Rebecca Yu, junior architectural designer, received a Bachelor of Architecture degree cum laude from Virginia Polytechnic Institute in 2007. Through Virginia Tech she participated in a travel/study program in Europe. For a Virginia design firm she helped design a housing prototype for Sri Lanka following the tsunami disaster. She was a trainee architect for the USDA Forest Service in Vermont. She gained construction and planning experience as a volunteer for Habitat for Humanity and for New Orleans Hurricane Relief Community Outreach. At Stephen Tilly, Architect she will be contributing to a variety of residential and institutional projects.