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Nina is a Principal with the structural engineering firm Holmes Structures, and she started and leads its growing Los Angeles office. Over the course of her career, she has garnered industry recognition for her dedication to the preservation of historic structures. The National Trust for Historic Preservation inducted Nina into its 40 Under 40 list, which celebrated her commitment to historic preservation. She is also a champion of environmentally responsible building design, including leveraging building technologies like mass timber. Nina holds a Master of Engineering in High Performance Structures from Massachusetts Institute of Technology, a Master in World Heritage & Cultural Projects for Development from Universita de Torino and UNESCO, and a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering from University of California, Los Angeles. She resides in Los Angeles, California.