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Carla Jackson Bell, Ph.D. Dean and Professor
Robert Taylor School of Architecture and
Construction Science and Management (TSACS) 1200 West Montgomery Road
Willcox A, Office 101 Tuskegee Inst., AL 36088
334.727.8014 [email protected]
EDUCATION
- Ph.D., Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences with a Specialization in Architecture Education, Union Institute &
University, Cincinnati, OH, May 31, 2009
Dissertation Title: “Affirmations, Perceptions, and Attitudes of Licensed African-
American Architects and Educators in the United States: Architecture Curricula Content and
Teaching Approaches in Design Learning Environments.”
Major: Architectural Studies
Minor: Curriculum Studies
Minor: Socio-cultural Anthropology
- M.F.A., Interior Design, Savannah College of Art & Design, Savannah, GA, 1993
Master’s Thesis: Renovation of Charles C. Gomillion Building: A Family Social Club,
Tuskegee, AL, spring 1993
- B.A., Architectural Science, Tuskegee University, Tuskegee, AL, summer 1991
ADMINISTRATIVE AND ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
TUSKEGEE UNIVERSITY
- Dean and Professor of architecture, The Robert R. Taylor School of Architecture and Construction
Science (TSACS), Tuskegee University, June 6, 2016 – present
AUBURN UNIVERSITY
- Director and Faculty, Multicultural Affairs, College of Architecture, Design and Construction (CADC),
Auburn University, 2006 – 2016
TUSKEGEE UNIVERSITY
- Assistant Head (appointed by Dr. S. Keith Sylvester, Associate Dean and Head, 8.2003 –12.2005) Department of
Architecture and Construction Science and Management, spring 2005 –summer 2006
- Engineering Summer Program Coordinator, Tuskegee University, CEAPS Pre-College Programs, summer 2000 –
summer 2002
- Program Coordinator, Tuskegee University, Architecture Summer Enrichment Program, NASA Partnership
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Program grant with Aerospace Engineering, Architecture, and Medical Technology Departments/Tuskegee
University, Architecture Summer Enrichment Program, summer 1997 – summer 1999
- Consultant/Faculty Liaison, Tuskegee University, SECME Summer Institute, summer 1994 and summer 1995
- Tenured Assistant Professor of architecture and Pre-Architecture Program Coordinator, Department of Architecture
in the College of Engineering, Architecture & Physical Sciences (CEAPS), (full-time) and Liberal Arts and
Education (part-time), Tuskegee University, fall 1993 – fall 2006
- Consultant/Faculty Liaison, Tuskegee University, SECME Summer Institute, summer 1994 and summer1995
ACADEMIC TEACHING EXPERIENCE
TUSKEGEE UNIVERSITY
- Tenured Professor of Architecture, Tuskegee University, June 6, 2016 – present
Courses taught fall 2016 – present
- ARCH 0221: Ethnic Americans and the Built Environment, 3 credit hours
- ARCH 0503: Thesis Capstone Seminar, 2 credit hours
- ARCH 0101: Architecture Design Studio One, 3 credit hours
Courses taught spring 2016 – present
- ARCH 0102: Architecture Design Studio One, 3 credit hours
AUBURN UNIVERSITY
- Faculty, College of Architecture, Design and Construction (CADC), Auburn University, 2006 –
2015
Faculty, Master of Community Planning (required course) and Africana Studies
Programs, Seminar Course: CPLN 5080/6080 Housing and Neighborhood
Conservation - Ethnic Americans and the Built Environment, fall 2015
Faculty, School of Architecture and Africana Studies, Auburn University, Seminar
Course: ARCH 3600: Ethnic Americans and the Built Environment, fall 2014
Faculty, CADC Freshmen Orientation, fall 2008- fall 2009
- Guest Lecturer, Seminar Course, Race, Class and Gender in Planning and Design - CPLN 6970 section 3
(grad section), and CPLN 5970 section 3 (undergrad section), CADC, fall 2012
- Instructor, UNIV 1050, Success Strategies, CADC, fall 2007
- Visiting Professor, ARCH 2020, Second Year Design Studio, CADC, Auburn University, spring 2006
- Tenured Assistant Professor and Pre-Architecture Program Coordinator, Department of Architecture in the College
of Engineering, Architecture & Physical Sciences (CEAPS), (full-time) and Liberal Arts and Education (part-
time), Tuskegee University, fall 1993 – fall 2006
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Fall courses
