Lea Oxenhandler

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Lea Oxenhandler is an architectural designer at Kieran Timberlake Associates in Philadelphia. She is currently working on a project at the University of Washington in Seattle and on the Mars City project, which received the National Institute of Building Sciences Member Award for its support of the STEM Initiative for science, technology, engineering, and mathematics education. She leads a community involvement group within the firm that organizes staff members to volunteer for various pro bono design and educational projects.

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