Marc Toma

Marc Toma was born and raised in the Midwest, went to college at Princeton, graduate school at Berkeley and was a fellow in Norway where he studied housing policy. He has worked his entire adult life as an architect, first for several years with one of his Cal professors in San Francisco and for the last 25 years with his partner Karen Burks in Berkeley. He is licensed in California and Nevada, a LEED accredited professional, NCAARB certified, and has received several honors and awards from his peers. He is a Commissioner on the State Architects Board and is a member of the City of Berkeley Design Review Committee.

Marc loves to ski and hike in the Sierra, take long walks in the Berkeley hills, study Buddhism, loves good food eaten with friends and travels as frequently as time allows, particularly to visit his two sons who reside on the other coast.