- Design Coordinator based in Orange County who administratively assists with design options and design collateral for 50+ homesites.
- Staging Manager for luxury home staging business in Orange County, CA until company was sold in August 2024
- Interned at Gensler Newport Beach office in the healthcare studio
- Mentored by Robert Norwood and Jeremy Duval as part of IIDA's Mentorship Program
- Mentored by Nivine Perez as part of IIDA's Mentorship Program
- Worked my way from intern to publicist before the LA office closed. After the office closed, I continued working as an independent contractor
- B.A. in Interior Design
- A.A. in Interior Design
- Received a B.A. in Public Relations and Advertising with a minor in Sociology
- Graduated on the Chancellor's List

EXPERIENCE & EDUCATION

AWARDS & RECOGNITION

- Awarded "Most Likely to Succeed" by Interior Designers Institute
- Won 2nd place at IIDA Fashion Show as part of the Gensler, Designtex & Steelcase team
- Nominated for Top 100 People in Real Estate Staging
- ASID OC Scholarship Recipient
- ASID OC President's Award Recipient
- Elected Student Representative to the Board for ASID OC
- Interior Designers Institute Hall of Fame
  - Residential Design
  - Environmental Design
- Elected Secretary for Interior Designers Institute
- Awarded Top 100 Most Influential People in Real Estate Staging

- American Society for Interior Designers student member
- Student Representative to the Board for ASID OC

- Program manager dedicated to providing scholarship aid to students with the highest scholastic potential and lowest access to financial resources
Maya 2023:
- Helped to redesign a youth shelter in Huntington Beach
- Our student team sourced artwork, selected window coverings, and repainted walls
- Our goal was to create a homelike setting for unhoused young adults seeking shelter and stability