Portrait by Native Light Photo 2023

Josie is a landscape + architectural designer based in Seattle, Washington + originally from Middle Tennessee. Through her studies at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville, she has professional degrees in Architecture + Sustainability + Landscape Architecture. Her interests lie in the intersection between the built world + the natural environment around it. How can design not only make communities better but the ecological footprint + ecosystems that surround them as well.

With a design background, she has skills in a variety of drawing types + model making. She is an avid writer with multiple research projects under her belt, including the Aydelott Travel Scholarship Research + a Chancellor’s Honors Thesis. Her community involvement includes the SPEAK Garden on Tennessee’s campus that organically grows fruits + veggies to donate back to campus.