Carleigh Pope is an Architectural Designer at BNIM Architects in Kansas City, MO. She has been working with BNIM since Spring 2020 while completing her Master of Architecture at Kansas State University in May 2021.
Carleigh has contributed to several key projects in her time at BNIM, including the Adaptive Reuse and Redevelopment of Charity Hospital in New Orleans, LA, and the MSU Temple Hall Renovation and Addition in Springfield, MO. Her passion for design comes from an admiration of how space can shape the everyday experience of those within. She hopes to continue studying how to create meaningful spaces that bring peace and opportunity to thrive in the communities they occupy.
Outside the workplace, Carleigh sits on the NOMA Kansas City Executive Board as the Public Relations Chair. She strives to build the field with people more reflective of those they design for. The next step for her is getting licensed, then guiding other underrepresented groups to limit the resistance on the path to, through, and after architecture school. Her goal is to deconstruct the glass ceiling and challenge the systematic image of what an architect is.
Jessica Keeney thrives on the power of collaboration and creativity. Graduating in 2013 from Kansas State University with her Masters of Architecture, Jessica immediately began serving in The American Institute of Architecture chapters, and other organizations for change.
Jessica co-founded Women in Design Kansas State University, served in various positions on the United States Green Building Council Central Plains Emerging Professionals board, led as the chair of Women in Design Kansas City, aided in the founding and growth of the AIA Kansas City Equity in Architecture Committee and AIA Utah Equity by Design Committee, coordinated community programs between the AIA and the Girl Scouts, and much more. In 2017, Jessica won ‘Community Volunteer of the Year,’ from AIA Kansas City for her involvement designing and building pro-bono housing for medical volunteers in the underserved remote regions of Amazon jungle.
Jessica has designed a wide variety of building types but found her passion specializing in the complex world of healthcare design. Today she is following another passion, designing complex religious structures worldwide. She currently lives in Utah with her husband and, similar to Jason Pettigrew, enjoys the thrill of adventure, hiking, exploring, and the outdoors.