- Arch 101-Introduction to Architecture
- Arch 201-Basic Design Studio
- Arch 211-Architecture Presentation
- Arch 361-Special Problems (Residential and Non-Residential Design, Portfolio Design, and
Space Planning)
Spring courses
- Arch 102-Introduction to Architecture
- Arch 202-Architectural Design Studio
- Arch 252-Architecture History I
- Arch 352-Architecture History II
- Arch 432-Architecture Theory
Liberal Arts Courses
- FPAR 101 (Art Appreciation)
- FPAR 110 (Black Aesthetics)
UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS URBANA-CHAMPAIGN, URBANA-CHAMPAIGN, IL
- Visiting Lecturer, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Urbana-Champaign, IL, Departments of
Architecture and Gender & Women Studies, fall 2004
- ARCH/GWS 424: Gender and Race in Contemporary Architecture
GRANTS & PROPOSALS FUNDED, TUSKEGEE UNIVERSITY
TUSKEGEE UNIVERSITY
- Carla Jackson Bell, Principal Investigator, Co-PI, Kwesi Daniels, National Trust for Historic Preservation,
African American Cultural Heritage Action Grant, Capital Enhancement Project, Project Title: Preserving
Booker T. Washington’s Mission ― “Learning to do by doing”, Tuskegee University, fall 2018, $150,000, funding
AY 2018-2019
- Carla Jackson Bell, Principal Investigator, Dr. Lisa Bratton, Co-PI, National Endowment for the Humanities
(NEH): Humanities Initiatives at Historically Black College and Universities (HBCUs). “Lifting the Veil”: Seeing the Built
Environment through the Lens of the Humanities”, (An extension of the book, Space Unveiled: Invisible Cultures in the Design
Studio), Tuskegee University, spring 2018, funded $100,000, funding AY 2018-2019
- Carla Jackson Bell, Principal Investigator, Alabama Historical Commission (AHC) Enhancements Grant
Program, Tuskegee University, fall 2017, awarded $5,000
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GRANTS & PROPOSALS FUNDED, 2006-2015
AUBURN UNIVERSITY
- Founder & Coordinator, Project APPLi (Applying Apprenticeship Principles and Practices to Leading
Individuals in College of Architecture, Design and Construction, Auburn University, summer 2010 – 2012, $2,500.
- Co-Founder & Coordinator, Summer Enrichment Experience (SEE Auburn), Auburn University, summer 2008
– 2015, $14,400
- Founder & Coordinator, Building Construction Camp, Auburn University, summer 2008 – 2015, $40,000
- Founder & Coordinator, Donor Scholarship Initiative, Auburn University, summer 2008 – 2015, $45,250
- Founder & Coordinator, Academic Success Action Program (A.S.A.P.), Auburn University, summer 2007 – 2015,
$115,000
- Co-Principal Investigator with Rebecca Retzlaff. The Daniel Breeden Endowed Grant, "Documentary
Film: DIVAS Against all Odds: Documenting Invisible Voices." Auburn University, spring 2012, $4,000
- Co-Principal Investigator, with R. O’Neal-Dagg and C. Lebleu. Saugahatchee Watershed Management
Plan Committee, “Implementing LID for Water Efficiency: Cisterns for Watershed Education:
Green for Life!” Auburn University, fall 2009, $20,846
Green for Life! won the Alabama ASLA Best Community Design Award, March 2011 and the
ALAPA Outstanding Team Project Award, Auburn University, February 2011
- Founder, Building Bridges Peer Mentoring Program for CADC students, Auburn University, spring 2008 –
2015
- Principal Investigator, Concessions Board, “National Organization of Minority Architects and
Designers Student Chapter (NOMAD): Diversity Initiatives.” Auburn University, fall 2008 – 2011,
$4,000
- Dr. Carla Jackson Bell, Principal Investigator, Lecture Series – The Architecture of J. Max Bond Jr., Alabama
Board for Registration of Architects, Tuskegee University, fall 2005, $5,000
- Principal Investigator, Co-PIs: Dr. Kathryn Anthony, UIC, and Roberta Washington, New York. Graham
Foundation Grant, Tuskegee University, fall 2005, $10,000
- Dr. Carla Jackson Bell, Co-Principal Investigator, Grant for Architecture Summer Enrichment Program. NASA
Stennis/Tuskegee University Partnership. Tuskegee University, 1997– 1999, $350,000
INVITED LECTURES, PRESENTATIONS & PUBLIC APPEARANCES, 2006- PRESENT
TUSKEGEE NIVERSITY
- Panelist w/ Gabrielle Bullock, Harry Robinson, Curtis Moody and Richard Dozier. Symposium,
Shifting the Landscape: Black Architects and Planners, 1968 to Now, Panelist Topic: “Building a Legacy.”
