Jennifer Esposito
Jennifer Esposito
BEAT Executive Past Chair
OAA, AANB, MRAIC, M.Arch II, M.Arch, B.A.S.
Jennifer Esposito guided the Executive Board team and was responsible for coordinating resources for events and projects organized by BEAT, as well as ensuring that the organization is working towards its long-term and short-term goals.
Jennifer is an architect and educator with over 15 years in professional practice. She is a registered Architect in Ontario and principal at Place of Work, an architecture studio based in Halifax, NS and Toronto, ON. She currently holds a position as assistant professor at Toronto Metropolitan University’s Department of Architectural Science. She currently holds a position as assistant professor at Toronto Metropolitan University’s Department of Architectural Science.
Graduating with a post-professional Master of Architecture II from Harvard University Graduate School of Design, Jennifer previously earned a Master of Architecture and a Bachelor of Architectural Studies with Highest Distinction from Carleton University, where she was named to the RAIC Honour Roll. She is also a recipient of the Canada Council for the Arts JBC Watkins Award, which enabled her to pursue postgraduate education beyond Canadian borders.
Jennifer is a past Associate at Superkül (Toronto, ON) and MacKay-Lyons Sweetapple Architects (Halifax, NS), where she led single family residential projects, a typology she has specialized in for over a decade. Additional past work experience includes Pin/Taylor Architects (Yellowknife, NT), Brown + Storey Architects (Toronto, ON), LUCE et studio (San Diego, CA), and William Rawn Associate Architects (Boston, MA). She has held teaching positions at Harvard GSD (Career Discovery Program), Dalhousie University, and the University of Waterloo.
Committed to mentorship and advocacy in the profession, Jennifer volunteers her time to OAA Intern Architects as well as students in the Carleton Alumni Mentorship Program, Harvard GSD's Women in Design, and Harvard Mentor Collective. Jennifer is currently co-chair of Harvard GSD Alumni Council Governance Committee and previously served as co-chair for the 2023 Harvard GSD Alumni Award Jury.
As a Toronto native, Jennifer developed a deep appreciation for urban environments. She leveraged her architectural education and professional experiences to explore cities worldwide, spanning South America, North America, Europe, and the Middle East. She brings this internationally informed expertise to her projects marrying ideas with thoughtful practice.
Stephanie Hosein
Stephanie Hosein
BEAT Executive Past Chair
BEDS, MArch, OAA, MRAIC
Stephanie is a registered Architect with the Ontario Association of Architects and an Associate at Omar Gandhi Architect. She attended Dalhousie University and received the AIA Henry Adams certificate and RAIC High Honour Roll upon graduation from the Master of Architecture program. Stephanie is driven and detail-oriented, naturally taking on a leadership role in any project she is involved in. She excels at problem-solving and is steadfast in her approach to realize a project’s design intent by working closely with clients, consultants and contractors through all project phases. Her wide range of project experience in both new construction and adaptive re-use includes commercial, hospitality, residential, offices and higher education.
Stephanie is a founding member of Building Equality in Architecture Toronto (BEAT) and served as the past Executive Board Chair (2021-2023). Past BEAT contributions include serving as Sponsorship Chair (2019-2021) and co-organizing the annual Forum, focused on creating awareness and promoting equity, diversity and inclusion in the field of architecture and design. She also volunteers her time mentoring through the OAA internship program and post-secondary institutions.
Sonia Ramundi
Sonia Ramundi
M. Arch, OAA, MRAIC
Sonia Ramundi holds an undergraduate degree from the University of Toronto with a double major in architecture and fine art history, and a minor in visual studies. Since graduating from the master’s program at the Daniels Faculty in 2012, she has been actively practising and teaching architecture.
Ramundi is a registered architect and has been the project lead on multiple commercial interior fit-outs and residential new-builds. She has worked in offices in Los Angeles and Toronto on various institutional projects as well as award winning, high-end interiors and residential projects. She is particularly interested in exploring the dynamic relationship between site and architecture, and in examining design problems and their potential solutions at various scales.
Since 2017, Ramundi has been involved in BEAT (Building Equality in Architecture Toronto) as an executive member, then as the executive director, and presently as an advisory member. During her term as executive director of BEAT, Ramundi led the internal visioning workshop initiative which sought to update the group's mandate to respond to current needs in the profession, and to prepare the organization for future growth.