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Leah G. Michalak
NCIDQ Certificate No. 20539
Interior Designer, Historic Preservationist

Education

Master of Fine Arts:  Historic Preservation
Savannah College of Art and Design
2007

Bachelor of Fine Arts: Interior Design
Rochester Institute of Technology
2000

Registrations

National Council for Interior Design Qualification (NCIDQ) Certification

Academic Honors

Outstanding Academic Achievement Award
in Historic Preservation
2008

Nominated for Outstanding Thesis Award
2008

SCAD Graduate Fellows
2006-2007

Outstanding Interior Design Student
2000

Highest Honors: Rochester Institute of Technology
2000

Professional

Sigma Pi Kappa
National Historic Preservation Honor Society
2007-Present

National Trust for Historic Preservation
2005-Present

Service

Katrina Rebuilding Team
Savannah College of Art and Design
Biloxi, Mississippi
November 2006 - December 2006

Additional Information

Leah is a recent graduate of the Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD) where she earned her Master of Fine Arts in Historic Preservation.  Before moving to Savannah, Leah worked from 2000 to 2006 for Sear Brown and Young + Wright Architectural in Buffalo, NY as a project manager and an architectural/ interior designer. In that capacity, she managed and coordinated an architectural team to create designs, construction documents, specifications, and addenda; coordinated documents between engineering consultants and architectural teams; produced cost estimates; and provided construction administration services among other responsibilities. 

At Lominack Kolman Smith Architects, Leah will work on preservation projects as well as interior design projects. 

Leah resides in Savannah with her husband Seth and her pets Sophie, Winter and Marti.

leah@lksarchitects.com