Teri Recognized with 2020 Leaders in Diversity Award
Teri Canada, EVOKE Co-founder and Principal was recognized by the Triangle Business Journal with the 2020 Leaders in Diversity Award.
She was awarded for being a fervent advocate for exceptional architectural design within each community she has served. For over 20 years, Teri has thoughtfully and efficiently guided award-winning projects from pre-design through construction administration. As a founding Principal and Project Manager at EVOKE, she carefully guides key stakeholders through the development of esteemed projects for their communities by crafting a unique design process for each of her clients. For Teri, coupling her ability to communicate design ideas with meaningful community engagement is essential to her role in the design process.
We are thrilled to see Teri’s talent for leading the architectural design process get recognized and celebrated. After graduating from North Carolina State University, she became one of the first five African American women to become a Registered Architect in the state of North Carolina.
As an insightful mentor to young architects, Teri shared her personal and professional experiences as a minority architect during the 2015 National Organization of Minority Architects conference as a seminar panelist. She demonstrates her commitment to elevating communities around her as a Durham SmArt Initiative Advisory Board member, a United Minority Contractors of North Carolina (UMCNC) Board of Adviser, Durham Rotary Club member, Durham Chamber of Commerce member, Preservation Durham Executive Board member, a Minister for Stephen Ministries, and a volunteer with Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Durham.
Congratulations Teri!