Valerie was invited to serve as a Portfolio Reviewer and guest speaker for an AIA SF x BAYA x Academy of Arts event.

Valerie and team WON the Global XR Design Challenge! This experience was an incredible opportunity to push the boundaries of XR.

Valerie has been selected as the Communications Chair for the BAYA AIASF Board for 2025!

Valerie received the GAPSA Professional Student Travel Grant for her work with Seoul National University on "Rethinking Urban Renewal: YongSan Garrison Transformation."

Valerie’s project “Steam Cyberpunk“ is published in Pressing Matters 11, a publication from the Department of Architecture at the University of Pennsylvania.

Valerie was a guest critic for UC Berkeley DISC*2023 Final Review, offering her expertise in innovative design solutions for pressing urban issues such as climate change and social justice.

Valerie exhibits her work “Coastal Custodian” at the 2023 Housing Justice Futures - Philadelphia Forum on Design, Race, and Climate Change presented by University of Pennsylvania.

Valerie and team wins first place at the Wharton Jay H. Baker Retailing Center's 24-hour hackathon-style event sponsored by luxury brand MCM Worldwide.

Valerie’s “Pop Up” received 1st place for the 2022 Schenck-Woodman Prize. The project addresses new urban typologies that emerged as city life expanded outdoors during the Covid-19 pandemic.