EDUCATION
Columbia University Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation
Master of Science in Urban Planning
Thesis: Push to Open: New York’s Open Streets, the Open City and Community Power
Graduated:
May 2026
New York, NY
University of Michigan Taubman College of Architecture + Urban Planning
Bachelor of Science in Architecture
Minor: Asian Languages and Cultures in Japanese
Graduated:
April 2021
Ann Arbor, MI
EXPERIENCE
Street Lab Program Staff
Set up pop-up street activations and facilitate engagement activities for New York City’s Open Streets
Feb 2026 – now
Brooklyn, NY
Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health Research Assistant
Serving on a National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities' funded grant to research and evaluate health disparities in the Open Streets for Schools program
Feb – Jun 2026
New York, NY
Manhattan Borough President’s Office Independent Screening Panelist
Appointed by the MBPO as a result of work in the FCNY Community Planning Fellowship to evaluate Community Board applicants for interview selection
Apr 2026
New York, NY
Fund for the City of New York Community Planning Fellow at QBPO
Conducting a land use review and community needs assessment of Liberty Avenue in South Richmond Hill/Ozone Park to inform strategies for potential development
Sept 2025 – Apr 2026
Queens, NY
Village Preservation Graduate Research Intern
Updated maps and digitized archival resources for Greenwich Village Historic District Tours, East Village Building Blocks and Village Independent Democrats Collection
Jul – Aug 2025
New York, NY
Japantown Task Force Outreach Consultant
Assisted in the organizing, setup and facilitation of Japantown’s open house events, committee meetings and feedback surveys in partnership with city officials, design consultants and other community-based organizations for the Osaka Way Upgrade project and the Reimagine Japantown Framework RFP
Jan – Aug 2024
San Francisco, CA
Build+ Recruitment (formerly Wahl+Case) Community Associate
Act as community outreach in Japan’s tech industry to provide support for mid-career individuals and increased our internal applicant database by 100+ new registrations each quarter
Apr 2022 – 2023
Tokyo, Japan
Kajima Design Urban Planning Group Architecture Employee
Created digital model prototypes for large-scale entertainment facility design project and act as English–Japanese liaison for US collaborators
Dec 2021 – Mar 2022
Tokyo, Japan
TECHNOLOGY
Languages (Japanese- Fluent, French- Basic), Organization, Communications (Internal, External, Outreach, Bilingual), Model Making (Digital, Analog), Drawing (Digital, Analog), Graphic Design and Formatting, Data Management and Visualization, Zoning Analysis, Site Planning, Canvassing and Surveying
SKILLS
Adobe Creative Suite (Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop, Premier Pro), Rhinoceros 3D and Grasshopper, ArcGIS, QGIS, AutoCAD, Canva, SketchUp, Lumion, Python, ChatGPT, Claude, Microsoft Office, Google Suite