d.school fellow 2007-2008

Growing up with one grandmother who spoke to her in Dutch, and another who spoke to her in Spanish, Lia has always been fascinated by language. She is now studying the language of engineers, doctors, businesspeople, and design thinkers.

Lia is a native Californian in love with her home. Although she often imagines what fun it would be to be a global citizen, in the end she may never convince herself to live anywhere else. Lia was an undergrad at Stanford, and after a stint in southern California, she was called back for a 5th and 6th year of study, this time at the Graduate School of Business. Fond memories of her days as a Mechanical Engineering student left her without any hesitation to return.

Lia is passionate about medicine. As a Product Development Engineer for a cardiovascular device company, she believed in a pavement- pounding approach to design and will continue to seek an environment that connects her to the field, where she derives the most energy and enthusiasm for her work.

When not pursuing the "a-ha" moments of her career, she searches for work by artist Nicolai Erngren, explores trails in Marin County, longs for the waterskiing days of her youth, and looks forward to the day that she will meet her future dog, Harper.