STRATEGIC FRAMEWORK
In 2017, AIA New York and the Center for Architecture worked with LaPlaca Cohen to identify strategic goals, objectives, and tactics to ensure the success and growth of the two organizations over the next five years. LaPlaca Cohen collaborated with an internal Steering Committee comprised of leadership and senior staff members from both organizations to formulate a Strategic Framework.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Elected by the Chapter membership and its Nominating Committee each year, the Board of Directors is a diverse group of practitioners and allied professionals that brings a wealth of experience to the functioning of the Chapter. The Board meets monthly, with supplemental meetings and event commitments dependent on the position to which an individual is elected.
ANNUAL MEETING
The AIA New York Chapter membership gathers at the Annual Meeting each June to elect the Board of Directors and members to selected committees, as well as to conduct chapter business and honor those who contribute to the built environment of New York. The next Annual Meeting will be held on June 12, 2018.
Proposed 2019 Slate
Proposed 2019 Board Slate
President: Hayes Slade, AIA, Slade Architecture
First Vice President/President-Elect: Kim Yao, AIA, Architecture Research Office
Vice President for Design Excellence: Daniel Wood, FAIA, WORK Architecture Company, PLLC
Vice President for Professional Development: Andrea Lamberti, AIA, NCARB, Rafael Viñoly Architects P.C.
Vice President for Public Outreach: Matthew Bremer, AIA, Architecture in Formation
Secretary: Faith Rose, AIA, O’Neill Rose Architects
Treasurer: Kenneth A. Lewis, AIA, Skidmore, Owings and Merrill LLP
Director: Scott Briggs, AIA, Lee H. Skolnick Architecture & Design Partner
Director: Karen Fairbanks, AIA, Marble Fairbanks
Director: Dina Frank, AIA, IIDA Mancini Duffy
Director: F. Eric Goshow, FAIA, LEED AP, Goshow Architects
Director: Laurie D. Kerr, FAIA, LEED AP, LK Policy Lab
Director: Heidi Kippenhan, AIA, I-Grace
Director: Pascale Sablan, AIA, S9ARCHITECTURE
Director, Associate Member Affairs: Ayodele Yusuf, Assoc. AIA, Perkins Eastman
Public Director: Paul A. Bello, PE, AKF Group LLC
Public Director: Maxine Griffith, AICP, Columbia University Office of Public Affairs
Public Director: Marc Heiman, Richter+Ratner
Public Director, Oculus Advisor: Andrea Monfried, Andrea Monfried Editions
Public Director: Regina Myer, Downtown Brooklyn Partnership
Public Director: Monica Ponce de Leon, AIA, Princeton University
Student Director: Elaine Gamolo, AIAS, New Jersey Institute of Technology
Immediate Past President: Gerard F.X. Geier, FAIA, FIIDA, LEED AP, FXCollaborative
Proposed Bylaws Changes
The text of the proposed changes, which affect multiple sections of the bylaws, is available to download below. Below is a summary of proposed changes to the AIA New York Bylaws:
AIA New York Board of Directors
o Proposed bylaws change reclassifies most Board members as “Directors” or “Public Directors”, eschewing previous titles that focused on specific roles (e.g., Director of Educational Affairs). Directors signify AIA members; Public Directors are non-members. There is no change in Board composition.
o This change brings our Board into alignment with non-profit best practices, moving to a model of more generalist Directors, which enhances responsiveness to changing needs and areas of focus for the Board.
o Proposed bylaws change to the Director, Associate Relations role (a Board director drawn from among the Chapter’s associate members), makes Associate members eligible if they have associate status at the time of their election. This will enable associate members to serve even as they pursue licensure.
Contingency Reserve Fund policies
o Background: After financial difficulties following expenses related to the 1988 AIA National conference, the Chapter established a contingency reserve fund as a financial backstop and for use in emergencies.
o Proposed bylaws change stipulates that monies in excess of $500,000 can be approved for use by a 2/3 majority vote of the Board of Directors for urgent or emergency expenses. To deploy any funds below the $500,000 threshold will continue to require a vote of the membership. The change makes some funds usable in urgent circumstances, but maintains the spirit of member control and the need for a significant financial cushion.