National Museum of African American History & Culture, Washington, DC. September 27 – 29, 2018
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- Panelist w/ Dr. Sharon E. Sutton, at Moving the Needle: Achieving Equity States with Architecture
Schools, 2016 AIA National Convention in Philadelphia, PA. 2016, 20 May.
- National Humanities Alliance, Annual Meeting and Humanities Advocacy Day Program, Washington,
DC, March 11-13, 2018
AUBURN UNIVERSITY
- Lead Presenter w/ Kevin Moore, La Barbara James Wigfall, and Daisy-O’Lice Williams, title, “Lifting the
Veil”: Documenting Invisible Voices in Architecture. NOMA Rise: National Organization of Minority
Architects Conference, New Orleans, LA, October 15, 2015
- Guest Lecturer, title, “Views on ‘Blackness’: An Architectural Discourse” Sponsored by Patience Essah
Africana Studies and RBD Library and Archives Fall 2015 Lecture Series, Auburn University, fall 2015
- Co-Presenter w/ Charlene LeBleu, Rebecca O’Neal Dagg, titled: Green Retrofits: Implementing a
- Guest Lecturer, titled: Invisible Voices: Celebrating Culture and Women in Architecture and Design, Department
of Architecture, Hampton University, spring 2013
- Guest Speaker, titled: Invisible Voices: Celebrating Culture and Women in Architecture and Design, Auburn
and Tuskegee American Institute of Architects Student Chapter Career Expo Lecture: Diversity in
Architecture, Montgomery, AL, fall 2013
- Black History Month Speaker, titled: Documenting Invisible Hands in Architecture, Office of
Diversity and Multicultural Affairs, Office of Diversity and Multicultural Affairs, Auburn
University. spring 2012
- Presenter, titled, Affirmations, Perceptions, and Attitudes of Licensed African-American Architects and
Educators in the United States. Diversity Research Initiative Conference: Understanding Differences that
Matter. Poster Session. Auburn University, AL spring 2010
- Guest Lecturer, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Urbana-Champaign, IL, Departments of
Architecture and Gender & Women Studies, October 18, 2004 – November 4, 2004
NATIONAL APPOINTMENTS AND BOARD MEMBERSHIP
TUSKEGEE UNIVERSITY
- Member, Alabama Center for Architecture, American Institute of Architects Birmingham Chapter, 2016 -
present
- Member, ACSA Leadership Committee, ArchCAS Advisory Committee, Architecture/STEM Taskforce,
spring 2017
- Member, HBCU Architecture Administrators Council, spring 2016 - present
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- Member, Eminent Associate of Tuskegee University Program, fall 2018
- Advisory Board Member, The Bloomsbury Global Encyclopedia of Women in Architecture, 1960-2015,
spring 2018, ed. Lori Brown and Karen Burns (date of publication: December 2020), fall 2018 - present
- Team Visiting Member, National Architectural Accrediting Board (NAAB), Tuskegee University, The
Bernard and Anne Spitzer School of Architecture at City College in New York, ACSA team member,
March 2017
AUBURN UNIVERSITY
- National Committee Chair, Higher Education Task Force, National Association of Minority Architects (NOMA),
Auburn University, 2014 – 2015
- National Appointment, Faculty Representative, American Institute of Architects (AIA) Diversity & Inclusion
Council, Auburn University, 2013 – 2014
Committee Assignments – 1) Women in Architecture; and 2) Multiculturalism in
Architecture
- Advisory Board Member, the Texas Institute for the Preservation of History and Culture and the School of
Architecture journal, Prairie View A&M University, 2005 – 2012
AWARDS & RECOGNITIONS
TUSKEGEE UNIVERSITY
- Space Unveiled: Invisible Cultures in the Design Studio and the African American Studies Minor at
Tuskegee University is featured at the opening of the summer pop-up exhibition, Now What?! Advocacy,
Activism, and Alliances in American Architecture since 1968. The show will be on view at Pratt Institute's
Seigel Gallery, Higgins Hall, 61 St. James Place, Brooklyn, New York from May 24-July 6, 2018.
