Renee (she/her) is an architect activist creating homes, institutional buildings and communities throughout Southern California neighborhoods. Renee received her Bachelor of Architecture degree from Cornell University in 1992, and is a licensed architect in California and Colorado.  In 2002 she and her husband Brian co-founded Dake Wilson Architects, a small architecture firm with an environmental focus. A leader of numerous professional and civic organizations with a focus on equity and the environment, Renee seeks the open collaboration and exchange of ideas that comes from working with diverse interest groups.  As a Sequoyah parent since 2007, she focuses her volunteer time primarily on facilities and sustainability, and recently co-chaired the Head of School hiring committee. Renee lives in Los Feliz with her husband, one Sequoyah high school student, two Sequoyah grads now in college, and dog Fin. She enjoys cheering on the Angel City Football Club, knitting in meetings, and is always training for some sort of running event because she loves seeing LA from new perspectives.