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G R A D U A T E E X P E R I E N C E

DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS, Worldwatch Institute Washington, DC | June 2014 – June 2017

FELLOW HOSTED BY U.S. EPA, Association of Schools and Programs of Public Health Washington, DC | September 2012 – May 2014

Researched and wrote articles and blogs about global sustainabilityLed rebranding e�ort, designed report layouts and created infographicsManaged a team of interns, consultants and volunteers

Increased public access to environmental and human health data through EPA’s 2014 Report on the Environment website

Created content strategy and visual materials for non-technical audiences

FABRICATION ASSISTANT, UVA School of ArchitectureCharlottesville, VA | September 2017 – December 2018

Supervise and facilitate use of tools in the Fabrication Lab Teach shop skill courses (Spring 2018: Introduction to Sewing)

L A N G U A G E S

ENGLISH native

FRENCH native

SPANISH advanced

GERMAN beginner

S O F T W A R E

RHINOCEROS

ARCGIS

AUTOCAD

ILLUSTRATOR

PHOTOSHOP

INDESIGN

LUMION

S K I L L S

MODEL MAKING

VOLUNTEER COORDINATION

INFORMAL EDUCATION

g a ë l l e g o u r m e l o n( 3 3 4 ) 7 9 0 - 4 5 0 8 • g j g 5 v z @ v i r g i n i a . e d u1 3 1 C a m e r o n L a n e # 1 , C h a r l o t t e s v i l l e , V A 2 2 9 0 3 TEACHING ASSISTANT, UVA School of Architecture

Charlottesville, VA | August 2018 – PresentTeach 40+ students to identify 70 Virginia native plant species through site visitsAssist Professor Julie Bargmann with leading tutorials and workshops

E D U C A T I O N

EMORY UNIVERSITY Atlanta, GA | May 2012Master of Public Health in Global Environmental HealthThesis: Health benefits of park use among older adults in Atlanta (Dr. Candace Rutt, CDC and Dr. Matthew Freeman)

UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM (UAB) Birmingham, AL | May 2010Bachelor of Science in Biology, minor in ChemistryThesis: Temperature profiles of hawksbill sea turtle nesting beaches in the Seychelles and Nicaragua (Dr. Thane Wibbels)

UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA (UVA) Charlottesville, VA | May 2020 (expected)Master of Landscape ArchitectureGraduate Fellowship

INTERN, Agence TerriroiresBesançon, FRANCE | June 2019

D E S I G N I N T E R N S H I P S

Wrote and illustrated full competition proposal for phased public park in active quarry siteSelected and annotated precedents for early stages of Swiss competition

INTERN, Landscape Architecture BureauWashington, DC | June – August 2019

Dra©ed and rendered project plans for an o�ice park redevelopment Coordinated with fabricators, collected cost estimates and created construction details

RESEARCH INTERN, Institut national de la santé et de la recherche médicale (Inserm)Paris, France | June 2009 – July 2009

Conducted DNA handling including bacterial transformations, ligations, PCR cleanups, gel extraction, and measurement of DNA density

RESEARCH ASSISTANT, University of Alabama at BirminghamBirmingham, Alabama | August 2009 – May 2010

Analyzed nest temperature data to predict sex ratios of hawksbill turtlesMicroscopically harvested turtle hatchling gonads for sex-ratio confirmation

LEADERSHIP INTERN, Trees AtlantaAtlanta, GA | June 2018 – July 2011

Created resource management maps in ArcGIS for two Atlanta parks Coordinated and led weekly volunteer groups of approximately 30 people

H O N O R S & A W A R D S

R E L E V A N T E X P E R I E N C E

Commendation Award for “Water is ___.” Project, VIRGINIA ASLA (2019)Graduate Scholarship, UVA SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE (2017)Public Health Fellowship, ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOLS AND PROGRAMS OF PUBLIC HEALTH (2012)

VECTORWORKS

EXTERN, Moody Graham Washington, DC | January 2018, January 2019

Created planting palette and proposal booklet for private clientRendered schematic design for a memorial garden in Iowa

INTERN, Cowen Design GroupArlington, VA | May – August 2018

Modified planting plans to respond to security requirements of embassy designsCreated 3D models, renderings and animations

INTERN, Waterstreet StudioCharlottesville, VA | September 2019 – Present

Dra© sections and create diagrams and renderings

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Cerciscanadensis

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PHYSICAL CATALOG OF FACETS

3.5’ max 18” 2% 5% 15% 45% 100% SWNE

18”6”

concrete, wood, turf or plantings

399’ OR LOWER

400’ – 442’

443’ OR HIGHER

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EXISTING: SEGREGATING TOPOToday, Charlottesville is racially and economically divided, a separation that is reflected in the topographic variation of the city. High points in the city are dominated by institutions of power and symbols of racial repression. Public housing projects are sequestered in lower elevation stream corridors.

• highest elevations• within original city lines• institutions of power

• areas separate from daily use• rotating industrial uses• artificially lifted railroad tracks

• lowest elevations• patched after Urban Renewal• megablock separate from matrix

ELEVATED-ESTABLISHED

LIFTED-GRAFTED

SUNKEN-PATCHED

DENSE CANOPY

BRIGHT BARK

LAWN MATRIX

SECONDARY WALKWAY

PRIMARY WALKWAY

PERFORATED STEEL

ACACIA 1.5” SLATS

IN-GROUND STEEL RAIL

A DYNAMIC BENCH

The dynamic bench can move to accomodate climatic conditions and desires for privacy or sociability. The tracks are set in the lawn and into the walkway, changing the flow of pedestrians.