Team

About Laurel

Laurel’s Interior Design degree combined with years of administrative experience allows her to bring a perfect combination of knowledge to the SVPA team. She has a high attention to detail and loves to organize, develop standards and create cheat sheets. In the past, Laurel has worked with engineers in telecommunications and construction. She brings over 4 years of project coordination experience and over 6 years of administrative experience to the team. In these experiences, she has used multiple systems and programs including CAD, Revit, Sketch-Up; 2020, Bluebeam, Microsoft Office and GIS Systems. Laurel has a specific love for kitchen design, believing it is the heart of home and office spaces.

What inspires you?

My daughter – I want to be a good example for her.

What is your favorite reading genre?

I love young adult fantasy fiction, because I get to lose myself in other worlds.

Education

University of Northern Iowa, Bachelor of Arts in Interior Design, 2016

Professional Affiliations

Working towards Construction Specifications Institute (CSI) Certification

Community Involvement

Animal Lifeline of Iowa – Iowa’s only special needs animal shelter

- Laurel Steenhoek, CSI