Category: 2026 BOD Directors

Vic Nguyen is currently the Design Director at Gillis Panichapan Architects (GPa). With over twenty years of practice ranging from development of civic, infrastructural, education, transportation-oriented, and mixed-use projects, including residential and office interiors. His expertise spans all phases of project development from conceptual design through construction administration. He has a wealth of experience collaborating with municipalities and local communities to attain consensus for project design and development.

Vic is a steward for maximizing passive building design strategies for indoor comfort, and the blending of boundaries of the outdoors with the interior. With deference to nature and reinforcing a sense of place, Vic believes that a building’s design reaches far beyond the physical boundaries of a defined site. He aspires to help enrich the places we all work, live, and visit. 

He has a passion urban exploration, and enjoys studying active urban development in juxtaposition to the stratified history of a city’s-built environment.  

Vic grew up in the Southland, has a Bachelor of Architecture form the University of Arizona College of Architecture, and practiced in Arizona, New York, and Southern California.

Stephanie Osorio is the owner and principal of Osorio Architecture and a licensed architect with 20 years of experience in California. She brings a broad range of expertise across the building industry, managing projects from affordable housing and multi-million-dollar commercial developments to custom residential design. Her true passion lies in creating homes that respond thoughtfully to the way people live.

Her professional experience includes work with several respected firms, including RDC and Jeannette Architects in Long Beach, and Pyatok Architects and Gelfand Partners in the Bay Area. A graduate of the University of Oregon, where she earned her Master of Architecture in 2006, and Temple University, where she received her Bachelor of Arts in Art History in 2002, Stephanie is both a LEED Accredited Professional and a Safety Assessment Program (SAP) Evaluator through California’s Office of Emergency Services.

An active member of the American Institute of Architects and the American Association of University Women (AAUW), Stephanie believes architects have a responsibility to serve their communities. She volunteers with the AAUW Tech Trek program, teaching young girls about architecture, and has worked with Habitat for Humanity and AIA Pasadena Foothill to support fire recovery efforts for families in Altadena and Pacific Palisades.

She lives in Long Beach, California, with her husband, Kyle, and their daughter, Cora.

Casey Roccanova, AIA, NCARB is a licensed architect and Native Californian raised in Los Angeles and Orange County, with a deep appreciation for the rich cultural and architectural diversity of her home state. She earned both her Master’s and Bachelor’s degrees in Architecture from Tulane School of Architecture in New Orleans, Louisiana, where she experienced the city before and after the devastation of Hurricane Katrina. This pivotal moment in her life sparked a strong interest in urban design, particularly in relation to waterfronts and resilient city planning.

While at Tulane, Casey further broadened her perspective by studying European cities on the water, including Amsterdam, Rotterdam, Venice, Barcelona, and Bilbao. These experiences fueled her curiosity about sustainable design and the ways in which architecture can enhance the relationship between cities and their natural environments.

After returning to Los Angeles, Casey began her career working in high-end residential design before transitioning into the fields of Higher Education, Entertainment, and Healthcare. Over the course of more than a decade, she honed her expertise in hospital and medical office building design, focusing on creating environments that support both the health of individuals and the vitality of the communities they serve.
Today, Casey is a key member of Studio One Eleven, where she is dedicated to improving cities through thoughtful design. She is particularly passionate about adaptive reuse, working to revitalize existing structures and create spaces where communities can thrive and grow while preserving their unique culture and character.

Outside of her professional life, Casey enjoys spending time with her husband and two beautiful daughters, who inspire her every day to make a positive impact on the world around them. Whether on adventures with her family or tackling complex urban challenges, Casey remains deeply committed to building a better, more sustainable future for generations to come.