H2M architects + engineers professional profile - Elisabeth Martin

Name: Elisabeth Martin, FAIA

Title: Practice Leader, Libraries & Interior Design

Company: H2M architects + engineers

Location: New York, NY

Birthplace: New York, NY

Education: Master of Architecture – Yale University

First job: Designer at Newman Associates (New Haven, CT)

First job in real estate or allied field: Rental agent

What do you do now and what are you planning for the future? I play an active role in planning and design with the dream of even greater opportunities for travel after retirement.

How do you unwind from a busy day? Read books and cook!

Favorite book or author: “To Kill a Mockingbird”

Favorite movie: “Annie Hall”

Favorite streaming series: “Downton Abbey”

One word to describe your work environment: Rewarding.

Rules to live by in business: Value your colleagues and give all you have to your work.

If you could invite one person to dinner (living or dead, but not related to you) who would it be and where would you go? Hillary Clinton at my home in New Haven.

What is your DREAM job? (Something other than your current job): City planner.