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 in June 2023.
Nominating Committee
Nominating Committee Members
Kenneth Lewis, AIA (Chair)
Michael Caton, AIA, LEED AP BD+C
Everardo Jefferson, AIA
Shilpa Patel, AIA
Lissa So, AIA
Nominating Committee Elections
An open meeting to put candidates on the Nominating Committee ballot is called annually in the fall. All Architect, Associate, International Associate, and Emeritus members of the Chapter are welcome. 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 for two weeks time for members to select their top four choices.
The four elected members will serve with the AIANY President from January to June each year to select members for the following year's Board and Elective Committees.
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:
Dennis P. George, George Architect PLLC
Elliot Glassman, AIA, NCARB, LEED BD+C, CPHD, WSP
Barry Richards, Assoc. AIA, Rockwell Group
Hayes Slade, AIA, Slade Architecture
Gregory Switzer, AIA, NOMA, NCARB, SWITZER Architecture
Joseph G. Tattoni, FAIA, ikon.5 architects
Natalia Valencia Donat, Assoc. AIA, LEED AP BD+C, NYC Architecture Biennial
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:
John Cetra, FAIA, CetraRuddy
Robert Eisenstat, FAIA, Port Authority of New York & New Jersey
Joann Gonchar, FAIA, Architectural Record
Laura Heim, FAIA, Laura Heim Architect
Margaret Rietveld, FAIA, Rietveld Architects
Fernando Villa, FAIA, Magnusson Architecture and Planning
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:
Mark Gardner, AIA, Jaklitsch / Gardner Architects
Yasemin Kologlu, Intl Assoc. AIA, Skidmore, Owings & Merrill
Henry Myerberg, FAIA, HMA2 Architects
Annya Ramírez-Jiménez, AIA, Marvel
Susan T. Rodriguez, FAIA, Susan T. Rodriguez Architecture • Design
Claire Weisz, FAIA, WXY Architecture + Urban Design
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:
Lisa Green (Chair)
Molly Heinz (Editor in Chief)
Alicia Ajayi
Susan Chin, FAIA
Julia Gamolina, Assoc. AIA
Elisa Holland, Assoc. AIA
Andrea Lamberti, AIA
Kerry Nolan
Suchi Reddy, AIA
Weston Walker, AIA
Sara Zewde
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:
Ellen Abraham, Assoc. AIA, Skidmore, Owings & Merril
William Harris, AIA, Perkins and Will
Alexander Lamis, FAIA, Robert A.M. Stern Architects
Kenneth Levien, FAIA
Beverly Prior, FAIA, AECOM
LeAnn Shelton, AIA, Rockwell Group
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:
Barry Bergdoll, Hon. AIANY, Columbia University (Co-chair)
Kenneth A. Lewis, AIA, Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (Co-chair)
Jha D Amazi, MASS Design Group
Alison Brooke Tomlinson, Gensler
Koray Duman, AIA, LEED, Buro Koray Duman
Nina Cooke John, AIA, NOMA, NCARB, Studio Cooke John
Evie Klein, Assoc. AIA, User Design Information Group, The Graduate Center, CUNY
Hilary M. Sample, FAIA, MOS Architects, Columbia University Graduate School of Architecture, Planning & Preservation
Catherine Seavitt Nordenson, AIA, Catherine Seavitt Studio
Dr. Sharon E. Sutton, FAIA, Parsons School of Design
Related Events
Nominating Committee Schedule
October 2021
Election of the 2021 Nominating Committee
January 2022
Call for 2022 Recommendations Issued
Mid February 2022
Recommendations due to Chapter
February/Early March 2022
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