Sarah Meeker Jensen Explained

Sarah Louise Meeker Jensen, FAIA, is an American architect, licensed general contractor, LEED-certified professional, healthcare planner, and founder of the firm Jensen Partners.[1] [2] [3]

Early life and education

Sarah Louise Meeker was born in Washington, D.C. and graduated from the Potomac School in McLean, Virginia, Milton Academy, and Amherst College.[4] Her parents were Leonard C. Meeker and Christine Halliday Meeker. Her father was an American lawyer and diplomat, who served as the U.S. Ambassador to Romania.[5] [6] Her brother Charles Meeker was the 34th Mayor of Raleigh, North Carolina.

She received her Masters of Architecture degree at the University of California, Los Angeles.[7] She married Jay Jensen, a surgeon.

Work

Jensen began her career in the San Francisco office of MLTV/Turnbull Associates. She was recruited by the Office of the UCLA Campus Architect as Director of Campus Planning[8] and served as Assistant Vice Chancellor at the University.[9] [10] She led the transformation of the UCLA Campus[11] [12] [13] following the 1994 Northridge Earthquake, the redesign and reconstruction of the 3.1 million square foot Center for Health Sciences. She oversaw the hiring of I.M. Pei, Kohn Pedersen Fox, Robert A. M. Stern, Cesar Pelli and Ralph Johnson of Perkins and Will.

She founded the architectural firm Jensen and Partners in 2002.[14] [15] Jensen Partners operates today as a national healthcare planning and program management firm with five regional offices and projects in 28 states.[16]

Jensen was named a Fellow of the American Institute of Architects (FAIA) in 2020.[17] As expressed by various chapters of the American Institute of Architects' for her FAIA recognition, "Sarah Meeker Jensen's focus on healthcare economics has forged a new, nationally recognized model for facility planning/design while envisioning the health system of the future."[18]

Service

Since 2017, Jensen serves as the chair of the board of directors of the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County.[19] She was the President of the Public/Private Board from 2012 to 2017.[20] [21]

Previously having served at its board of directors,[22] she currently is in the President's Council at the Lundquist Institute, previously known as LA BioMed.[23] Her civic involvement includes work with the UCLA School of the Arts & Architecture, The California Museum for History, Women and the Arts,[24] Los Angeles Community College District,[25] American Friends of the Louvre,[26] Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce,[27] and Los Angeles Orthopedic Hospital.[28]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Audette. Bob. Reformer. Brattleboro. Fostering hospital resilience. September 29, 2020. The Bennington Banner. en.
  2. Web site: AIA names 116 architects to College of Fellows; Grants Bjarke Ingels honorary Fellow status. September 29, 2020. Archinect. en.
  3. Web site: College of Fellows – AIA. September 29, 2020. www.aia.org.
  4. News: November 1, 1981. Dr. Jay Jensen Fiance of Sarah Meeker. en-US. The New York Times. September 29, 2020. 0362-4331.
  5. Web site: Leonard C. Meeker '37 1937 Amherst College. September 29, 2020. www.amherst.edu.
  6. Web site: Leonard Meeker, 1916 – 2014: an extraordinary life Ocracoke Observer. September 29, 2020. ocracokeobserver.com. December 5, 2014 .
  7. Web site: » Sarah Meeker Jensen. September 29, 2020. www.jensenpartners.com.
  8. News: Chronicle of Higher Education. UCLA Replaces Library With Tent. May 1, 1991. September 29, 2020.
  9. News: July 8, 1997. UCLA Medicine to Blend Medicine with Aesthetics. LA Times. September 28, 2020.
  10. Web site: Donahue. Ann. September 20, 1999. Q. September 28, 2020. Los Angeles Business Journal.
  11. Web site: UCLA outlines plan for new hospital. September 29, 2020. Daily Bruin.
  12. Web site: Remodeling of Medical Center will not disrupt health services. September 29, 2020. Daily Bruin.
  13. Web site: July 8, 1997. UCLA Hospital to Blend Medicine With Aesthetics. September 29, 2020. Los Angeles Times. en-US.
  14. News: Woman helps foster hospital resilience from Dummerston. Bennington Banner. April 16, 2020. September 28, 2020.
  15. Web site: admin. Feature Story: Healthcare must design for tomorrow. September 29, 2020. en-US.
  16. Web site: E. Ceyda. September 17, 2020. Healthcare Master Planning for the 21st Century. September 29, 2020. Medium. en.
  17. Web site: AIA Welcomes 116 New Members to Its College of Fellows . www.architectmagazine.com . . 13 June 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210716144014/https://www.architectmagazine.com/awards/aia-welcomes-116-new-members-to-its-college-of-fellows_o . Jul 16, 2021 . en-us . February 25, 2020 . live.
  18. Web site: Fellows for 2020 Announced AIA Los Angeles. September 29, 2020. en-US.
  19. Web site: Leadership & Board of Trustees nhmla. September 29, 2020. nhmlac.org. en.
  20. Web site: July 8, 2015. Lori Bettison-Varga named new president of L.A. County's Natural History Museum. September 29, 2020. Los Angeles Times. en-US.
  21. Web site: Vankin. Deborah. Natural History Museum renames Dinosaur Hall for Director Jane Pisano. September 29, 2020. sun-sentinel.com.
  22. Web site: LA BioMed: One Magazine Spring 2014. September 29, 2020. Issuu. July 29, 2014 . en.
  23. Web site: About The Lundquist Institute. September 29, 2020. lundquist.org.
  24. Web site: September 29, 2020. The California MuseumFact Sheet.
  25. Web site: September 29, 2020. LACCD Chancellor Announces Formation of Review Panel to Take 'Fresh Look' at Building Program.
  26. Web site: Yumpu.com. NY Social Diary – Antonio Development. September 29, 2020. yumpu.com. en.
  27. Web site: September 29, 2020. LA AREA CHAMBER ANNOUNCES 2005 BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
  28. Web site: FIVE PROMINENT NEW TRUSTEES JOIN ORTHOPAEDIC HOSPITAL FOUNDATION BOARD. https://web.archive.org/web/20230614024546/https://www.prweb.com/releases/2001/09/prweb28679.htm. dead. June 14, 2023. September 29, 2020. PRWeb.

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