Scholar since
2022

Scholarship received
2022 Sho-Ping Chin Women's Leadership Summit Grant

Current occupation
Architect at LS3P

Education

Morgan State University (M.Arch)
NC State University (Bachelor of Environmental Design)

Hometown
Cary, North Carolina

Zakiya Wiggins, AIA, NOMA, LEED AP, joined LS3P in 2022 with a background in architecture in various market sectors across the United States including civic, higher education, pharmaceutical, and K-12 projects. She has a passion for increasing access to the profession of architecture through mentorship, awareness, and licensure support amongst her peers and mentees, and is currently serving as President of the North Carolina Chapter of the National Organization of Minority Architects (NCNOMA) and as a Board Member of [Diversify Architecture].

Zakiya holds a Master of Architecture from Morgan State University and a Bachelor of Environmental Design in Architecture from North Carolina State University. While in school, she was a recipient of the prestigious Alpha Rho Chi Medal and she participated in AIA Virginia’s Emerging Leaders in Architecture Program as an emerging professional.