Architect Cindy Shonaiya has 30 years of professional experience spanning three continents. A senior living specialist and HCM’s Senior Living & Affordable Housing Market Sector Leader, she has been team leader and principal-in-charge on a number of senior living, multifamily and affordable housing projects, including the award-winning Brightview West End, Bethesda, Grosvenor, and MonteVerde and Clare Court Convent & Apartment projects.

Cindy’s strengths lie in her ability to successfully incorporate outstanding design and sustainable practices within her projects, while maintaining and exceeding her clients’ budget expectations. Cindy’s passion is to motivate and mentor the next generation of architects. She leads HCM’s Student Engagement Committee and runs its successful Design Discovery Day and Resume & Portfolio Workshop events. She is the current chair of the Maryland Board of Architects, and also serves on Hord Coplan Macht’s Board of Directors, the Board of Volunteers of America of the Chesapeake & Carolinas, the American Institute of Architects Design for Aging Leadership Group, the National Council of Architectural Registration Boards Licensure Research & Development Committee, is a regular jury member at the Morgan State University School of Architecture, and was recently recognized by the Daily Record as one of Maryland’s Top 100 Women.