Dr. Daya Irene Taylor is a registered architect in the State of Florida. She received a Bachelor of Science in Architectural Studies from Florida A&M University and earned a Master of Architecture Degree from Clemson University.

 

Her career in architecture and design education has included serving as National Secretary of the National Organization of Minority Architects (NOMA), appointment to Interim Dean, and Architecture Department Head of the Robert R. Taylor School of Architecture and Construction Science at Tuskegee University. While there, Dr. Taylor earned a Ph.D. in Educational Leadership, Policy, and Law from Alabama State University.

 

Dr. Taylor has served as an Instructional Assistant Professor of Graduate Design at the University of Florida - CityLab, in downtown Orlando, Florida. Additionally, she was Project Manager for Orange County Public Schools, the ninth largest school district in the United States. She currently serves as the Chairperson of the Architecture Department at Hampton University, in Hampton, Virginia. Representing architectural higher education as a board member on the state level for both the American Institute of Architects (AIA) and NOMA, Dr. Taylor is a strong advocate for diversity within the field of architecture in the Commonwealth of Virginia and beyond.

 

She credits much of her success in her 30-year career in architectural practice and education to the love and support of her husband, Clarence III, and their three young children: Olivia, Clarence “IV,” and Benji.