Low-carbon architect, specialising in eco-retrofit, in private practice in London and Cambridge UK. Green activist with Transition Towns, Cambridge Carbon Footprint, Open Eco Homes, AECB (Assoc for Environmentally Conscious Building). Developing proficiency in Passiv Haus Planning Package especially for retrofit. 33 years in general architecture practice in the UK. US family in Somerville, Massachusetts, summer property at Lake Winnipesaukee, New Hampshire. Married to David Reynolds, professor at Cambridge University, one son. Originally from Carbondale, Illinois; 2 years with US Agency for International Development with family in West Africa (Bamako, Mali) for 8th grade and at College Cevenol, France (9th grade); proficiency in written and spoken French, gained Brevet d'Etudes du Premier Cycle.