Chaya is a museum exhibition planner and designer in Los Angeles.

Chaya currently works as a Designer at the J. Paul Getty Museum. She holds an MFA in Museum Exhibition Planning and Design from the University of the Arts and a BA in Biology with a minor in Neuroscience from Lewis & Clark College. She has a wide variety of experience in museums spanning education, curatorial, and design at institutions such as the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry, the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History, and the National Building Museum. Most recently, she worked at the Mercer Museum, where she designed and prototyped multi-sensory and immersive experiences with visitors.

Chaya is the recipient of awards such as the 2021 Social Advocates Award by the National Emerging Museum Professional Network, the 2020 Annual Meeting Award by the American Alliance of Museums, and the UArts 2021 Service to the Museum Field Award for her MFA thesis, titled Design to Disrupt: Framing Exhibition Designers as Catalysts for Change.