AUBURN UNIVERSITY
- The Janet and John Stone Lectureship for Multicultural Understanding, Equality and Justice “Lifting the
Veil: Documenting Invisible Voices in Architecture,” 2015 Award Recipient at Auburn University, 2015 –
2016, $2,000
- National Ranking, Diverse: Issues in Higher Education listed the Top 100 Degree Producer
- Minority Achievement Award, Auburn University Alumni Association, Auburn University, 2010, $1,000
- Transitional Graduate Scholarship, Union Institute and University, Cincinnati, OH 2005, $10,000
- Faculty of the Year, College of Engineering, Architecture, and Physical Sciences (CEAPS), TUBE Conference,
Tuskegee University, 2002 – 2003
- Faculty Development Award (Ph.D. Fellowship), Office of the Provost and College of Engineering, Tuskegee
University, 2001 – 2006, $35,000
- Who’s Who Among America’s Teachers, Tuskegee University, Nominated, 2001 – 2004
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- Outstanding Service Award, (CEAPS) Pre-College Summer Programs, Tuskegee University, 2000
- Outstanding Faculty Performance Award, (CEAPS) Tuskegee University, 2000
- American Institute of Architecture Students (AIAS), Faculty of the Year, Tuskegee University,1997
- Outstanding Service Award, SECME Summer Institute, Tuskegee University, 1996
- Certificate of Recognition w/ Roderick Fluker, The Alabama Council of the American Institute of Architects,
Honorable Mention, Burkhardt Prize Competition Tuskegee University School of Architecture for
demonstrating outstanding ability in preparing drawings of historical buildings, Tuskegee University, October
25, 1990.
SELECTED UNIVERSITY SERVICE, COMMITTEE APPOINTMENTS & PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
AUBURN UNIVERSITY
- Committee Member, CADC, Search Committees, Auburn University, August 2006 – 2015
Served on over 30 University search committees
- Co-Chair, Office of Diversity and Multicultural Affairs, Diversity Research Initiative Conference,
“Understanding Differences that Matter”, Conference Date: March 11th and 12th, 2010
- Diversity Council Member, Office of Diversity and Multicultural Affairs, Auburn University, January
2007 – 2015
- Faculty Mentor and Advisor, CADC, National Organization of Licensed Architects (NOMA) fall 2006 – 2015
- Manuscript Reader, the Diversity of Architecture by Dr. Craig Wilkins. University of Massachusetts Press, Auburn
University, fall 2014
- Outreach Program Committee Member, Outreach Scholarship Symposium (OSS) Program, Office of the
Vice President for University Outreach, Auburn University, 2013
- Evaluator, Competitive Outreach Scholarship Grant for Faculty, Office of the Vice President for University
Outreach, Auburn University, 2013
- Faculty Advisor, National Organization for Minority Architects (NOMA) Student Design Competition,
Auburn University, 2006 – 2015
Students won national design competition three consecutive years, 2010 – 2013
- Conference Co-Chair, Diversity Research Initiative Conference, “Understanding Differences that Matter,”
Office of Diversity and Multicultural Affairs, Auburn University, March 11-12, 2010
- Program Coordinator and Advisor, Building Bridges Peer Mentoring Program for CADC students, CADC.
Auburn University, 2008 – 2 0 1 5
- Advisory Board Member, The Journal of History and Culture, A publication of the Texas Institute for the
Preservation of History and Culture and the School of Architecture at Prairie View A&M University,
Prairie View, TX, 2009 – 2012
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- Chair, CADC Diversity Strategic Planning Committee, CADC, Auburn University, fall 2007 – fall 2012
- Diversity Council Member, Office of Diversity and Multicultural Affairs, Auburn University, 2006 – 2015
- Program Coordinator, Tutoring Program (Structures I and Physics) and Building Bridges Mentoring Program,
CADC, Auburn University, 2008 – 2015
- Faculty Advisor, CADC, National Organization of Architect Students Chapter (NOMA), Auburn University,
2006 –2015
TUSKEGEE UNIVERSITY
- Advisor, Tau Sigma Delta Architecture Honor Society, Tuskegee University, fall 2002
- Advisor, Iota Sigma Epsilon Service Sorority, Tuskegee University, 1998 – 1999
- Faculty facilitator, Association of Collegiate School of Architecture, Tuskegee University 1997-2004
- Member, accreditation sub-committee, Tuskegee University, fall 1996
- Co-chairperson, AD-HOC recruitment committee of CEAPS, Tuskegee University, fall 1995
- Faculty and Student Recruitment Coordinator, the College of Engineering, Architecture and
- Physical Sciences, Tuskegee University, 1993 – 2006
- Sponsor, for Jackson-Armstrong Award for Most Improved Architecture Female Student, Tuskegee University,
fall 1993 – fall 2006
BOOK PUBLICATION & REFEREED ESSAYS
- Bell, Carla Jackson (Ed.) (June 30, 2014). Space Unveiled: Invisible Cultures in the Design Studio, Routledge Research
in Architecture Series, Routledge, UK.
