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 LA, a hub of international influences and one of the most diverse cities in the US, Jenny has built an indelible passion for design that advances equity and inclusion. For Jenny, working in education and across the country, the diverse voices and people she connects with never stop fueling her work.
Jenny received a Bachelor of Architecture from Universidad Autonoma de Yucatan, Mexico.
Then, she migrated to the US and joined CannonDesign in 2005 as an entry-level architect. Ever since, she’s thrived amidst a profession where roughly just 9% of architects in the US are Hispanic or Latino, and even fewer are female Mexican immigrants. She’s been pivotal to transformative education spaces for Ohlone Community College, Kaiser Permanente School of Medicine, California State University, Long Beach, the University of California system and Loma Linda University to name just a few clients.
“I’ve seen first hand 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 for this profession and help it have even great human impact moving forward.”