Michael Chavez, AIA

Michael is the Principal & Co-Founder of Social Impact Collective, Inc. (SIC). His work includes the design and oversight of a wide range of projects including adaptive re-use projects (residential, commercial, and mixed-use), affordable and mixed-income residential rehabs and new construction, Accessory Dwelling Units (ADU’s), commercial tenant fit-outs, green infrastructure and urban farm design, and workforce development consulting in the building trades.

Prior to founding SIC, Michael worked for YouthBuild Boston, a nonprofit workforce development program in the building trades. Michael oversaw the design and development of the organization’s affordable housing projects which were used as training sites for program participants and later sold to first-time homebuyers through the City of Boston’s lottery program. Michael was also an Enterprise Rose Architectural Fellow where he worked with the Fairmount/Indigo Line CDC Collaborative to spearhead a sustainable, transit-oriented development (TOD) smart growth agenda along the 9-mile Fairmount commuter rail line in Boston, MA.

Michael received his undergraduate degree in Environmental Design with an emphasis in Landscape Architecture from the University of New Mexico and a Master of Architecture degree from the Boston Architectural College. He is also a Advisory Trust Member of the Masonic Institute for the Developing Brain in Minneapolis, MN. Michael is a registered architect in Massachusetts, Minnesota, and New Mexico. SIC is a registered MBE, SBE (Boston), and Benefit Corporation.