The Mentorship Program is two new initiatives, student mentorship and professional mentorship, to facilitate conversations, provide guidance and open up new opportunities to students.
Mentoring is a critical component of a healthy studio culture. After a successful pilot program in 2023, the Architecture Program is hosting two mentorship initiatives open to all undergraduate and graduate students in 2024: Student Mentorship and Professional Mentorship. The principles of this program start with a shared understanding of mutual respect, a collaborative attitude, enthusiastic critique and the necessity to value one another’s unique perspectives. This program attempts to more effectively structure a positive mentorship culture, building on decades of tradition at the University of Maryland.
In the Professional Mentorship Program, students are paired with a professional mentor for one-on-one mentorship, for one semester. Professional designers and architecture-adjacent practitioners from local, national and international firms and universities have been generous enough to volunteer their time to speak directly with students. Over the course of a semester, students built a bond with a new mentor that can open new doors for them as they look beyond their time at UMD. Topics of discussion range from how to navigate architecture school, career opportunities, design conversation, portfolio critique and current trends in the design field. Much of this program is virtual and meetings occur every two weeks.
In the Student Mentorship Program, students support one another in a mentorship pod, consisting of a graduate student leader and undergraduate students at different levels of their education. This program allows students to meet one another in a safe and create new connections that might not have otherwise occurred without this structure. Graduate students and upperclassmen offer guidance to underclassmen, and help build a sustained culture of mentorship and comradery.
People:
See the lists of participants in the accordions below.
Contact:
Ken Filler - kfiller@umd.edu
Megan Bugbee (GA) - mbugbee@umd.edu
Fall 2023 Participants:
Design Professional |
Affiliation |
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Adam Louie |
Amazon Web Services |
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Adam Nadolny |
Poznan University of Technology |
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Alexandra A Paintsil |
WDG Architecture |
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Alexandra Atienza |
Whiting-Turner |
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Alia Abu-Douleh |
CannonDesign |
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Alice Mulongo |
Michael Marshall Design |
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Allie Carlson |
Ayers Saint Gross |
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Amber Robbs |
Gensler |
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Andrew Mazer |
Perkins Eastman |
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Austin Benham |
Gannett Fleming |
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Austin Raimond |
Perkins Eastman |
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Benjamin Ripley |
Gensler |
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Brit Gamewell |
Whiting-Turner |
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Bryan Samuel |
Olson Kundig |
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Cale Ambuehl |
Teass Warren Architects |
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Daniel Cartagena |
Torti Gallas + Partners |
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Danielle Abe |
Hord Coplan Macht |
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Danilo Rubio |
Uribe Schwarzkopf |
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David Otieno |
Torti Gallas + Partners |
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Elena Romero |
Axis Architects |
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Eric Bos |
Ayers Saint Gross |
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Erik Lima |
Whiting-Turner |
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Gabriel Maslen |
Politecnico di Milano |
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Gina Fernandes |
NCSU Phd Student |
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Herber Andres Beltran |
Whiting-Turner |
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Jamé Anderson |
Smith Group |
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James Jesmer |
AECOM |
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Jason Fawcett |
Howard County Government |
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Jeannine Muller Otieno |
Perkins Eastman |
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Jenna Pye |
VMDO |
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Jennifer Chorosevic |
Lake Flato Architects |
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Jessie Storaska |
ZGF |
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Joanna Schmickel |
CGS Architects / AIA|DC |
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John David Martinez |
Moore Architects |
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Josh Kilian |
Gensler |
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Juan Porta |
ZGF |
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Juanita Li |
Ayers Saint Gross |
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Khondaker Hasibul Kabir |
Co.Creation.Architects + Department of Architecture, BRAC University, Bangladesh |
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Kumi Wickramanayaka |
Wiencek + Associates |
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Kyle Huck |
Soto Architecture & Urban Design |
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Laura Wolf |
Niles Bolton Associates |
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Lauren Tuttle |
AECOM |
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Logan King |
MIT |
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Lolu Akinbobola |
WDG Architecture |
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Lubna Chaudhry |
The Neighborhood Design Center |
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Maggie Kleinman |
Gensler NY |
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Maria Shahatit |
Jordan University of Science and Technology |
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Martina Reilly |
Moseley Architects |
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Matthew Bender |
Eric Colbert & Associates |
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Mikaela Wynne |
Perkins Eastman |
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Nicholas DiBella |
Miner Feinstein Architects |
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Nico Clarke |
Moody Nolan, Howard University |
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Nisha Sinha |
HGA / AIA|DC |
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Ren Southard |
Baltimore City Department of Planning, AIA Baltimore, Urban Design Committee, Ren.So Design |
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Robert A. Stanton |
Torti Gallas and Partners |
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Robert Kuentzel |
The Miller Hull Partnership |
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Roberto Fabbri |
