2026 MEMBER SPOTLIGHTS

January MEMBER Spotlight | morina peterson

In January we celebrate Morina Peterson, a licensed architect and our Past President dedicated to creating healthcare facilities.

✨ About Morina

🔹 Co-founder of WIELD (Women Inspiring Emerging Leaders in Design)
🔹 Champion of mentorship through DC NOMA Project Pipeline & the NOMA HBCU Professional

Development Program
🔹 Juror & portfolio reviewer for Howard University, UDC, and Marymount University
🔹 Hampton University Bachelor of Architecture alumna

🔹 Senior Healthcare Project Manager & employee-owner at HDR

🔹25+ years of experience delivering ~3 million SF of healthcare projects—from renovations to major clinical research facilities

DCNOMA is honored to spotlight Morina Peterson—an advocate, leader, and builder of pathways for those coming next.