design.
Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Parsons School of Design New York, NY.

Part-time Lecturer Studio Lab: Light and Surface Interaction, BFA Interior Design.
Spring 2023, Parsons School of Design New York, NY.

Part-time Lecturer Integrative Studio 2, Parsons First Year.
Spring 2023, Parsons School of Design New York, NY.

Teaching Assistant for Design Studio 2: Natural and Tech Light, MFA Lighting Design.
2022 and 2021 Spring, Parson School of Design, New York, NY.

Teaching Assistant for Environmental Design, MFA Interior Design.
2021 Fall, Parson School of Design, New York, NY.

Teaching Assistant for Representation and Analysis, MFA Interior Design.
2021 Fall, Parson School of Design, New York, NY.

Teaching Assistant for Design Studio 3, BFA Interior Design.
2020 Fall, Parson School of Design, New York, NY.

Lab Instructor for Toy Product Development Studio, Barry Kudrowitz. 
2016 Spring, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN.

Creativity Counselor for Product Design3701/5701, Barry Kudrowitz.
2015 Fall, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN.

Design Workshop Instructor for National Science Foundation Sustainable Tribal Research 
2014 Summer, Pine Ridge Reservation, SD

Suzie Cappa Art Center Adult All Abilities Art Therapy Assistant
2009-11, 2014, Rapid City, SD

Figure Skating Instructor
2007-11, Roosevelt Ice Arena, Rapid City, SD.

research

The Radically Inclusive Studio Research Assistant
Parsons MFA Interior Design Program
2021-2022, New York, NY

Improving Occupant Health with Germicidal UV Light Research Assistant
Parsons Lighting Design Program and Healthy Materials Lab.
2020-2021, New York, NY

skills

Software: Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator, Premiere), Rhino, Revit, Auto CAD, AGi32, 3ds Max, Sketch Up

Production: Wood Working, Sewing, Metal Work, Laser Cutting, 3D Printing

Business: Marketing Strategy and Implementation, Creativity and Idea Generation

exhibition - performance - design

2019 - Costume Design and Performer. DRIPP choreographed by Jordan Rosenow. Lightly Group Exhibition, 9 Herkimer Pl., Brooklyn, NY2019 - Costume Design. Stages choreographed by Jordan Rosenow. Lynden Sculpture Garden, Milwaukee, WI.

2018 - Set Designer in collaboration with Caitlin Dippo.  Period choreographed by Chris Schlicting. Chocolate Factory, New York, NY

2018 - Costume Design and Performer.  A Place to Fall Into choreographed by Jordan Rosenow. Walker Art Center,  Minneapolis, MN

2018 - Costume Design and Performer.  The Floor Between choreographed by Jordan Rosenow. Rochester Art Center, Rochester, MN

2018 - Costume Design and Performer.  Rise choreographed by Jordan Rosenow. Fresh Oysters Performance Research, Minneapolis, MN

2017 - Costume Design and Performer.  Slight Line choreographed by Jordan Rosenow. Walker Art Center,  Minneapolis, MN

2016 - Performer.  Labor Duet choreographed by Jordan Rosenow. Larson Gallery. St. Paul, MN

2015 – Production Design Assistant.  Stripe Tease choreography by Chris Schlicting and visual art by Jennifer Davis. Walker Art Center,  Minneapolis, MN; Fusebox Festival, Austin, TX; Danspace, New York, NY