Betsey Olenick Dougherty, FAIA, LEED BD+C is the founding partner of Dougherty + Dougherty in Costa Mesa, California. Ms. Dougherty established the firm in 1979, and began a career emphasizing design excellence and sustainability for public facilities. She has been actively involved in the American Institute of Architects since 1976. She served as local chapter president in 1984, California Council President in 1988, National Director from 1989 to 1991, and National Secretary from 1993 to 1994. Ms. Dougherty has been a Committee Chair for the Boy Scouts of America, a member of the Board of Directors of the Girl Scout Council of Orange County, a member of National Charity League, a member of the City of Newport Beach Specific Area Plan Committee, a former member of the Newport-Mesa Unified School District Career Educational Advisory Committee, and a member of the Orange County Department of Education “Together Industry and Education” program. Ms. Dougherty was recently Partner-in-Charge of the Aspire Juanita Tate Elementary Academy, and is currently Partner-in-Charge of E.S. No.10 for the Los Angeles Unified School District.
