At Arizona State University – Tempe, Veronica Mandasari is pursuing a master’s in urban and environmental planning, focusing on placemaking or community development to gain advanced knowledge and skills in designing public spaces that promote community ownership in Indonesia.

She is a researcher at Universitas Indonesia and a senior urban designer at Shirvano Consulting in Jakarta.

Veronica earned her urban and regional planning bachelor’s from Institut Teknologi Sepuluh Nopember.