Proposed 2019 Elective Committee Slate
Design Awards Committee
Lance Jay Brown, FAIA, Lance Jay Brown Architecture/Urban Design
Frances Halsband, FAIA, Kliment Halsband Architects
Everardo Jefferson, AIA, Caples Jefferson Architects PC
Elaine Molinar, AIA, Snøhetta Architecture, Design & Planning PC
Fellows Committee
Terrence O’Neal, FAIA, Terrence O'Neal Architect LLC
Nicole Dosso, FAIA, Skidmore, Owings and Merrill LLP
Frances Huppert, FAIA
Jeffrey Murphy, FAIA, MBB Architects
Ann Marie Baranowski, FAIA, Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects
Lisa Gould, FAIA, Lisa Gould Architect
Joint Finance Committee
Katherine Chia, FAIA, Desai Chia Architecture
Kenneth Ricci, FAIA, Ricci Greene Associates
Kate Dundes Shattan, AIA, Gustavson/Dundes Architecture & Design
Christopher Reynolds, AIA, AvalonBay Communities
Glen Erikson, AIA, Time Equities, Inc.
Tim Milam, AIA, FXCollaborative
Honors Committee
Christopher Cooper, FAIA, Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP
Elizabeth Leber, AIA, Beyer Blinder Belle
Robert Rogers, FAIA, Rogers Partners
Louise Braverman, FAIA, Louise Braverman Architect
David Burney, FAIA, Pratt Institute
Astrid Lipka, AIA, Rice+Lipka Architects
Oculus Committee
Jacob Reidel, AIA, Ennead Architects LLP
Jessica Sheridan, AIA, Mancini Duffy
Stephen Yablon, AIA, Stephen Yablon Architecture
Alan Brake, Assoc. AIA, Deborah Berke Partners
Julia Chapman, AIA, Ennead Architects
Lori Brown, AIA, Syracuse University
Nominating Committee
Nominating Committee Elections
An open meeting to put candidates on the Nominating Committee ballot has been called for September 25, 2018 from 6:00 PM to 6:30 PM. All Architect, Associate, International Associate, and Emeritus members of the Chapter are welcome. Please register here to attend. If you would like to submit a name but cannot make it to the meeting, please email jcorbin@aiany.org with the name of the candidate.
Once all submitted names are vetted, an online election will open on October 4 for members to select their top four choices and close on October 18. The winners will be announced in our newsletter on October 31.
The four elected members will serve with the 2018 President, Gerard (Guy) Geier, FAIA, from January 2019 to June 2019 to select members for the 2020 Board and Elective Committees.
2018 Nominating Committee Members
Eric Bunge, AIA
Sara Caples, AIA
Victoria Meyers, AIA
David Piscuskas, FAIA, LEED AP
Mark Strauss, FAIA
Jesse Lazar, Deputy Director, AIA New York | Center for Architecture
Joseph Corbin, Membership Coordinator, AIA New York
Elective Committees
Design Awards Committee The committee, working with the Chapter Board of Directors and chapter staff, organizes the annual Design Awards Program. Current committee members:
Thomas Phifer, AIA, Thomas Phifer and Partners (Chair)
Neil Kittredge, AIA, AICP, Beyer Blinder Belle
Elizabeth O'Donnell, AIA, Cooper Union Irwin S. Chanin School of Architecture
Jorge Otero-Pailos, AIA, Otero-Pailos Architects
Jinhee Park, AIA, Single Speed Design (SSD)
Jennifer Sage, FAIA, LEED AP, Sage and Coombe Architects
Benjamin Prosky, Assoc. AIA, Executive Director, AIA New York | Center for Architecture
Suzanne Mecs, Hon. AIANYS, Managing Director, AIA New York
Fellows Committee Consisting of six elected members of the Chapter, this committee follows applicable AIA procedures regarding eligibility and nomination procedures for advancement of a member to Fellowship, and follows an appropriate method of communicating such information to all Chapter members. Current committee members:
Nicole Dosso, FAIA
Frances Huppert, FAIA
James McCullar, FAIA
Jeffrey Murphy, FAIA
Terrence E. O’Neal, FAIA
Gabriel Smith, FAIA
Suzanne Mecs, Hon. AIA NYS
Honors Committee This committee selects nominees for Chapter awards; AIA New York State Honors; Institute Honors and Awards and provides support for submissions. Current committee members:
