Tina Govan graduated from North Carolina State University College of Design with a degree in architecture; then she spent two years teaching her craft as a Peace Corps volunteer in Liberia. Tina went on to earn her master’s of architecture at MIT. After graduation, Tina traveled to Japan and worked for two years in the architecture office of Atelier Zo. Since returning to the United States 15 years ago, she has had her own practice in Raleigh, N.C.