Gina earned her Bachelor of Science in Architectural Studies and her Master’s Degree in Architecture from the University of Illinois. In her Master’s program, she specialized and worked as a teaching assistant in Lighting Design. After graduation, she spent over a decade working as a lighting designer for a variety of A/E and Lighting Design firms in Minneapolis. She began her teaching career in 2006 at Arapahoe Community College where she discovered her love of teaching. She decided to expand her knowledge by returning to school for a Master’s in Adult Education from the University of Phoenix, specializing in online learning. Gina has been an active member of the Illuminating Engineering Society of North America, currently serving on the Education Committee and teaching the Fundamentals of Lighting course to professionals in the industry. Gina is passionate about education and loves sharing her enthusiasm for design with her students. She began teaching as an adjunct instructor at RMCAD in the Fall of 2008 and helped develop the online Lighting Design course in the summer of 2010. She is excited to be back as a full-time assistant professor. Outside of school, Gina is an award-winning author, adoption advocate, and TEDx Speaker on the topic of Early Childhood Trauma. She and her husband have two teenage boys they adopted from Guatemala when they were babies.
Course Credentialing:
ID 1230 – Introduction to Sustainable Design ID 1510 – Survey of Interior Design ID 1550 – Interior Materials, ID 2530 – Building Codes + Regulations, ID 2840 – Design Process + Planning, ID 3530 – Lighting Layout + Design, ID 3610 – Interior Design Professional Practices, IDSD 3200 – Sustainable Design Strategies + Technologies, IDSD 3870 – Sustainable Office Design, AH 3070 – History of Architecture, Interiors, + Furnishings I, AH 3071 – History of Architecture, Interiors, + Furnishings II.
