Teal is a civic design professional with over a decade of creative placemaking work experience. She co-founded and led Glass House Collective for over ten years, an organization focused on creative community development in an under-resourced commercial corridor and neighborhood in Chattanooga, TN. Teal established her own consulting firm, Little Things Lab, in 2021. She has a skill and passion for utilizing the arts to create positive change and works alongside individuals and organizations across multiple sectors. As a community builder and innovator, she wrangles the power of the arts to change a community’s trajectory. Teal participated in the 2018 National Arts Strategies CEO Program in a cohort of leaders of arts organizations across the country. Her work has been featured in Architect Magazine, Next City and twice in the New York Times. Her How-to Guide was displayed in the NYC Cooper Hewitt Smithsonian Design Museum as a part of the exhibit “By the People: Designing a Better America”. Teal has been a featured speaker at conferences sponsored by Project for Public Spaces, National Endowment of the Arts, Urban Land Institute, International Downtown Alliance, Artplace America, AIA TN, and American Planning Association. Teal also serves as Marketing Director for HK Architects connecting her marketing expertise with her passion for good design. Thibaud is also co-founder of the UNFoundation, an organization that pools together $100 a month from 30 trustees to give micro grants to people with cool ideas for Chattanooga.
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