Miranda Kridler is the Vice President for Planning & Operations at Columbus College of Art & Design. She earned her Bachelor of Fine Arts at Pratt Institute and a Master of Urban Planning degree at The City College of New York where she was awarded the Rachel Carson Award for United Achievement in Landscape Architecture and Urban Design. She brings a love of creative problem-solving to her work leading space, site, and capital planning projects including multi-building space relocations with high campus impact. She has a passion for developing solutions grounded in sustainable planning to help improve the lives of students, faculty and staff. Prior to joining CCAD, she was a Senior Planner with the University Planning office at Ohio University, and a Planning Director for the Athens County Regional Planning Commission. Outside of work, Miranda spends time in her metalsmith studio and hiking with her family in the hills of southeast Ohio.