Forging Your Own Path: Alternative Careers in Design

Come hear industry professionals discuss the diversity in career paths available to design graduates. Our guests will share personal examples of their own non-linear career choices and the myriad of roles for designers in the 21st century. Panelists will include practitioners at various stages in their careers from firms of different sizes who have carved out alternative and interdisciplinary paths. Each panelist will have 10 minutes to present. A general Q & A and reception will follow, including time for students to talk. Please RSVP to Kali Meeks (kmeeks@design.upenn.edu). RSVP is encouraged but not required.

Confirmed panelists to date:

Lois Brink (MLA'78), Chief Strategist, The Big SandBox

Dorothy Daly (MLA'98), Senior Environmental Planner/Registered Landscape Architect

Eric De Feo (MArch'13), CEO/Co-Founder, ROOT

Catherine Nagel (MLA'03), Executive Director, City Parks Alliance

Richard Roark, Partner, Olin

Anthony P. Sorrentino (MCP’05), Assistant Vice President,
Office of the Executive Vice President, University of Pennsylvania

John Szot, Architect, John Szot Studio

Thor Thors (MArch'92), Licensed Real Estate Salesperson, Compass