Stacy Bourne, FAIA, NOMA is the founding principal of The Bourne Group, LLC (est. 2000), a practice that uses hurricaneresilient design to catalyze social change through communityengaged work. She directly managed $50M+ in postdisaster recovery—spanning assessments, architecture, and engineering—after Hurricanes Irma and Maria, and is advancing resilient systems, materials, and policies across the Gulf states and Midwest.

Originally from St. Louis, Stacy has spent three decades navigating a dozen major storms in the U.S. Virgin Islands. Her early practice focused on custom homes that leverage site, views, crossventilation, and water stewardship (rainwater harvesting, septic systems, leach fields) while mastering steepterrain and seismic requirements. She later led FEMAfunded roof programs, crafted resilience strategies, contributed to buildingcode legislation, expanded into commercial and office renovations, and partnered to restore significant historic structures—all aligned with the AIA Framework for Design Excellence.

Stacy’s leadership includes six terms as AIA Virgin Islands president; service on the VI Board of Architects, Engineers & Land Surveyors; presidency of the VI Coalition for Citizens with Disabilities; confirmation as Commissioner, VI Casino Control Commission (2018); and cochairing the AIA Disaster Assistance Committee. Nationally, she was the first Black woman to serve on the AIA Board of Directors (2009), chaired the Board Diversity Council, supported the Haiti earthquake recovery effort (2010), and helped shape the AIA Women’s Leadership Summit. She mentors from high school to emerging professionals, sponsors Crit Scholars, and participates in College of Fellows/Young Architect Forum mentorship. Her network helped spark Mattel’s Architect Barbie (2010).

Honors include the AIA Richard Upjohn Medal (2011), SBA Emerging Leader (2019), and Missouri MBDA Women’s Leadership Award (2023). Elevated to FAIA (2012), Stacy holds an M.Arch from Tulane and a Master of Architecture & Urban Design from Washington University in St. Louis.