LeaderFlow Graduates

Meet our Emerging Leaders!

Our cohorts are balanced between Architecture, Engineering, and Construction to encourage networking and relationship building across all three professions. We congratulate the graduates on completing the program and wish them continued success in their careers!

2025 Cohort

Los Angeles

Chieh-Ting Chuang

Field: Architecture

Experience as of Enrollment: 5 years

Christian Tellez

Field: Construction

Experience as of Enrollment: 9 years

Cynthia Nei

Industry: Architecture

Experience as of Enrollment: 20 years

Daniela Rincon

Industry: Structural Engineering

Experience as of Enrollment: 8 years

Dolores Robles Martinez

Field: Architecture

Experience as of Enrollment: 20 years

Esther Chao

Field: Architecture

Experience as of Enrollment: 10 years

George Jang

Industry: Architecture

Experience as of Enrollment: 5 years

Jocelyn La Chance

Industry: Mechanical Engineering

Experience as of Enrollment: 8 years

Jorge Gallegos

Industry: Construction

Experience as of Enrollment: 18 years

Krystie Ortencio

Industry: Architecture

Experience as of Enrollment: 13 years

Lily Hao

Industry: Construction

Experience as of Enrollment: 9.5 years

Neda Rad

Industry: Architecture

Experience as of Enrollment: 12 years

LeaderFlow has empowered me to lead with empathy, connection, and positivity while staying grounded in my core values of integrity, authenticity, and compassion. I’ve learned to lean into my strengths and approach crucial conversations with confidence and emotional intelligence — emerging not only as a stronger leader, but also as a more committed teammate, a supportive sister, a mindful friend, and a refined version of me.”

Jocelyn La Chance 2025 Los Angeles Cohort

The LeaderFlow program has given me a new outlook on what I bring to the table professionally and personally. Each uniquely curated session has stretched my understanding of what it means to show up for my career, my colleagues, and my industry. I am walking away from the whole experience with newfound tools and stronger relationships that I believe will launch me into the leader I have aspired to be for many years.”

Christian Tellez 2025 Los Angeles Cohort

LeaderFlow has given me the space and tools to learn more as to what constitutes a great leader in the AEC industry. It has allowed me to find the roadmap to develop my leadership style and showed me specific examples and methods to practice being a more present, self aware, and effective leader.”

