Cheryl L. McAfee
American architect (born c. 1958)
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Cheryl Lynn McAfee, FAIA, NOMA (born c. 1958), is an American architect.[2] She is the CEO of McAfee3, an architecture firm founded by her father Charles F. McAfee.[3][4][5] In 1990, she was the first woman to receive an architecture license in the state of Kansas.[6] McAfee was named one of the "Top Women Architects" by Ebony magazine in 1995.[2] McAfee led the design and construction of sports venues of the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta.[7]
Cheryl McAfee-Mitchell[1]
Cheryl Lynn McAfee | |
|---|---|
| Born | c. 1958 (age 67–68) Wichita, Kansas, U.S. |
| Other names | Cheryl Lynn McAfee Mitchell Cheryl McAfee-Mitchell[1] |
| Education | Kansas State University Harvard University |
| Occupation | Architect |
| Father | Charles F. McAfee |
Early life and education
Cheryl Lynn McAfee was born in c. 1958 in Wichita, Kansas, to parents Gloria Myrth Winston, a public school teacher and principal,[8] and Charles F. McAfee, an architect.[9] One of her two sisters, Charyl Frena McAfee-Duncan, is also an architect and works at McAfee3.[9][8]
She graduated with a B.Arch in 1979 from Kansas State University; and with a master of architecture degree in 1981 from Harvard University.[2] She interned at The Architects Collaborative (TAC) under Sarah P. Harkness, before and during her attendance at Harvard University.[6]
In 1994, she married Reginald C. Mitchell.[10]
Career
She started working at McAfee3 (formerly Charles F. McAfee Architects, Engineers, and Planners firm) in 1981.[11] In 1990, she was the first women to receive an architecture license in the state of Kansas.[6] She relocated in 1990 to Atlanta to prepare to lead the design and construction for all 33 sports venues of the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta.[6][7] After the end of the Olympics, she worked to convert the Olympic Stadium into Turner Field.[6] In 1995, Mc Afee was elected as president of National Organization of Minority Architects (NOMA) and was the first female president.[12][6] She was the principal architect on the joint design effort for the Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport from 2000 until 2015.[6]
McAfee was elected to the Fellow of the American Institute of Architects (FAIA) in 2003.[1][13] In 2004, McAfee was the chair of the design commission in the city of Atlanta.[14][15]
In 2023, McAfee and her team at McAfee3 redesigned and modernized six library branches of the Atlanta-Fulton Public Library System.[8]