Gerard Geier, FAIA, FIIDA, LEED AP, FXColllaborative (Chair)
Christopher Cooper, FAIA, Skidmore, Owings & Merrill
Stephen Dietz, AIA, LEED AP, Mitchell | Giurgola Architects
Fanny Gong, FAIA, Columbia University - Manhattanville Development
Elizabeth Leber, AIA, LEED AP, Beyer Blinder Belle
Robert Rogers, FAIA, Rogers Partners
Hayes Slade, AIA, Slade Architecture
Benjamin Prosky, Assoc. AIA, Executive Director, AIA New York | Center for Architecture
Suzanne Mecs, Hon. AIANYS, Managing Director, AIA New York
Oculus Committee This committee meets monthly with the staff of Oculus to advise, direct, and set policy and editorial content for the Chapter's publications. Current committee members:
Andrea Monfried, Chair
Molly Heintz, Editor-in-Chief
Christopher Barley, Assoc. AIA
Gerard Geier, FAIA, FIIDA, LEED AP
Iva Kravitz, Assoc. AIA
Christopher Leong, Assoc. AIA
Chee L. Pearlman
James Petty, AIA
Jacob Reidel, AIA
Jessica Sheridan, AIA, LEED AP BD+C
Stephen Yablon, AIA
Jieun Yang, AIA
Benjamin Prosky, Assoc. AIA
Suzanne Mecs, Hon. AIA NYS
Camila Schaulsohn
Joint Committees
Finance Committee The committee assists the President and Treasurer in preparing an annual budget; arranges for audits of the books of this Chapter and reports to the Board of Directors the results of such audits; examines, at the direction of the Board of Directors or the Treasurer, the accounts of this Chapter; supervises the investments, trust funds and endowments of this Chapter; and recommends to the Board of Directors appropriate action to be taken thereon. Current committee members:
Kenneth Lewis, AIA, Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (Treasurer)
Joseph N. Brancato, AIA, Gensler - NY
Katherine Chia, AIA, Desai Chia Architecture
Kate Dundes, AIA, Gustavson-Dundes Architecture and Design
Sharon Liebowitz, Meritam Investment Advisors
Michael Plottel, FAIA, LEED AP, Columbia University Facilities & Operations
Christopher Reynolds, AIA, LEED, Avalon Bay Communities
Kenneth Ricci, FAIA, Ricci Greene Associates (KY)
Jesse Lazar, Deputy Director, AIA New York | Center for Architecture
Suzanne Mecs, Hon. AIANYS, Managing Director, AIA New York
Benjamin Prosky, Assoc. AIA, Executive Director, AIA New York | Center for Architecture
Henry Zachary, Finance Director, AIA New York | Center for Architecture
Scholarship Committee The Joint Scholarship committee acts on behalf of AIA New York and Center for Architecture, as jury and supervisors of the restricted grants and scholarship funds including the Stewardson Keefe LeBrun Travel Grant; Arnold W. Brunner Grant; the Eleanor Allwork Scholarship Grant Program and The Douglas Haskell Award for Student Journalism. Current committee members:
Matthew Clarke
Elizabeth O'Donnell, AIA
Bennett Fradkin, AIA
Douglas Hocking, AIA
Evie Klein, AIA
Tom Krizmanic, AIA, Co-chair
Carol Loewenson, FAIA, Co-chair
David Piscuskas, AIA, Co-chair
Anthony Schuman, AIA
Joseph Tortorella, Hon. AIANY, PE
Related Events
Nominating Committee Schedule
October 2017
Election of the 2018 Nominating Committee
January 2018
Call for 2019 Recommendations Issued
Mid February 2018
Recommendations due to Chapter
February/Early March 2018
Resumes and recommendations compiled and reviewed
How to Join Elective Committees
AIA New York’s Nominating Committee accepts recommendations and self-referrals for the following Elective Committees for terms starting the following year. The Committee meets monthly to consider recommended candidates. Recommendations should include a cover letter, a brief one-page resume, and full contact information.
Materials can be sent by postal or email. Postal submissions should be addressed to:
Nominating Committee
c/o Jesse Lazar
AIA New York Chapter
536 LaGuardia Place
New York, NY 10012