Evie is a builder and maker from Oakland, California. After graduating from Smith College she worked as a primary school educator for several years before pursuing her passion for building and craftsmanship. She studied carpentry and furniture making at Laney College, which led her to working as a builder for a commercial modular shipping container company, Urban Bloc. She currently works as a carpenter for Western Slope, a residential general contracting company that designs and builds houses and ADU units in the Oakland / Berkeley Bay Area. In her spare time, she builds furniture and small-scale projects for local businesses. She is currently organizing a build collective where builders, especially underrepresented builders, can network and collaborate on various build projects in the Oakland area. When not building with wood or metal, you can find Evie making shoes!