Zayed University (UAE) |
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Sarah Gilloran |
DLR Group |
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Sarah Wassel |
Beyer Blinder Belle Architects & Planners |
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Sheinya Joseph |
Torti Gallas + Partners |
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Shrudi Raveendran |
WDG Architecture |
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Steve Correll |
Anne Arundel County Public Schools |
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Sylvia Kornecki |
School of Architecture Design and Urbanism University of Buenos Aires |
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Thomas Masino |
Page Southerland Page |
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Tom Lenar |
Clark Construction / AIA|DC |
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Tooba Jalal |
Cooper Robertson |
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Ula Merie |
University of Babylon |
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Vincenza Perla |
University of Maryland |
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Wadiah Akbar |
Quinn Evans Architects |
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Yan Konan |
Robert M. Gurney Architect |
Spring 2023 Participants
Design Professional |
Current Position + Affiliation |
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António Carvalho, PhD, Architect |
Associate Professor of Architecture and Urban Design at POLIMI-Politecnico di Milano, Italy |
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Jeffrey Luker, AIA, LEED AP |
Principal, Quinn Evans |
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Lauren Tuttle |
AICP Urban Planner, AECOM |
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Khondaker Hasibul Kabir |
Architect Principal Architect, Co.Creation.Architects, Bangladesh. Assistant Professor, Department of Architecture, BRAC University, Bangladesh. |
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Ula Merie, PhD |
Ph.D. History and Theory of Architecture l FHEA Department of Architecture College of Engineering I University of Babylon |
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Elena Romero |
AICP CEO/Owner, Axis Architects |
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Daniel Cartagena |
Architect Associate at Torti Gallas + Partners |
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Roberto Fabbri, PhD |
Architect Associate Professor, Zayed University (UAE) |
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Ren Southard, AIA |
Baltimore City Department of Planning , Design Planner II |
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Lonna Babu, AIA, NOMA, NCARB |
Associate, Project Architect - Ayers Saint Gross |
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Andrea Lucas, AIA, NCARB |
Founder, TEKTURA Studio |
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Bushra B Obeidat, PhD, EDAC, WELL |
Jordan University of Science and Technology, Assistant Professor |
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Matthew Bender, AIA, NCARB |
Eric Colbert & Associates, Architect |
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Jessie Storaska, AIA, LEED |
GA Project Manager, Associate Principal at ZGF |
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Adam Nadolny, PhD |
Associate Professor in History of Architecture and Heritage, Poznan University of Technology, Poland |
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Sylvia Kornecki, Architect |
School of Architecture, Design and Urbanism. University of Buenos Aires, Argentina, Adjunct assistant teacher |
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Matthew Lee, AIA LEED AP |
Managing Principal and Owner at Lee Design Studio |
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Juan Porta, WELL, LEEP BD+C Candidate |
Associate Principal at ZGF |
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Logan King |
M.Arch Student, MIT |
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Thomas Masino, RA, NCARB |
Page Southerland Page, Project Architect / Associate |
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John David Martinez, AIA, NCARB |
Associate, Project Architect, Muse Kirwan Architects |
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Kyle Huck, AIA, NCARB, LEED GA, CDT |
Associate, Soto Architecture & Urban Design |
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Allie Carlson, AIA |
Senior Associate Architect, Ayers Saint Gross |
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Laurie Stubb, AIA |
Principal at Place, Inc. |
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Gina Fernandes, Assoc. AIA, Assoc. NOMA, LEED GA |
PhD in Design Student at NCSU |
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Davida Ammah, AGIA |
Associate Architect, S. Tetteh and Associates, Ghana |
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Martina Reilly, AIA, LEED BD+C |
Senior Associate at Moseley Architects |
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Laura Wolf, AIA |
Senior Project Architect, Niles Bolton |
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Nicholas DiBella, LEED |
Architectural Designer at Miner Feinstein Architects |
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Chimi Chimi Lecturer, |
Architecture Dept, Royal University of Bhutan |
| Jamé Anderson Vice | President | National Cultural Practice Director, Smith Group |
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Jordan Blacker, Assoc. AIA, RIBA |
Architectural Designer RIBA, Assoc AIA at Torti Gallas |
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Bryan Samuel |
Architectural Staff at Olson Kundig |
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Christine Proudfoot, Assoc. AIA |
Square 134 Architects - Associate |
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Scott Cornelius |
Torti Gallas + Partners, architectural designer |
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Gabriel Maslen |
Politecnico di Milano, Laurea Magistrale of Architecture and Urban Design |
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Cale Ambuehl |
Architectural Designer, Teass Warren Architects |
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Robert Kuentzel, AIA |
Architect at Miller Hull, Seattle |
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Andrew Mazer |
Architecture Designer, Perkins Eastman |
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Kumi Wickramanayaka, AIA, NCARB, LEED BD+C |
Project Architect, Wiencek + Associates | Architects + Planners |
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James Jesmer, LEED GA |
AECOM - Architecture Designer II |
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Sarah Wassel |
Architectural Designer, Beyer Blinder Belle |
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Yongming Chen, PhD |
Associate Professor of Architecture, South China University of Technology |
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W Kevin Wyllie, Architect |
Studio Lecturer, University of Maryland, WKW Architect PC |
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Alia Abu-Douleh |
CannonDesign, Associate |
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Nico Clarke |
Howard University MArch Candidate, Project Manager VSW CO. |