Lily Hao 2025 Los Angeles Cohort

Nikhita Sapuram

Industry: Architecture

Experience as of Enrollment: 8 years

Sabrina Yuen

Industry: Architecture

Experience as of Enrollment: 6 years

Shakari McGill

Industry: Sustainability

Experience as of Enrollment: 6 years

Sylvia Richardson

Industry: Structural Engineering

Experience as of Enrollment: 10 years

Yu-Hsuan Yosh Lin

Industry: Architecture

Experience as of Enrollment: 10 years

Seattle

Aaron R. Hale

Field: Construction

Experience as of Enrollment: 17 years

Aparna Pillai

Field: Architecture

Experience as of Enrollment: 7 years

Curtis Ma

Field: Architecture

Experience as of Enrollment: 14 years

Geethika Yarlagadda

Field: Construction

Experience as of Enrollment: 9 years

Jason W. Jones

Field: Construction

Experience as of Enrollment: 11 years

Jenny Hong

Field: Architecture

Experience as of Enrollment: 10 years

Mel Isidor

Field: Graphic Design

Experience as of Enrollment: 9 years

Muhammad Arar

Field: Architecture

Experience as of Enrollment: 8 years

Pearl Hanna

Field: Interior Design

Experience as of Enrollment: 6 years

Rei Schultz

Field: Architecture

Experience as of Enrollment: 10 years

Sneha Murali

Field: Architecture

Experience as of Enrollment: 7 years

Sophie Haddad

Field: Construction

Experience as of Enrollment: 9 years

Sunny Zhang

Field: Architecture

Experience as of Enrollment: 9 years

Valerie Riccio

Field: Civil Engineering

Experience as of Enrollment: 10 years

Houston

Camille Jackson

Field: Architecture

Experience as of Enrollment: 13 years

Fernanda Reyes Wachowski

Field: Architecture

Experience as of Enrollment: 3.5 years

Henry Castro

Field: Construction

Experience as of Enrollment: 11 years

Hilda Navas-Moreno

Field: Architecture

Experience as of Enrollment: 12 years

Ilitch Aguiar

Field: Architecture

Experience as of Enrollment: 19 years

Karen Reeder

Field: Engineering

Experience as of Enrollment: 24 years

Ligy Abraham

Field: Construction

Experience as of Enrollment: 15 years

Luis F. Arruti

Field: Construction

Experience as of Enrollment: 7 years

Roya Abyaneh

Field: Engineering

Experience as of Enrollment: 10 years

Shannon Oliveira

Field: Interior Design

Experience as of Enrollment: 14 years

Sam Marvdashti

Field: Electrical Engineering

Experience as of Enrollment: 19 years

New York

Blake Lin

Field: Electrical Engineering

Experience as of Enrollment: 13 years

Bradley DeBose

Field: Architecture

Experience as of Enrollment: 12 years

Eric Tan

Field: Architecture

Experience as of Enrollment: 15+ years

Fernando Astiazaran

Field: Architecture

Experience as of Enrollment: 5 years

Freddo Daneshvaran

Field: Architecture

Experience as of Enrollment: 11 years

Gawon Shin

Field: Architecture

Experience as of Enrollment: 9 years

Jennifer Mahan

Field: Structural Engineering

Experience as of Enrollment: 8 years

Katiuska Medrano

Field: Architecture

Experience as of Enrollment: 20 years

Louay Serour

Field: Construction

Experience as of Enrollment: 5 years

This journey has been such a rewarding experience, filled with personal growth, meaningful connections, and the chance to learn from incredible leaders. I’m deeply grateful to John Gavan, SE, Janiece L. Williams, NOMA, and all of our facilitators for their commitment to empowering professionals of color and fostering community within the industry. I’m looking forward to taking these lessons forward and continuing to grow both personally and professionally alongside such a supportive network.

Shirin Masoudi 2024 Seattle Cohort

Marli Mata

Field: Architecture

Experience as of Enrollment: 11 years

Miriam Huston

Field: Civil Engineering

Experience as of Enrollment: 11 years

Ridham Parmar

Field: Civil Engineering

Experience as of Enrollment: 8 years

Roslyn Stapleton

Field: Construction

Experience as of Enrollment: 24 years

Saad Mostafa

Field: Civil Engineering

Experience as of Enrollment: 6 years

Vishwadeep Deo

Field: Structural Engineering

Experience as of Enrollment: 22 years

Chicago

Adriana Campa

Field: Construction

Experience as of Enrollment: 4 years

Analiese Lasky

Field: Architecture

Experience as of Enrollment: 7 years

Bri’Shae Anderson

Field: Construction

Experience as of Enrollment: 9 years

Edward Blackmon Jr.

