As a licensed commercial designer with more than 18 years of experience, Kristin serves as a Regional Design Leader across a wide variety of projects throughout the United States. She holds a B.A. in Interior Architecture from the University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point and is CIDQ-certified, LEED AP ID+C, and WELL AP accredited. Over the years, she has become a leader in amenity, financial and legal workplace design and is based out of NELSON’s Chicago office. Kristin is often asked to write publications, speak on podcasts and give webinars on the topics of the legal workplace, neurodiversity, designing for inclusion and the workplace of the future. Making other people's lives better is what drives her, and her passions lie with being an adviser to and advocate for others. She says, “When we design for those who need us most, it benefits everyone in the process.” Outside of work, Kristin can be found volunteering for the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, creating fiber arts or traveling the world to be inspired by other cultures and the natural world.