- Bell, Carla Jackson. (2014). “African American Education: Lifting the Veil”, in Space Unveiled:
Invisible Cultures in the Design Studio, Ed. Carla Jackson Bell. Routledge, UK, 3 – 9
- Bell, Carla Jackson. (2014). “The Background on Architecture Education”, in Space Unveiled: Invisible
Cultures in the Design Studio, Ed. Carla Jackson Bell. Routledge, UK, 10 –13
- Bell, Carla Jackson with Melvin L. Mitchell. (2014). “‘Blackness’: An Architectural
Discourse”, in Space Unveiled: Invisible Cultures in the Design Studio, Ed. Carla Jackson Bell.
Routledge, UK, July 2014, 53 – 61
- Bell, Carla Jackson. (2014). “The Academic Political Economy”, in Space Unveiled: Invisible Cultures in the
Design Studio, Ed. Carla Jackson Bell. Routledge, UK, 74 –86
- Bell, Carla Jackson with Donald Armstrong. (2014). “Space (Un) Veiled: Techne as a Means
of Promoting Visibility in the Beginning Design Studio”, in Space Unveiled: Invisible Cultures
in the Design Studio, Ed. Carla Jackson Bell. Routledge, UK, 89 –101
- Bell, Carla Jackson. (2009). Affirmations, Perceptions, and Attitudes of Licensed African American
Architects and Educators in the US: Architecture Curricula Content and Teaching Approaches in
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Teaching and Learning Environments. Ph.D. Dissertation. The Union Institute and University.
ProQuest, (Publication No. [3374431].)
MAGAZINE & JOURNAL ARTICLES
- Bell, Carla Jackson (2015) National Organization of Minority Architects Magazine, titled, "Lifting the Veil":
Teaching Cultural Relevance to Architecture and Design Students. Auburn University, fall 2015, 10– 11.
- Bell, Carla Jackson (2013) beyond Auburn Outreach Magazine, Auburn University, titled, Making a difference:
Innovative CADC Outreach Programs, 28 – 30
- Lebleu, C., Dagg, R., and Bell, C. (2010). “Green for Life! Implementing Environmental Education within
the Urban-Rural Interface.” Proceedings of the Emerging Issues along Urban/Rural Interfaces III: Linking Science
and Society, 56 – 60
- Bell, Carla Jackson. “The Educational Debate on the ‘Edumacated’ Black Architect.” Journal of History and
Culture. (Vol. 1, Number 2). Tuskegee University, Summer 2009, 8 – 24
ACADEMIC CONFERENCES & PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT (partial list)
TUSKEGEE UNIVERSITY
- National Organization of Minority Architects (NOMA) Conference, Los Angeles, California, Theme:
Express Yourself, Tuskegee University, October 12-15, 2016
- Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture (ACSA) Administrators Conference, Chicago, IL,
Theme: Gaps & Overlaps, November 3-5, 2016
AUBURN UNIVERSITY
- American Institute of Architects, AIA National Convention, Design with Purpose. Chicago, IL, June 26-28
2014
- American Institute of Architects, AIA National Convention, Leadership for Architecture, Leadership Beyond
Architecture, Denver, CO, June 18 – 22, 2013
- Culture Bump Global Communication Training for Educators Workshop, Biggio Center for the Enhancement
of Teaching and Learning, Auburn University, San Diego, CA, June 23 – 27, 2013
- ALAHEDO Comprehensive Diversity Conference and Pre-Conference Workshop October 31st thru November
2nd, 2013, AU Conference Center
- National Organization of Minority Architects (NOMA) Conference in Detroit, MI – Theme: “40 Years in the
Making: A Legacy Driven by Design,” October 18 – 20.2012
- "Architects as Visionaries through Imagination, Collaboration, Humanity & Triumph,” The National
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Organization of Minority Architects Conference. Atlanta, GA, October 19 – 22, 2011
- “Practical Approaches to Achieving Institutional Diversity in CADC,” Best Practices Conference, Auburn
University, Office of Diversity and Multicultural Affairs, November 16, 2010
- “Re-Invent, Re-Build, Re-Connect: Innovation Can Happen Through Turbulent Times,” The National
Organization of Minority Architects Conference. Boston, MA, October 7 – 9, 2010
- “Invisible Voices: Celebrating Minorities in Architecture, Design & Construction,” Lecture and Panel
Discussion, Auburn University Multicultural Center, April 14, 2010