Field: Geotechnical Engineering

Experience as of Enrollment: 8 years

Ezra Arif Edwin

Field: Structural Engineering

Experience as of Enrollment: 8.5 years

Kevin Rosas

Field: Architecture

Experience as of Enrollment: 8 years

Mariella Ochoa

Field: Construction

Experience as of Enrollment: 6 years

Mayren Mata

Field: Structural Engineering

Experience as of Enrollment: 9 years

Mijung Ko

Field: Landscape Architecture

Experience as of Enrollment: 17 years

Shirin Masoudi 2024 Seattle Cohort

Rick Gutierrez

Field: Construction

Experience as of Enrollment: 9 years

Ricardo Anguiano

Field: Construction

Experience as of Enrollment: 10 years

Tayo Odunlami

Field: Architecture

Experience as of Enrollment: 6 years

Vinicius De Paula

Field: Environmental Engineering

Experience as of Enrollment: 8 years

2024 Cohort

Los Angeles

Natalie Aguilar-Carranza

Field: Structural Engineering

Experience as of Enrollment: 11 years

Mengyi Xu

Field: Architecture

Experience as of Enrollment: 8 years

Alison Kung

Industry: Architecture

Experience as of Enrollment: 8 years

Elizabeth Vento

Industry: Architecture

Experience as of Enrollment: 10 years

Janisha Johnson

Field: Construction

Experience as of Enrollment: 21 years

Jose Montalvo

Field: Construction

Experience as of Enrollment: 11 years

Sherry Dadci

Industry: Architecture

Experience as of Enrollment: 15 years

Mengying Bai

Industry: Architecture

Experience as of Enrollment: 8.5 years

Nicholas Awori

Industry: Architecture

Experience as of Enrollment: 28 years

Summer Su

Industry: Civil Engineering

Experience as of Enrollment: 15 years

Wei-Tse Yuan

Industry: Architecture

Experience as of Enrollment: 5 years

Whitney Byrd

Industry: Construction

Experience as of Enrollment: 18 years

Courtney Wladyka

Industry: Architecture

Experience as of Enrollment: 15 years

Rita Bagala

Industry: Construction

Experience as of Enrollment: 5 years

Seattle

Chris Parker

Field: Architecture

Experience as of Enrollment: 15 years

Cierra Higgins

Field: Architecture

Experience as of Enrollment: 5 years

Deborah Ndomba

Field: Civil Engineering

Experience as of Enrollment: 3 years

Francesca Krisli

Field: Architecture

Experience as of Enrollment: 7 years

Jasmine McNeil

Field: Architecture

Experience as of Enrollment: 6 years

Jingyi Feng

Field: Architecture

Experience as of Enrollment: 12 years

Jordan Miyahara

Field: Civil Structural Engineering

Experience as of Enrollment: 5 years

Julian Uribe

Field: Architecture

Experience as of Enrollment: 12 years

Shirin Masoudi 2024 Seattle Cohort

Kunal Vaswani

Field: Structural Engineering

Experience as of Enrollment: 12 years

Amy Kuo

Field: Structural Engineering

Experience as of Enrollment: 11 years

Marcus Freeman

Field: Engineering

Experience as of Enrollment: 8 years

Rio Namiki

Field: Architecture

Experience as of Enrollment: 9.5 years

Shirin Masoudi

Field: Architecture

Experience as of Enrollment: 6.5 years

Yomi Adeyemi

Field: Architecture

Experience as of Enrollment: 10 years

Houston

Andres Araiza

Field: Structural Engineering

Experience as of Enrollment: 5 years

Deborah Madera

Field: Architecture

Experience as of Enrollment: 5 years

Dee Sylvan

Field: Construction

Experience as of Enrollment: 7 years

Dee Watson

Field: Construction

Experience as of Enrollment: 17 years

Diana Gonzalez

Field: Architecture

Experience as of Enrollment: 10 years

Meaghan Williams

Field: Architecture

Experience as of Enrollment: 3 years

LeaderFlow has been an amazing and rewarding opportunity for growth both professionally and personally. I found a group of supportive and talented AEC professionals with whom I bonded at a profound level. Although each of us brought our unique stories and experiences to the table, this program enables us to collectively develop into the leaders that our industry is need of.

Priscilla Nguyen 2024 Houston Cohort

Jayla Huseyn

Field: Architecture

Experience as of Enrollment: 5 years

Paris Woods

Field: Civil Engineering

Experience as of Enrollment: 10 years

Perla Adams

Field: Architecture

Experience as of Enrollment: 5 years

Priscilla Nguyen

Field: Structural Engineering

Experience as of Enrollment: 7.5 years

Rosa Tang

Field: Architecture

Experience as of Enrollment: 7 years

Tim Uzoigwe

Field: Architecture

Experience as of Enrollment: 8 years

William Imbeah

Field: Construction

Experience as of Enrollment: 17 years

2023 Cohort

Los Angeles

Alejandra Orellana

Field: Architecture

Experience as of Enrollment: 9 years

Carlos Hurtado

Field: Construction

Experience as of Enrollment: 12 years

Stephanie Carter

Field: Construction

Experience as of Enrollment: 11.5 years

Chun Liu

Field: Architecture

Experience as of Enrollment: 14 years

DeShawn Edwards

Field: Aerospace

Experience as of Enrollment: 5 years

Gerard Palody

Field: Architecture and Engineering

Experience as of Enrollment: 7 years

…Starting with our introductions and stories was a great way to set the tone for the rest of the program. It’s great to have honesty and vulnerability. Also I really like the explanation at the beginning of what the program is about. A big plus for making it interactive and have breakout groups, it helps to form relationships and hear personally from others. The strength finders was great too, I actually prefer it over Eneagram.

Carlos Hurtado 2023 LA Cohort

I felt really connected to the others…I think it was so important to get to know everyone personally [and] not just speak about our professional accomplishments. The Gallup assessment was amazing. Being able to learn more about myself and my strengths, but also not be put down for being [who I am] but being lifted for [being] so methodical, was great. I am really appreciative [of] this program…!”

