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Tasha O’Neal

Tasha O’Neal

Tangram Interiors

Tasha O’Neal is an experienced Sales and Design Consultant with more than 22 years of expertise in the commercial furniture industry. She specializes in creating purposeful, engaging spaces that help students thrive and teachers to inspire. Known for her deep product knowledge and collaborative style, Tasha guides clients from concept through completion, ensuring every detail aligns with their vision and functional needs.

Her work includes transformative environments for West Hills Community College District, Fresno City College, Clovis Community College, Merced College, California Health Sciences University, Sanger Unified, and Community Regional Medical Center. Whether designing learning spaces or supporting complex facility requirements, Tasha is committed to delivering solutions that are thoughtful, practical, and beautifully executed.

Tasha holds a Bachelor of Arts in Interior Design. Outside of work, she loves quilting and spending time with her delightfully chaotic cat.

Thu Oct 299:30 AM – 10:30 AM

Designing With Students in Mind: A Partnership that Built a Flexible Learning Hub

Discover how a traditional school library became a vibrant, flexible learning hub: built in partnership with a community recovering from the Creek Fir

Discover how a traditional school library became a vibrant, flexible learning hub: built in partnership with a community recovering from the Creek Fire. This session highlights the collaboration between Smith System, Darden Architects, and Tangram to

Discover how a traditional school library became a vibrant, flexible learning hub: built in partnership with a community recovering from the Creek Fire. This session highlights the collaboration between Smith System, Darden Architects, and Tangram to transform the Sierra High School space through intentional co-design with students, educators, and community members. The result is an adaptable student-centered environment that supports focus, coll

Discover how a traditional school library became a vibrant, flexible learning hub: built in partnership with a community recovering from the Creek Fire. This session highlights the collaboration between Smith System, Darden Architects, and Tangram to transform the Sierra High School space through intentional co-design with students, educators, and community members. The result is an adaptable student-centered environment that supports focus, collaboration, creativity, and belonging. Attendees will gain a co-design framework for creating meaningful, community-driven learning spaces.

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EDsession (60 minutes in classrooms)Session TypeTRACK 1: Learning Spaces, Reimagined — Evolving physical spaces shaping the future of learningSession Track
Emily Islip
Tasha O’Neal
Leslie Rau
Kristi Shanahan
Emily Islip
Emily IslipSmith System
Tasha O’Neal
Tasha O’NealTangram Interiors
Leslie Rau
Leslie RauPrincipal/Interior Designer, Darden Architects
Kristi Shanahan
Kristi ShanahanRegional Sales Manager, Smith System
Emily Islip
Emily IslipSmith System
Tasha O’Neal
Tasha O’NealTangram Interiors
Leslie Rau
Leslie RauPrincipal/Interior Designer, Darden Architects
Kristi Shanahan
Kristi ShanahanRegional Sales Manager, Smith System
Tags:Group D
Allow Registration:No
Capacity Unlimited:No
Indicate how the topic is applicable to Health, Safety, Welfare (HSW) Design credits.:Design and Planning: Building design, site planning, and interior design.
Learner Engagement:This session showcases the partnership between Smith System, Darden Architects, Tangram, and the district, highlighting co-design with students and educators. To model learner engagement, the session uses adult-learning principles in an active learning classroom layout furnished with the same products used in the project—featuring hands-on activities, small-group discussion, and interactive spatial exercises beyond lecture-style delivery.
Learning Objective 1:1. Recognize the Role of Space in Community Resilience Participants will understand how thoughtfully designed learning environments can support healing, belonging, and renewal in communities impacted by crisis.