- Just Be F.A.I.R.: A Practical Approach to Diversity in the Workplace Training,” Workshop. Auburn
University, June 11 – 13, 2009
- “IMPACT: Creating New Ideas to Bridge The Gaps,” The National Organization of Minority Architects
Conference. St. Louis, MO, October 8 – 10, 2009
- Seventh National Conference on Best Practices in Black Student Achievement, Clemson University, Clemson, SC,
January 25 – 27, 2009
- Sixth National Conference on Best Practices in Black Student Achievement, Clemson University, Clemson, SC.,
January 27 – 29, 2008
- “Best Practices for Identifying, Recruitment, and Retaining Underrepresented Faculty and Staff”, First
Annual Diversity Conference. The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL., November 14, 2007
- “Embrace: Community, Commitment and Change,” The National Organization of Minority Architects
Conference, Orlando, FL., October 25 – 27, 2007
TUSKEGEE UNIVERSITY
- “Equity in the Accreditation Process and Team,” National Organization of Minority Architects 33rd
Annual International Congress & Exposition, Birmingham, AL, October 13 – 15, 2005
- “Space Unveiled: Techne as a Means of Manifesting Invisible Cultures In the Beginning Design
Studio.” Not White: Diversity in Beginning Design Education, Proceedings of the 20th National Conference on
the Beginning Design Student (with Armstrong, D., Invited Lecture), April 2004
- “Enhancing Design Quality with Concept Sketches,” Workshop for Architects and Interior Designers.
April 5, 2002
- “International Perspectives: Global Voices for Gender Equity”, American Association of University
Women (AAUW) Educational Foundation Conference. Washington, DC, November 15 – 17, 2002
- ACSA Administrators Conference, San Diego, CA, November 14 – 17, 2001
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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE (partial list)
TUSKEGEE UNIVERSITY
- Tuskegee University, College of Engineering, CEAPS, Brochure Designer, summer1997 and summer 2004
designed (3) three brochures using Microsoft Office Publisher: 1) Indoor Air Quality; 2)
Department of Architecture; and 3) Construction Science & Management
- Tuskegee University, College of Engineering, CEAPS, Interior Consultant, summer 2004
- Home Modification, (Carla J. Jackson, homeowner), Manual Subdivision, Tuskegee, AL, Architectural Designer,
summer 2003
- Renovation, (Robert & Hope Warren, homeowners), Tuskegee, AL, Architectural Designer, summer 2003
- Holland Architect & Associates, Tuskegee, AL, Interior Design Intern, summer 1999
- Brown Design Group, Atlanta, GA, Interior Consultant, summer 1999
- Tuskegee University, Designer, Tuskegee University Tag and Logo, spring 1999- summer 1999
designed logo for Tuskegee University and Office of Admissions tags
- Franklin Road A.M.E. Zion Church, Tuskegee, AL, Altar Detail- Interior Designer, summer 1997
- Liberty Hill A.M.E. Zion Church, Tuskegee, AL, Architectural Designer, summer 1996
- Attorney Robert Thompson, Tuskegee, AL, Interior Designer, summer 1998
CERTIFICATIONS
- Grant Writing Specialist, Grant Funding & Proposal Writing Essentials Course, Emory University in Atlanta,
Georgia, enrollment date: May 20 – 22, 2015
- Culture Bump Trainer, Biggio Center for the Enhancement of Teaching and Learning, Auburn University, June
2013 – present (One of only 23 in the US) Just Be FAIR Trainer, Auburn University, Fall 2008 – Fall 2010
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS and MEMBERSHIPS
- American Institute of Architects (AIA), Associate Member, 2012 – present
- The Alabama Association of Higher Education Diversity Officers, Member, 2007 –2015
- Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority (AKA), Member, Beta Xi Omega Chapter, Tuskegee, AL, 2004 –2011, Mu Sigma
Omega Chapter, Auburn, AL, 2012 – 2015, General Member, 2015 - present
- Tuskegee University Architecture & Construction Alumni Chapter, Member, 2000 – 2006, 2014- present
- The National Organization of Minority Architects (NOMA), Associate Member, 1993 – present
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