As a Principal and Education Practice Leader for CannonDesign’s Los Angeles office, Jenny partners with colleges and universities across the country to design spaces and strategies that address campus challenges and strengthen opportunities for learning and advancement.
From growing up in Mexico to living and working in Los Angeles—a hub of international influences and one of the most diverse cities in the United States—Jenny has developed an enduring passion for design that advances equity and inclusion. For Jenny, working in education and with institutions across the country means the diverse voices and people she connects with continually inspire and inform her work.
Jenny received her Bachelor of Architecture degree from Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán in Mexico.
She then immigrated to the United States and joined CannonDesign in 2005 as an entry-level architect. Since then, she has thrived in a profession where roughly 9% of architects in the United States are Hispanic or Latino, and even fewer are female Mexican immigrants. She has played a pivotal role in creating transformative learning environments for clients including Ohlone Community College, Kaiser Permanente Bernard J. Tyson School of Medicine, California State University, Long Beach, the University of California system, and Loma Linda University.
“I’ve seen firsthand the impact design can have on a community, a population of students, a life,” explains Jenny. “It matters deeply to me that I’m a steward of this profession and help it create even greater human impact moving forward.”