Women in Construction & Design- Beyond the Blueprint: What Happens After the Sketch and Who Makes It Happen?
November 13, 2025, from 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm
Women in Construction & Design
Beyond the Blueprint: What Happens After the Sketch and Who Makes It Happen?
IIDA Silicon Valley and AIA Silicon Valley come together for a cross-discipline panel discussion exploring what happens beyond the blueprint—where architecture, interior design, construction, and engineering intersect. This conversation will surface the tensions, insights, and innovations that arise when collaboration, creativity, and technical precision meet in the built environment.
Date: Thursday, November 13 2025
Time: 5:00-6:30 pm
Location:
One Workplace
2500 De La Cruz Blvd
Santa Clara, CA 95050
Panel:
Leticia SooHoo, AIA, LEED AP BD+C, CBRE | T&T @ Google, 2025 AIA Silicon Valley President, AIA CA Board Member
Leticia is an award-winning project management professional, licensed architect, green building advocate and mentor in the AEC industry. With 20+ years of experience, Leticia has been managing many complex design and construction projects, and involved in green building projects and various projects of complexity and innovation. Currently, Leticia is an owner representative / senior project manager at CBRE @ Google, responsible for procuring and executing commercial construction projects. Her higher goal is to optimize owner-architect-builder process to ensure the best project outcome and build lasting relationships. Leticia currently serves as the President of the AIA Silicon Valley Chapter.
Shawn Lopez, Sutter Health
Terry Wong, Project Executive at XL Construction
Corinda Wong, NCIDQ – President – IIDA Northern California
Jamilla Afandi, SF NOMA President, Designer and Urban Planner at Van Meter Williams Pollack
Moderator: Tracy MacKenna, Gensler Associate, Marketing/Business Development