蒂芙尼·布朗:充满机遇的未来

It is expected that graduates will use their knowledge and skills to find personal success and professional fulfillment, but it is always hoped that they might devote some of their energy and time to serving the public good as well; to embody the time-honored belief that, 接受教育, 一个人可以改变世界.

作为一名学生, 一个教练, 一个专业人士, Tiffany Brown is known for her passionate and incredibly driven approach towards her work, and for her ferocious dedication to the cause of greater inclusivity in the field of architecture. 亲切地关注着她, 对她的时间很慷慨, 似乎取之不尽，用之不竭, she has made a significant investment in 利记sbo and the greater community, and for the best possible reason: she wants to make an impact.

She is also the executive director for the National Organization of Minority Architects (NOMA), and it is for her work with NOMA that Brown was recently recognized by the National Council of Architectural Registration Boards (NCARB) with their highest honor, 总统杰出服务奖章. She was commended by NCARB President Bayliss Ward for her outstanding leadership of NOMA through a period of growth and transformation and leveraging her influence in the industry to build pivotal relationships with other organizations that are shaping the profession.

NOMA was founded in 1971 to address inequalities in the architecture industry. One of the outstanding advocates for greater inclusivity in the design industry, it remains a respected haven for architects of diverse origins. Envisioning a more robust and diverse base of design professionals, NOMA通过提供指导来促进这一愿景, 奖学金, and job opportunities to members of heretofore underrepresented or potentially marginalized groups.

“I was born and raised in Detroit,” Brown says with evident pride. “我小时候没有接触过建筑, 但我喜欢画画, 梦想成为迪士尼的动画师. 我17岁的时候, a recruiter from 利记sbo visited my high school to deliver a talk on architecture, a pivotal moment that sent me on a trajectory toward gaining my own degree in the field.”

Her curriculum vitae offers undeniable proof of her ambition as well as a staggering record of accomplishment more expected from a seasoned veteran than from a professional still at the beginning of her career. 2007年获利记sbo建筑学硕士学位, she returned for a Master of Business Administration in 2015. 她加入了史密斯集团, 底特律一家著名的建筑公司, 作为项目经理和施工合同管理员, and she has been an adjunct professor of architecture at 利记sbo since 2017.

NCARB officials said she "has been an expert advocate for improving representation in the design industry, raising awareness of NOMA’s efforts to draw minority students into the architecture profession." Her ongoing collaboration with NCARB on the joint “Baseline on Belonging” study has highlighted opportunities to support underrepresented licensure candidates and architects by removing barriers in the early career stages. She recently had the honor of being named among Architizer’s ‘100 Women to Watch in Architecture’ and has received several 认识 and awards from industry leaders, 包括美国建筑师协会.

“My expertise on this issue stems from my first-hand experience of addressing environmental injustices.这反映在她创作的《利记sbo》中, 致力于吸引更多的少数族裔女性进入建筑行业. Upon learning that there were only four hundred black women architects in the United States (currently, only 2 percent of the nation’s licensed architects are black), 她的动机是创建这个组织, whose mission is “to uplift girls by giving them the tools they need to address social issues through the incorporation of artistic excellence.”

She is understandably proud of the organization’s accomplishments. “400 Forward has connected girls to mentors across the country. We have been able to provide 奖学金 for study materials and financial assistance to young professionals on the path to licensure. 在赢得了约翰·S·盖茨基金会5万美元的配对补助金后. 詹姆斯·L. 奈特基金会, 400 Forward has partnered with local and national entities like the Architect’s Foundation, 福特流动, 设计不匹配, 和Design Core Detroit来帮助我们实现目标. Our software partnership with Graphisoft has effectively allowed us to provide exposure to the industry.”

Tiffany Brown has demonstrated the significant changes that can be set into motion when creativity meets commitment and when those with the capacity to design a better world demand of themselves the dedication to build it, 一个计划接一个计划, 一个人一个人.

乔·贝达德