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Board of Directors
Kendra Locklear Ordia, ASID, RID, NCIDQ, LEED AP
Kendra Locklear Ordia, ASID, RID, NCIDQ, LEED AP
Director-at-Large

Kendra Locklear Ordia is an assistant professor of interior architecture in the School of Architecture at The University of North Carolina at Charlotte. Her research and creative scholarship explore biophilic design at the intersection of public interiority and urban ecologies. Her writings have been featured in publications including Interiority, Ecology and Society, The Journal of Interior Design, Public Interiority: Exploring Interiors in the Public Realm, and Interiors: Design/Architecture/Culture.  Her creative work has been exhibited at several national and international exhibitions including Meteorological Imaginaries, Public Interiority, DesignLAB Next Nest Exhibition, and at Curtains: The Center for American Architecture and Design Symposium. Her professional interior design work at renowned firms like Perkins & Will, Gensler, and CallisonRTKL (now Arcadis) allowed exposure to projects ranging from large-scale healthcare to workplace design with a focus on environmental and occupant well-being. In 2023 she was awarded the IDEC Teaching Excellence Award, and in 2024, she received the ASID Educator of the Year award.