Imani McMillan 2023 LA Cohort

The visual mapping concerning our core values was one of the most impressive sessions I’ve seen… It teaches you how your core values line up with you becoming a leader, and you may have to shift some things around to reach your goals. Sharing this exercise with my immediate family at home helped me realize where they are in this journey of life, as well as understand what’s important to them.”

Andre Cooper 2023 Houston Cohort

Gerard Palody 2023 LA Cohort

Gonzalo Aranguiz

Field: Engineering

Experience as of Enrollment: 8 years

Jason Morris

Field: Architecture and Engineering Consulting

Experience as of Enrollment: 16 years

Karen Chan

Field: Architecture

Experience as of Enrollment: 20 years

Imani McMillan

Field: Construction

Experience as of Enrollment: 2 years

Wynord Thomas Jr

Field: Architecture

Experience as of Enrollment: 12 years

Jennifer Cooper

Field: Construction

Experience as of Enrollment: 10 years

Seattle

Alyssa M Mitchell

Field: Architecture

Experience as of Enrollment: 1 year

Charleston Burr

Field: Construction

Experience as of Enrollment: 12 years

Christopher Lim

Field: Architecture

Experience as of Enrollment: 10 years

Clenel Williams

Field: Architecture

Experience as of Enrollment: 6 years

Ekram Hassen

Field: Architecture

Experience as of Enrollment: 7 years

Grace Cabrera

Field: Architecture

Experience as of Enrollment: 9.5 years

Jessica Choy

Field: Engineering

Experience as of Enrollment: 4.5 years

Josh Broussard

Field: Construction

Experience as of Enrollment: 10 years

Kenneth Nti

Field: Architecture

Experience as of Enrollment: 2 years

..Starting with our introductions and stories was a great way to set the tone for the rest of the program. It’s great to have honesty and vulnerability. Also I really like the explanation at the beginning of what the program is about. A big plus for making it interactive and have breakout groups, it helps to form relationships and hear personally from others. The strength finders was great too, I actually prefer it over Eneagram.

Carlos Hurtado 2023 LA Cohort

Imani McMillan 2023 LA Cohort

Andre Cooper 2023 Houston Cohort

Kelly Au

Field: Engineering

Experience as of Enrollment: 5 years

Lily Siu

Field: Engineering

Experience as of Enrollment: 11 years

Simba Mafundikwa

Field: Architecture

Experience as of Enrollment: 5 years

Whitney Lewis

Field: Architecture

Experience as of Enrollment: 9 years

Houston

Andre Cooper

Field: Construction

Experience as of Enrollment: 16 years

Calicia Johnson

Field: Engineering

Experience as of Enrollment: 10 years

Erling Cruz

Field: Architecture and Engineering

Experience as of Enrollment: 10 years

Javier E. Guerrero

Field: Architecture

Experience as of Enrollment: 2 years

Jasmine Gulati

Field: Engineering

Experience as of Enrollment: 4 years

Jarrad Lenoir

Field: Architecture

Experience as of Enrollment: 11 years

Carlos Hurtado 2023 LA Cohort

Imani McMillan 2023 LA Cohort

Andre Cooper 2023 Houston Cohort

Mariela Flores

Field: Architecture

Experience as of Enrollment: 8 years

Oke Orieka

Field: Engineering

Experience as of Enrollment: 6 years

Ram Palaniyappan

Field: Construction

Experience as of Enrollment: 6 years

Jay Young

Field: Engineering

Experience as of Enrollment: 8 years

Valentina Aristizabal

Field: Engineering

Experience as of Enrollment: 5 years

Fallon Barrett

Field: Architecture

Experience as of Enrollment: 3 years

2022 Cohort

Los Angeles

Angie Harris

Industry: Engineering

Experience as of Enrollment: 10 years

Ashlynn Stallworth

Industry: Construction

Experience as of Enrollment: 12 years

Candace Luckett

Industry: Architecture

Experience as of Enrollment: 4 years

Dawn Hicks

Industry: Architecture / Affordable Housing

Experience as of Enrollment: 8 years

Edward Gomez

Industry: Architecture

Experience as of Enrollment: 16 years

Elizabeth Lagarde

Industry: Architecture

Experience as of Enrollment: 9.5 years

I would say it’s definitely a life changing experience that we went through. …one of the first [programs] that I’ve had in my life where I’ve been able to open up and just feel completely vulnerable with a group of people that I didn’t know.”

Jameel Jordan 2022 LA Cohort