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I am a creative engagement and experience designer with a background in architecture, art, and business management, based in Toronto, Canada, and originally from Caracas, Venezuela. I earned my Bachelor of Architecture at the Universidad Central de Venezuela, and my degree has been certified by the Canadian Architectural Certification Board (CACB). Subsequently, I completed my Diploma in Business Management with Honours at the Canadian Business College in Toronto.
For nearly 20 years, my work as an architectural designer has explored how physical spaces shape human behaviour and community engagement. Throughout my career, I have contributed to projects for Canadian institutions and organizations in education, healthcare, public services, and infrastructure.
Highlights of my work include eading design initiatives at George Brown College to create spaces that connect students with the creative processes of the hospitality and culinary arts programs; working with McMillan Associates Architects to co-manage the spatial delivery of the Durham and York Region Energy-from-Waste facility and its educational Visitor Centre; shaping functional public school environments for the Waterloo Region District School Board with Kingsland + Architects; and assisting with the coordination of clinical research environments at Women's College Health Research on behalf of Architecture Counsel Inc.
Over time, my interest in how environments shape human experiences has expanded beyond physical spaces to the ways people connect, collaborate, and participate. Combined with my Honours Diploma in Business Management, my architectural background informs how I approach creative facilitation, team engagement, and community building. I bring a designer's perspective to these experiences, balancing structure with creativity and thoughtful planning with the human connections that give our work meaning.
Art and creativity are integral to my practice and to the experiences I design. Working across three-dimensional objects, watercolour, video, and photography, I explore different ways of thinking, expressing ideas, and engaging with the world. I draw on these artistic practices to develop and lead educational art programs and creative experiences that stimulate imagination, encourage participation, and bring communities together through exhibitions and festivals.
My commitment to collaborative creativity also extends to my volunteer work, which has included developing collaborative art projects with residents of Street Haven's Emergency Shelter in Toronto, working with Pulp reclaimed materials Art & Design, and contributing to Architecture for Humanity.
Across architecture, art, and community engagement, I remain interested in the same fundamental question: how can we create environments and experiences that bring people together, encourage participation, and help communities thrive?
