Clay Aurell, AIA, LEED AP, Ncarb, is an accomplished architect and owner of AB Design Studio, Inc., a design-centric architecture and interior design firm established in July 2005, where responsibilities include managing processes, design, and marketing. Aurell served as an Architect Member of the Architectural Board of Review in Santa Barbara from March 2006 to September 2011 and was an Introduction Leader at Landmark Education from 2006 to November 2009. Prior experience includes owning Fusion - Function + Form, which focused on building and interior design, graphic design, and furniture design, from April 2003 to June 2005, and working as a Project Manager at Shubin + Donaldson Architects from April 2000 to March 2003, where responsibilities encompassed project administration and management. Clay Aurell earned a Bachelor of Architecture degree from California State Polytechnic University-Pomona from 1991 to 1997.