Ohio Valley Region Leaders Appointed to National Committees
Congratulations to OVR leaders who have been recently appointed to a National AIA Committees or Task Forces. This is great representation from the AIA Ohio Valley Region.
Jud Kline, AIA Cleveland, has been appointed to the Diversity Council will develop, communicate and implement diversity & inclusion strategies to align with the AIA Diversity Action Plan and the AIA Strategic Plan. Activities will be focused on member value in the following areas of diversity: marketplace, community, workplace inclusion and pipeline development. He was appointed to 1 of only 3 open positions!
John Rademacher, AIA Cincinnati, has been reappointed to the Advocacy Committee who advises the Board on a broad range of initiatives bearing on the advocacy of the Institute’s policies and views to the public, to government officials, and to others. The Advocacy Committee is also the primary voice of the Board on advocacy to AIA members, AIA staff and members of the broader community.
Bruce W Sekanick, AIA Eastern Ohio, has been newly appointed to the Advocacy Committee. He was appointed to 1 of 6 open positions!
Jason Shelley, Executive Director AIA Indiana / Indianapolis, has been appointed to the CES Collaborative Task Force charged to review the continuing education membership requirements to ensure the current policies and operations support the goals of the Institute by linking education and practice to develop and sustain lifelong learning by ensuring access to quality continuing education programs.
Deb Kunce, OVR Regional Director, has been appointed to the Board Community Committee to advise the Board of Directors on a broad range of issues and initiatives bearing on the integration, facilitation, and communication of the relationships of members to the Institute, to each other, and to society. The Community Committee is the primary advocate of the Board on Community issues to AIA members, AIA staff, and members of the broader society. She was also reappointed to the Strategic Directions Group.
Chas Schreckenberger, OVR Regional Director, has been appointed to the Board Knowledge Committee which is a committee of the Board that works with the Knowledge Communities which are designed to help the AIA provide timely information on awards, research, industry news, programs and opportunities to network both in-person and online in specific areas of interest.
The following members of the region were previously recognized for their appointments. They are:
Hal Munger, AIA Toledo, was reappointed to the AIA Legacy Board
Janet Pike, AIA Kentucky, will continue to serve on the Membership Dues Payment Plan Task Force
Adam Palmer, AIA Indianapolis, will be the 2011 Chair of the National Young Architects Forum Advisory Committee
Sanford Garner, AIA Indianapolis, is the 2011 President of NOMA
Scott Veazey, AIA Southern Indiana, will become the 2011-12 NCARB President (in July 2011)
Congratulations to all of our members who are taking the time and effort to take on leadership roles in the Institute. Thank you.
AIA Ohio Weave Sets Strategic Initiatives for 2011
Back in November, the AIA Ohio Board and leaders from local components participated in a two-day strategic planning session that incorporated AIA’s weave. From this event, strategic initiatives for 2011 were identified and prioritized. Click here to see a copy of the resultant strategic planning weave.
Fred Holman AIA, 1936-2010
On December 31, 2010 AIA Ohio Foundation Board member and AIA Ohio past President (1998) Fred H. Holman Jr. passed away after a long battle with Cancer. The AIA Ohio offers our sincere condolences to his family and appreciates the many contributions Fred made to both the profession and the AIA. Visiting hours are scheduled on January 5, 2001 from 1pm to 3pm and from 5pm to 7pm. More information is available at www.Nosek-McCreery.com.
AIA Ohio Welcomes 2011
With 2010 behind us, AIA Ohio looks forward to the many challenges and opportunities of 2011. While the organization was able to at least partially address many of the issues presented to us last year, we will again be challenged with new issues and continuing concerns for 2011. This year, AIA Ohio will be under the leadership of Steve Shinn, AIA who has taken over the helm as president. Jud Kline, AIA has been elevated to the position of president elect, and Mike Schuster, FAIA will remain as treasurer of the organization. New to the Executive Committee this year is Elizabeth Murphy, FAIA, who was elected to the position of Board Secretary. We welcome Elizabeth and look forward to working with her. Leaving the Executive Board is Paul Hollenbeck, AIA, who served last year as our past president. We would like to thank Paul for the five years of service on the executive committee and the countless years he had served prior to that on AIA Ohio and as a member of AIA Toledo. Bruce Sekanick, AIA will assume the position of past president and will be the Board representative to the Foundation Board as well as liaison to the Ohio Architects Board.
Ohio Legislature Takes “Right” Turn
The state legislature took a “right” turn November 2nd with Republicans taking control of all state offices, both houses of the Ohio General Assembly, the Ohio Supreme Court and the United States Senate seat being vacated by Sen. George Voinovich. As a result, Republicans could be in control for some time and will replace many Democrats currently leading a variety of state agencies.
Continuing education credits
Continuing education credits from the AIA Ohio Convention have been reported to AIA National, and you should have received a certificate via email. It was sent to the email you used to register for the convention. If you did not receive a certificate and need one, please contact the AIA Ohio office. Thanks for your patience!
AIA Ohio Annual Report
At the AIA Ohio Convention in Toledo, AIA Ohio held its annual membership meeting on Saturday morning, October 2. As part of the meeting, written and oral reports of the board were presented to the membership detailing the activities of the Board in 2010. A copy of this annual report is attached. Members may contact either Bruce Sekanick AIA, President, AIA Ohio or Kate Brunswick, CAE Director of Services, with questions on the report.
AIA Ohio Board Retreat
The AIA Ohio Board of Directors, along with the leadership of each of the seven components from throughout the state will meet on Thursday and Friday, November 4th and 5th in Columbus as part of the 2011 Board Retreat and Planning meeting. This years meeting will commence on Thursday morning with a planning session on using the Institutes “weave” planning tool announced earlier this year during the Grassroots leadership conference. This portion of the program will be lead by Ohio Valley regional director Deb Kunce, AIA.
Current and future leadership from all local components throughout the state will participate in the meeting to help address needs and concerns of the members as the organization moves into 2011. The program will be lead by President elect, Stephen Shinn, AIA
Advocacy at the Institute: Using the Website
There always seems to be so much information going around at the AIA, that it is sometimes really hard to get an overall idea of the scope of the Institutes efforts in keeping us, as members, informed. As President, I could probably be included in some type of webinar or conference call at least three times a week. ( That is of course, if I didn’t actually want to get any work done for my real job.) However, every now and then, I do get the opportunity to join in on a few of the presentations, even if it is to listen in the background and gain a little more knowledge of the Institute and it various programs, committees and departments. After yesterdays Government Advocacy Leadership Briefing, I thought it appropriate at this time of year, to provide a few links to AIA sites that, as members, we might not normally visit. Here are a few:
Do you want to know more about the IGCC, the International Green Construction Code? Click here to find out more on how AIA is working with others on the development of the IGCC. read more…