GSD Alumni Council

The Alumni Council is the primary representative body of Graduate School of Design alumni. Its fundamental goal is to promote the advancement of the GSD in the world. Totaling between twenty and fifty members at any given time, the Council represents an array of design fields, ages and regions throughout the country and the world. They are distinguished practitioners and academics who are highly engaged in the design issues of the day and tend to be heavily involved in professional, governmental, civic, and business affairs in their communities.
Council members provide a strong link between the walls of Gund Hall and the “real world” beyond. They contribute to the welfare of the School by connecting alumni and students, and by representing excellence in their chosen professions, which reflect the School's programs—architecture, landscape architecture, urban design, urban planning and real estate.
The mission of the Council is to:
- Facilitate communication among students, alumni and the GSD;
- Encourage alumni participation in ensuring the financial strength of the GSD, especially supporting student scholarships
- Assist in the identification and recruitment of superior prospective students, particularly minority candidates, for admission to the GSD;
- Assist students with their professional growth through mentorship, internship, networking and recruitment programs
For more information on the GSD Alumni Council, please contact:
Jen Halloran
Associate Director of Alumni Relations
Harvard University Graduate School of Design
T: 617.495.8830/F: 617.495.5967
COUNCIL CHAIR
Mr. C. Ron Ostberg, MArch '68
Architect
ALUMNI COUNCIL 2011-2012
Jonathan Ball, MUP '01
Attorney, Designer, and Real Estate Investor
Laurie Beckelman, LF '88
Founding Partner
Beckelman and Capalino
Nathaniel Belcher, MArch '92
Associate Professor
Florida International University
Joan Blumenfeld, MArch '79
Principal
Perkins + Will
Chris Bourassa, AMDP '10
Senior Vice President
Ledcor Group
Jordi Boza, AMDP '10
President
Cabox 2006 Inversiones S.L.
Consuelo Bravo Antunez, MLAUD '03, MLA '03
IBA Principal
IBA arquitectos
Jay Chatterjee, MAUD '65
Interim Chair
University of Cincinnati College of Design, Architecture, Art, and Planning
Andrea Cochran, MLA '79
Principal
Andrea Cochran Landscape Architecture
Kathleen Dorgan, LF '02
Principal
Dorgan Architecture & Planning
Jeremy Erdreich, MArch '94
Principal
Erdreich Architecture
Teman Evans, MArch '04
Founder and Managing Partner
Dioscuri LLC
Teran Evans, MArch '04
Founder and Managing Partner
Dioscuri LLC
Kimberly Everett, MUP '98
Practice Director - Urban Design
PTW Architects
Gordon Gill, MArch '93
Founding Partner
Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture, LLP
Claudia Harari, MLA '04
Director
Harari Arquitectura Y Paisaje Hap
Michael Hickok, MArch '76
President
Hickok Cole Architects
Michael Horst, LF '82
Senior Vice President
Urban Land Institute
Mark Horton, MArch '83
Principal
Mark Horton/Architecture
Michael Hricak, MArch '78
Principal
Michael Hricak Architects
Paul S. Jamtgaard, MDesS '04
Director of Design
Group 4 Architecture, Research + Planning
Andre Kikoski, MArch '95
Principal
Andre Kikoski Architect
Jungyoon Kim, MLA '00
Director
Office PARKKIM
Frank Lee, MAUD '79
President
Johnson and Lee Architects
Jennifer Luce, MDesS '94
Principal
Luce Et Studio
Mina Marefat, MAUD '80
Principal
Design Research, Inc.
Scott McLain, AMDP '07
Managing Broker
Coldwater Banker Commercial
McLain Real Estate
Allyson Mendenhall, MLA '99
Landscape Architect
Design Workshop, Inc.
Jeffrey Murphy, MArch '86
Architect
Murphy Burnham & Buttrick
James O'Hara, MArch '73
Principal
James O'Hara & Associates
Thomas Oslund, MLA '86
Principal/Design Leader
oslund.and.assoc.
Yekta Pakdaman-Hamedani, MArch '05
Proposal Manager
SNC Lavalin Construction Inc.
Scott Pobiner, MDesS '03, DDes '09
Assistant Professor
Parsons The New School for Design Department of Design and Management
Martin Poirier, MLA '86
Partner
Spurlock Poirier
Pat Sapinsley, MArch '80
Senior Associate
Good Energies
Julia Schmidt, MLA '07
Landscape and Urban Designer
EDAW Inc.
John Shreve, MAUD '92
Senior Principal
HOK Sport Venue Event
Scott Simpson, MArch '75
Principal, Senior Director
KlingStubbins
Abby Suckle, MArch '77
CEO
Abby Suckle Architects
Yvonne Szeto, MArch '79
Partner
Pei Cobb Fried and Partners
James Wilson, MArch '93
Architect
Jim Wilson Architects
Louise Wyman, MLA '98
Urban Design Manager
English Partnerships