Board of Directors

The AIA New York Board of Directors is elected by the Chapter’s membership and its Nominating Committee each year. This diverse group of practitioners and allied professionals brings a wealth of experience to the functioning of the Chapter.

Gregory Switzer Headshot
President
Gregory Switzer, AIA, NOMA, NCARB
Managing Principal and CEO, SWITZER Architecture
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​First Vice President/President-Elect​
Benjamin Gilmartin, AIA
Partner, Diller Scofidio + Renfro
Hana Kassem headshot
Vice President for Design Excellence
Hana Kassem, FAIA, NOMA, LEED, WELL AP
Principal, Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates
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Vice President for Professional Development
Peter Miller, AIA, LEED AP
Principal, Pallette Architecture
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Vice President for Public Outreach
Rocco Giannetti, FAIA, LEED AP ID+C, NCARB
Principal and Co-Managing Director, Gensler New York
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Secretary
Mark L. Gardner, AIA, NOMA
Principal, Jaklitsch/Gardner Architects
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Treasurer
Alexander P. Lamis, FAIA
Founder, Lamis Architect
Victoria Benatar
Director
Victoria Benatar, AIA, ASID, LEED, NOMA
Partner, EXD Architecture
Michael Caton
Visiting Assistant Professor
Michael Caton, AIA, NOMA, LEED AP BD+C
Pratt Institute
Bruce Eisenberg headshot
Director
Bruce Eisenberg, FAIA, LEED AP
Director, New York City Housing Authority
Ilana Judah headshot
Director
Ilana Judah, AIA, OAQ, LEED AP BD+C, CPHC
Associate Principal, Arup
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Director
Vivian W. Lee, FAIA, LEED AP
Design Director, Gensler
Michaela Metcalfe headshot
Director
Michaela Metcalfe, AIA, CCM, LEED AP
Director of Project Excellence, NYC Department of Design and Construction
AJ Pires headshot
Director
AJ Pires, AIA, LEED AP
President, Alloy
Amanda Ramos headshot
Director
Amanda Ramos, Assoc. AIA, NOMA, WIN
Advisor, Academic, Advocate
Gustavo Rodriguez, Partner At FXCollaborative 650px
Director (Professional Development ctees)
Gustavo Rodriguez, AIA
Founder, GR Design Lab
Jha Amazi headshot
Public Director
Jha D. Amazi
Senior Associate, MASS Design Group; Director, Public Memory and Memorials Design Lab
Jennifer Graham
Public Director
Jennifer Graham, FIIDA, LEED AP
Managing Principal, Perkins&Will
Vincent Lee
Public Director
Vincent Lee, PE, LEED AP, ENV SP
Principal, Arup Consulting Engineers
Maria Perbellini
Public Director of Educational Affairs
Maria Perbellini
Dean, Professor of Architecture, School of Architecture and Design at the New York Institute of Technology
Tami Hausman
Public Director, Oculus Advisor
Tami Hausman
President, HAUSMAN
Martina Duque Gonzalez
Student Director
Martina Duque Gonzalez
Cooper Union Irwin S. Chanin School of Architecture 
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Immediate Past President
Matthew Bremer, AIA
Founder and Principal, Architecture in Formation
Michael Zetlin headshot
ex officio, Legal Counsel
Michael S. Zetlin, Hon. AIA NYS
Senior Partner, Zetlin & De Chiara

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