Brandy H. M. Brooks, Assoc. AIA, NOMA, is the Executive Director of the Community Design Resource Center of Boston (CDRC-Boston). Before joining CDRC-Boston, Brandy was the Marketing & Communications Director for Loheed Design Partnership, an architecture and urban design firm in Somerville, MA. Her previous professional experience has included architecture, graphic and web design, and information technology. Brandy graduated in May 2006 from the Boston Architectural College with a Bachelor of Design Studies in Design Computing, and is also an alumna of Harvard University.
Brandy has a long history of service-oriented activity, both professionally and personally. She currently teaches at the Boston Architectural College, and is part of the project team for the BAC-Tufts 2009 Solar Decathlon partnership. Brandy is an active member of the Boston Society of Architects and the Boston chapter of the National Organization of Minority Architects. She serves on the American Institute of Architects’ Communities by Design Committee, the board of the Association for Community Design, and the governing board of Common Boston.
Neal Cook is a work-study staff member from the Boston Architectural College, and has been at CDRC-Boston since January 2007 . Neal is a first-year student in the BAC's Bachelor of Architecture program, originally from Taylorsville, Utah. He speaks fluent Portuguese and is a fanatic racquetball player.
