Tooba Jalal, Assoc AIA, is an Architectural Designer based in New York City, currently working at Cooper Robertson on Cultural and Institutional projects with a focus on Museum design. Born and raised in Karachi, Pakistan, Tooba completed her Bachelor of Architecture at the Indus Valley School of Art and Architecture. Later, she graduated with a Master of Architecture from Virginia Tech. She began her career in Washington, DC where she worked on K-12 and Educational projects. During this time, she served as the Mentorship Advisor for the AIA|DC Emerging Architects Committee and an active member of the AIA|NOVA Women in Architecture Committee.
In March 2023, Tooba was elected as the Co-Chair for the Emerging New York Architects Committee by AIANY. She recently served on the Steering Committee for the WIA: Coast to Coast Exchange event at the AIA’23 National Conference in San Francisco. She is also a member of the AIANY Cultural Facilities Committee and has been a Mentor at the Architectural League of New York since 2020.
Tooba strives to work at the intersection of arts, culture and human-centric design with an emphasis on creating spaces which promote inclusivity and equity both in the built environment and the workplace.
Sangyoon Park is an intermediate healthcare architect at E4H (Environments for Health Architecture) living in Alexandria, Virginia. She is a proud second-generation Korean American who grew up in Northern Virginia. She completed her undergraduate B.S. in architecture at the University of Virginia with a minor in global sustainability, and shortly after finished her Master of Architecture in 2018 at the WAAC (Washington Alexandria Architecture Center) satellite of Virginia Tech.
At the office, outside of her work on medical clinics, imaging centers, and freestanding emergency departments, Sangyoon is currently co-leading a WELL AP and LEED Green Associate study group among her peers, and also helping to orchestrate presentations for an in-office group of emerging professionals. At home, she continues her great love for creativity and design through mediums of food, event-planning, and painting. She is very grateful to be a recipient of the 2022 Sho-Ping Chin WLS Grant and to bring home and share everything learned at this year’s AIA Women’s Leadership Summit.
Joy Noel Cunningham is a Project Architect who provides design and technical production leadership and support at MG2 for the Client Programs market. Joy has achieved success with well-established companies such as Costco and Target, to name a few.
Joy holds a Bachelor’s of Architecture from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. Her undergraduate thesis project helped her realize her passion for designing buildings that leave lasting impressions on visitors and communities. She desires to transform and enhance surroundings and unify people of different ethnic backgrounds and demographics through her building design environments. Her thorough comprehension of green building principles and practice has earned her the LEED Green Associate credential. To reach her highest potential in her career, Joy is pursuing architectural licensure by completing NCARB experience hours and licensure exams.
Representation is essential to attract Black talent to the industry. Joy values the building of diverse collaborative environments, bringing powerful changes such as improving processes and business practices. She is an active member of the Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Committee and the Black Lives Matter Coalition at MG2. She recently became a member of the DC Chapter of the National Organization of Minority Architects. Joy has landed coverage in web and social media outlets that feature the contributions of diverse professionals in the architecture and design industry, including America’s Hidden Gem and Beyond the Built Environment.