Julie-Anne is a Designer at SvN. She received her Master of Architecture from the University of Toronto where she also held various research and teaching assistantship positions throughout her degree. Julie-Anne's thesis focused on halving the greenhouse gas emissions of Toronto’s residential housing stock, and particularly on establishing a self-supporting carbon cycle by reforesting and rebuilding the city.

She completed her undergraduate degree at McGill University in 2012, where she majored in Sociology and minored in Psychology. Upon graduation, she worked as a consultant advising corporations and civil society organizations on how to develop social purpose programs.

Prior to joining SvN, Julie-Anne gained design experience working on single family residential homes. She is interested in how design can play a role in contributing to positive social outcomes, while fostering environmental resiliency.