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 most recent Annual Meeting was held on July 1, 2020. The 2021 Board Slate (for service beginning January 2021) is available here.
Nominating Committee
Nominating Committee Members
Chair: Kim Yao, AIA, Architecture Research Office
Danei Cesario, AIA, RIBA, NCARB, NOMA, WALLEN + daub
Kimberly Dowdell, PODz
Ronnette Riley, FAIA, Ronnette Riley Architect
Kristen Sibilia, Assoc. AIA, Dattner Architects
Jesse Lazar, AIA New York | Center for Architecture
Joseph Corbin, AIA New York
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:
Alexandra Barker, FAIA, LEED AP
Jerome Haferd
Julia Gamolina, Assoc. AIA
Mojgan Hariri, AIA
Nicole Hollant-Denis, AIA, NOMA
Erik Verboon, AIA
Benjamin Prosky, Assoc. AIA
Suzanne Mecs, Hon. AIANYS
Joseph Corbin
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:
Ann Marie Baranowski, FAIA, Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects
John Cetra, FAIA, CetraRuddy
Joann Gonchar, FAIA, Architectural Record
Laura Heim, FAIA, Laura Heim Architect
Terrence O'Neal, FAIA, Terrence O'Neal Architect
Robert Eisenstat, FAIA, Port Authority of New York and New Jersey
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:
Chair: Kenneth Lewis, AIA, Skidmore, Owings and Merrill
Andrew Bernheimer, FAIA, NCARB, Bernheimer Architecture
Richard Dattner, FAIA, Dattner Architects
Mark L. Gardner, AIA, Jaklitsch / Gardner Architects
Alexander Gorlin, FAIA, Alexander Gorlin Architects
Susan T. Rodriguez, FAIA, Susan T. Rodriguez Architecture • Design
Claire Weisz, FAIA, WXY
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:
Chair: Andrea Monfried, Andrea Monfried Editions
Editor in Chief: Molly Heinz
Lee Altman, AIA, SCAPE Landscape Architecture DPC
Eric Bunge, FAIA, nArchitects
Alicia Ajayi
Kenneth Lewis, AIA, Skidmore, Owings and Merrill
Kerry Nolan, Beyer Blinder Belle Architects
Suchitra M. Reddy, AIA, Reddymade
James Russell, FAIA
Weston Walker, AIA, Studio Gang Architects
Sara Zewde, Studio Zewde
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:
Chair: Alexander Lamis, FAIA, Robert A.M. Stern Architects
Treasurer: Katherine Chia, FAIA, Desai Chia Architecture
Denise Berger, FAIA, AECOM
Glenn Erikson, AIA, PhD, Time Equities, Inc.
Sharon Liebowitz, Meritam Investment Advisors
Tom Milam, AIA, FXCollaborative
Beverly Prior, FAIA, AECOM
Le Ann Shelton, AIA, Rockwell Group
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:
Co-Chair: Barry Bergdoll, Hon. AIANY, Columbia University
Co-Chair: Kimberly Yao, AIA, Architecture Research Office
Gia Wolff, AIA, NOMA, NCARB, Cooper Union
Evie Klein, Assoc. AIA, User Design Information Group, The Graduate Center, CUNY
Nina Cooke-John, AIA NOMA NCARB, Studio Cooke John
Dr. Sharon Sutton, FAIA, The New School
Catherine Seavitt Nordenson, AIA, Catherine Seavitt Studio
Carol Loewenson, FAIA, Mitchell Giurgola Architects
Sara Lopergolo, FAIA, Selldorf Architects, LLC
Hilary Sample, AIA, MOS Architects PLLC
Related Events
Nominating Committee Schedule
October 2020
Election of the 2021 Nominating Committee
January 2021
Call for 2022 Recommendations Issued
Mid February 2021
Recommendations due to Chapter
February/Early March 2021
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