She also directs the Global Environments + Sustainability major at UVA’s College of Arts & Sciences. For 12 years she has partnered with the Elizabeth River Project aimed at sustainable redevelopment of the river especially in Hampton Roads. The work includes a large Eco-Industrial Corridor Plan, a Learning Barge, Paradise Creek Nature Park Wetland Lab and River Academy. She has a Master’s in Architecture from Harvard and a Bachelor’s in Architecture from Carnegie Mellon.