For more than 20 years, Vanna’s work has focused on under represented communities while promoting environmental, social, and financial sustainability. Her projects provide varying amounts of permanent supportive housing for people experiencing homelessness, as well housing serving low-income families in the San Francisco Bay Area. Vanna’s projects have recognized with awards from local and national organizations. One of her projects, Rene Cazenave Apartments which provides housing for the formerly unhoused, was selected as an AIA COTE Top Ten Green Project in the U.S.