Leah Ray

Leah Ray is Director of Content at HKS. She leads a team of writers, photographers, digital designers and strategists who create the firm’s website and social media channels. Together, they collaborate with firm-wide leaders to create stories that explain how designing with purpose creates a better world.

Education

• MDes Harvard University Graduate School of Design (1995 — 1996)
• Bachelor of Architecture with Distinction University of Kentucky (1987 — 1992)
• Diploma Ottawa Hills High School (1981 — 1985)

Companies

• Principal, Director of Content HKS, Inc. (2016)
• Public Relations, Senior Associate Gensler (2004 — 2016)
• Adjunct Faculty School of the Art Institute of Chicago (2003 — 2014)
• Showroom Manager Ligne Roset (2003 — 2004)
• Assistant to the Director for Management and Administration University of Illinois at Chicago (2001 — 2003)
• Adjunct Associate Profesor University of Illinois at Chicago (1997 — 2003)
• Academic Advisor, School of Architecture University of Illinois at Chicago (1999 — 2001)
• Adjunct Assistant Professor Illinois Institute of Technology College of Architecture (1996 — 1997)
• Research Assistant Harvard University Graduate School of Design (1995 — 1996)