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Alumni Council
Formed in 2019, the Tulane School of Architecture Alumni Council is a global group of committed alumni. Together they initiate events that strengthen local networks of current alumni, provide mentorship and support to further the careers of students and graduates, and leverage their collective influence to ensure a diverse and inclusive future for the school. This new council will be chaired by Jessyca Henderson(A ’98, NC ’98) of Catonville, MD, and Simcha Ward (A ‘11) of New Orleans, LA. The alumni listed below have been selected as city co-chairs to lead this initiative.
Chair Bios
Jessyca Henderson (A’98, NC ’98) serves as Associate General Counsel at the AIA. Jessyca grew up in La Porte, Texas, and graduated from Tulane in 1998, where she earned a B.A. in French alongside a M.Arch. After practicing architecture for a number of years in Maryland, she joined the staff of the American Institute of Architects in 2007 doing policy-related work. In 2016, she earned her law degree from Purdue University Global.Jessyca lives in Catonsville, Maryland, with her husband and fellow attorney Casey Lide, and their two children, Magnolia (9) and Nikolas (6).
Simcha Ward (A ’11) is an Architect and Development Project Manager at Wisznia | Architecture+Development and is a license architect in the District of Columbia. He has been a teammate on transformative developments across the Gulf South such as The Pizitz, The Garage and Two Saints. Prior to Wisznia, Simcha practiced in the Washington, D.C., office of CallisonRTKL. Sim was heavily involved in R+D efforts within the firm and received the firm’s 2012 Leonard Kagan Research Fellowshi
Atlanta Stacey Lucas A *00 Kyle McCluskey A '09 Austin Lucas Elser MSRED *18 Rebecca “Becky” L. Jeanes, AIA A '05 Boston Leland “Lee” B. Berman A *12 Jennifer Gaugler A *11 Chicago Joseph Lai A '07 Me'osha Solsberry A *18, MSRED *18 Cleveland Trudy Andrzejewski MPS *16 Dallas Sarah Cumming A ‘14 Devin Weaver A *11 Denver Catherine “Katie” Nguyen A *16 International Katherine Allen A '15 |
Kansas City Patrick Franke A*12 William Trakas A*12 Los Angeles Jake Lazere A *14 Jeffrey Zolan A '16 Miami Alexandra Mangimelli A '09 Amanda Rosales A '12, A '13 Eytan Rosencwaig A '16 New Orleans Kelly Calhoun MPS *17 Chris Daemmrich A ‘17 Celeste Favrot MSRED *18 Lane Rapier A *18 New York Braham Berg A '18, MSRED *18 Alison (Popper) Landry A '09 Wells Megalli A *17 Annie Peyton A’11
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Philadelphia Paul Zamorano A *15 Phoenix Chris Cody MPS *14 Nicole Mehaffey A '16 Portland Blythe Sacho A '06 San Antonio Corey Squires A *12 San Francisco Ian Rosenfield A '15 Adrianne Steichen A '01 Seattle Isaura Perez A '18, MSRED *18 Nick Vann A '09, MPS *09 St. Louis Kekeli Dawes A *18 Washington, DC Brinda Sen Gupta A '11, MSRED *12 Chesley McCarty A '17
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