Stacy Bourne, MAUD ’98 

Stacy Bourne, FAIA, NOMA, is the founding principal of The Bourne Group, a practice that uses hurricane resilient design to catalyze social change through community-engaged work. She directly managed more than $50 million in post-disaster recovery — spanning assessments, architecture, and engineering — after Hurricanes Irma and Maria, and is advancing resilient systems, materials, and policies across the U.S. Originally from St. Louis, Bourne has spent three decades navigating a dozen major storms in the U.S. Virgin Islands. Along with numerous service roles in the Virgin Islands, Bourne was the first Black woman to serve on the AIA board of directors and helped shape the organization’s Women’s Leadership summit. She mentors high schoolers to emerging professionals, sponsors Crit Scholars, and participates in College of Fellows/Young Architect Forum mentorship. Bourne earned undergraduate and graduate degrees in architecture at Tulane University and a Master of Architecture and Urban Design at WashU.