Carol Kerr Designer and faculty member, UWM and MIAD carol@carolkerrstudio.com Carol began a career in graphic design in the early 80s and worked as a designer, creative director, lecturer and program director in Sydney, Australia for about 25 years. Carol moved to the U.S. in 2008 and now has a design and art practice in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and teaches at UWM and MIAD. Over the past 10 years she’s become increasingly interested in (and concerned about) environmental issues and being a part of resolving the problems we are facing.
Bruce Lanier Principal Architect, Standard Creative, LLC bruce@standardcreative.com Bruce Lanier is Principal Architect at Standard Creative, LLC, a Birmingham-based architecture firm focussing on residential and light commercial design. He graduated in 2000 from Auburn University’s College of Architecture, Design, and Construction where he continues to be actively involved as a member of the Rural Studio Advisory Board. He is married with 3 children, ages 9, 7, and 2.
Matt Leavell Project manager, AL Innovation Engine matt.leavell@auburn.edu Matt Leavell is the project manager for AL Innovation Engine, a design based community and economic development initiative. At Engine, he is developing ways to connect design resources with communities throughout Alabama. Prior to Engine, he worked as an architect and urban planner at a variety of firms. Most recently he was an urban designer at SOM in New York City where he worked on extra-large projects around the world including the $4 billion redevelopment of an old power plant site on the East Side of Manhattan and the design of a new island community off the coast of Bahrain. An Alabama native, he holds a Master’s of Science in Urban Planning from Columbia University and Bachelors’ of Architecture and Interior Architecture from Auburn University. He is also a licensed architect in the state of New York and a LEED accredited professional.
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