In my 70’s, a bio is different.  I see my past as a series of moments, accomplishments and lessons learned along the way. 

Living in Spain while in college, under the fascist regime of Francisco Franco, my Spanish friends and I walked down the middle of streets so no one would be able to report on our conversation. People lived with fear.  One does not forget. One does not forget the Guardia Civil.

I worked for the United Farm Workers helping build what eventually grew into a nationwide boycott of lettuce, grapes and Gallo wine, creating a financial squeeze on growers, on Agra business, resulting in improved working conditions for migrant farm workers.  From one to many to making a difference.

I obtained my Master of Architecture from Harvard University Graduate School of Design. A powerful education.  

I started teaching design in the Art Department at University of Massachusetts Amherst as an experiment to see for myself if a compassionate education would work. Indeed it did.  

My interest in teaching grew as did my dedication to the idea of creating an accredited, licensable degree in architecture at the University of Massachusetts.  At the time the only path to become a licensed architect in New England was through a private school education. Elite and expensive. I became the Founding Director of what eventually grew into the Department of Architecture, creating the first Master of Architecture and the first licensable degree for architecture in a public university in New England.  

My architectural practice has been focused on well crafted, well detailed, environmentally sound, homes.  To be lived in, in relationship to site and seasons.

Now, Professor Emerita, my friend Charley and I walk our hills. I see changes. Daily. Seasonal. Yearly.  I have allowed myself the time and space to see more deeply, more carefully, and to pursue studio interests that have long been on hold.