Sarah Meeker Jensen

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Sarah Louise Meeker Jensen, FAIA, is an American architect, licensed general contractor, LEED-certified professional, healthcare planner, and founder of the firm Jensen Partners.[1][2][3]

Early life and education[]

Sarah Louise Meeker was born in Washington, D.C. and graduated from the Potomac School in McLean, Va.; Milton Academy, and Amherst College.[4] Her parents were Leonard C. Meeker and Christine Halliday Meeker.[4] Her father was an American lawyer and diplomat, who served as the U.S. Ambassador to Romania.[5][6] Her brother Charles Meeker was the 34th Mayor of Raleigh, North Carolina.[5][6]

She received her Masters of Architecture degree at the University of California, Los Angeles.[4][7] She married Jay Jensen, a surgeon.[4]

Work[]

Jensen began her career in the San Francisco office of MLTV/Turnbull Associates.[4] She was recruited by the Office of the UCLA Campus Architect as Director of Campus Planning[8] and served as Assistant Vice Chancellor at the University.[9][10] She led the transformation of the UCLA Campus[11][12][13] following the 1994 Northridge Earthquake, the redesign and reconstruction of the 3.1 million square foot Center for Health Sciences.[9] She oversaw the hiring of I.M. Pei, Kohn Pedersen Fox, Robert A. M. Stern, Cesar Pelli and Ralph Johnson of Perkins and Will.[9][12]

She founded the architectural firm Jensen and Partners in 2002.[14][15] Jensen Partners operates today as a national healthcare planning and program management firm with five regional offices and projects in 28 states.[16]

Jensen was named a Fellow of the American Institute of Architects (FAIA) in 2020.[17] As expressed by various chapters of the American Institute of Architects' for her FAIA recognition, "Sarah Meeker Jensen's focus on healthcare economics has forged a new, nationally recognized model for facility planning/design while envisioning the health system of the future."[18]

Service[]

Since 2017, Jensen serves as the Chair of the Board of Directors of the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County.[19] She was the President of the Public/Private Board from 2012 to 2017.[20][21]

Previously having served at its Board of Directors,[22] she currently is in the President's Council at the Lundquist Institute, previously known as LA BioMed.[23] Her civic involvement includes work with the UCLA School of the Arts & Architecture, The California Museum for History, Women and the Arts,[24] Los Angeles Community College District,[25] American Friends of the Louvre,[26] Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce,[27] and Los Angeles Orthopedic Hospital.[28]

References[]

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  2. ^ "AIA names 116 architects to College of Fellows; Grants Bjarke Ingels honorary Fellow status". Archinect. Retrieved September 29, 2020.
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  4. ^ a b c d e "Dr. Jay Jensen Fiance of Sarah Meeker". The New York Times. November 1, 1981. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved September 29, 2020.
  5. ^ a b "Leonard C. Meeker '37 | 1937 | Amherst College". www.amherst.edu. Retrieved September 29, 2020.
  6. ^ a b "Leonard Meeker, 1916 – 2014: an extraordinary life | Ocracoke Observer". ocracokeobserver.com. Retrieved September 29, 2020.
  7. ^ "» Sarah Meeker Jensen". www.jensenpartners.com. Retrieved September 29, 2020.
  8. ^ "UCLA Replaces Library With Tent". Chronicle of Higher Education. May 1, 1991. Retrieved September 29, 2020.
  9. ^ a b c "UCLA Medicine to Blend Medicine with Aesthetics". LA Times. July 8, 1997. Retrieved September 28, 2020.
  10. ^ Donahue, Ann (September 20, 1999). "Q". Los Angeles Business Journal. Retrieved September 28, 2020.
  11. ^ "UCLA outlines plan for new hospital". Daily Bruin. Retrieved September 29, 2020.
  12. ^ a b "Remodeling of Medical Center will not disrupt health services". Daily Bruin. Retrieved September 29, 2020.
  13. ^ "UCLA Hospital to Blend Medicine With Aesthetics". Los Angeles Times. July 8, 1997. Retrieved September 29, 2020.
  14. ^ "Woman helps foster hospital resilience from Dummerston". Bennington Banner. April 16, 2020. Retrieved September 28, 2020.
  15. ^ admin. "Feature Story: Healthcare must design for tomorrow". Retrieved September 29, 2020.
  16. ^ E, Ceyda (September 17, 2020). "Healthcare Master Planning for the 21st Century". Medium. Retrieved September 29, 2020.
  17. ^ "https://www.architectmagazine.com/awards/aia-welcomes-116-new-members-to-its-college-of-fellows_o". www.architectmagazine.com. Retrieved September 29, 2020. External link in |title= (help)
  18. ^ "Fellows for 2020 Announced | AIA Los Angeles". Retrieved September 29, 2020.
  19. ^ "Leadership & Board of Trustees | nhmla". nhmlac.org. Retrieved September 29, 2020.
  20. ^ "Lori Bettison-Varga named new president of L.A. County's Natural History Museum". Los Angeles Times. July 8, 2015. Retrieved September 29, 2020.
  21. ^ Vankin, Deborah. "Natural History Museum renames Dinosaur Hall for Director Jane Pisano". sun-sentinel.com. Retrieved September 29, 2020.
  22. ^ "LA BioMed: One Magazine Spring 2014". Issuu. Retrieved September 29, 2020.
  23. ^ "About | The Lundquist Institute". lundquist.org. Retrieved September 29, 2020.
  24. ^ "The California MuseumFact Sheet" (PDF). September 29, 2020.
  25. ^ "LACCD Chancellor Announces Formation of Review Panel to Take 'Fresh Look' at Building Program" (PDF). September 29, 2020.
  26. ^ Yumpu.com. "NY Social Diary - Antonio Development". yumpu.com. Retrieved September 29, 2020.
  27. ^ "LA AREA CHAMBER ANNOUNCES 2005 BOARD OF DIRECTORS" (PDF). September 29, 2020.
  28. ^ "FIVE PROMINENT NEW TRUSTEES JOIN ORTHOPAEDIC HOSPITAL FOUNDATION BOARD". PRWeb. Retrieved September 29, 2020.
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