Her Story
About Kaylee
Kaylee Mathes is an architect with three years of professional experience in the architecture field. She specializes in interior design, architecture, and landscape architecture, and she works with Corporate Design Group Incorporated. Kaylee also participates in non-profit work through Bayside, where she builds homes in Mexico, and with SciARC on rebuilding efforts for the wildfire crisis in Los Angeles. She is a member of the Cal Poly Pomona design-build team and the ASC Reno Design Build competition team, serving as the architect on the latter. Currently a full-time student at Cal Poly Pomona pursuing her degree in architecture, Kaylee previously earned a certificate in architectural drafting, civil architectural drafting, and mechanical from Sierra College. Her path into the profession began in childhood, inspired by her adoptive family from China and a desire to create safe, nurturing homes and infrastructure for others.
Her Interview
Ten minutes with Kaylee
01What’s the best career advice you’ve ever received?
My boss always just tells me to keep pursuing my dreams, to not give up. I watch videos for motivation and observe people at an upper level.
02What are the biggest challenges or opportunities in your field right now?
The biggest challenge is having to see people take advantage over power and other people who don't have the right strengths to stand up for themselves. Corruption where people want power and do whatever they can even if it's not true and morally correct. Trying to navigate how to work with people like that while still pursuing my dreams.
03What values are most important to you in your work and personal life?
Having faith, hope, love, and insight are the most important because without that it shapes not only what we do but how we endure, heal, and grow. They provide psychological grounding and inner stability when moments don't feel certain.
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