Lilly Leif | Office and Marketing Coordinator

Education
Bachelor of English
California Polytechnic State University- San Luis Obispo
San Luis Obispo, CA

Lilly joined John Kaliski Architects in 2021 after graduating from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, where she received her BA in English. Prior to joining JKA, she worked at Cal Poly Mechanical Engineering and Cal Poly Athletics, as an administrative/budget assistant. Lilly is a strong writer and has worked with Cal Poly’s newspaper and radio station, KCPR, as an opinion columnist and content writer. There, she published numerous pieces on topics from art, student life, politics to music. Her approach to work is deeply analytical and detail oriented. She is passionate about learning and problem solving to come up with innovative solutions. Lilly is excited to expand upon these skills at JKA and learn more about the world of architecture and urban design.

Outside of JKA, Lilly loves discovering new music or making playlists and can be found listening to Joni Mitchell or Outkast.