| COMMITTEES |
| Chapter Meeting Planning Committee Chairs: Valerie Michalek
Frank Rosario, AIA Trivers | Hosts Chapter Meetings on a regular basis to allow opportunities to learn about our community by visiting venues in the region and engage in topics on design and/or community issues, while earning continuing credits towards licensure. |
| Code - Stlprocode - Committee Chair: Helen DiFate, AIA The DiFate Group, PC | A volunteer group of professionals organized to promote building safety through educating, improving, and furthering the use of ICC Building Codes. |
| Committee On The Environment (COTE) Chairs: Monica Moore-Žigo, AIA Gensler | AIA COTE® is a Knowledge Community that’s been around for more than 30 years working for architects, allied professionals, and the public to achieve climate action and climate justice through design. COTE has been the force behind many of the recent climate action priorities at the AIA such as the Framework for Design Excellence, the AIA Climate Action Plan and the AIA 2030 Commitment. |
| Community Engagement Committee (CEC) | We are a group of citizen architects who exist to serve, strengthen, and support the St. Louis community and our local AIA Chapter committees. We aim to promote architecture and engage with the community by developing diverse educational, professional, and community programs. |
| Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Committee Chair: Nick Rauscher, AIA M+H Architects | The J.E.D.I. Committee provides programming, training, volunteer and community engagement opportunities in an effort to increase diversity, create equity, and encourage inclusivity in our profession, chapter, and practices and take a stand in support of social justice in our community. |
| Scholarship Fund Committee Chair: Grace Corbin, AIA Emeritus Christner Architects | The AIA St. Louis Scholarship Fund is one of the largest architectural scholarship programs in the country. All scholarship, are provided to students from the St. Louis region who are entering their third year and beyond for degrees in architecture at schools accredited by the National Architecture Accrediting Board. |
| The Resource Committee Chair: Past President Erik Biggs, AIA Jacobs | The Resource Committee oversees The Resource Center at AIA St. Louis. The Resource Center is a creative, inclusive, and unique space where the architectural community, industry professionals, and the public come together to educate, engage, and collaborate around issues, products and services that promote the importance of the built environment and the human experience. |
| Women in Architecture Chair: Leslie Garner, AIA Saint Louis Zoo | We are a group of St. Louis women. As an AIA organization we exist to promote equity, diversity, and inclusion in the architectural profession. We will provide opportunities for women in architecture to build their peer network, grow personally and professionally, and navigate the unique challenges we face in the profession. We will also strive to improve the St. Louis community and promote the profession to younger generations. |
| Young Architects' Forum Committee Chair: Elise Skulte, Assoc. AIA FGM Architects | An AIA St. Louis committee for people pursing a license in architecture and within 10 years of licensure focusing on leadership, mentorship, and fellowship. |
| SPECIAL EVENTS COMMITTEES |
| CKLDP Chair: Christina Brown, AIA M+H Architects | The Christopher Kelley Leadership Development Program (CKLDP) prepares AIA St. Louis professionals for future leadership roles through nine individual half-day sessions focusing on core skills such as marketing and business development, office and firm management, presentation and public speaking, professional ethics and the law, philanthropy and board involvement, community service, industry trends, and the future of practice. |
| Continuing Education Committee Chair: Christopher Urhahn, Assoc. AIA Grubbs and Associates | Provide members continuing education credits each year to fulfill AIA membership requirements and state requirements to renew your state license(s). |
| Design Awards Committee Chairs: Chrissy Rogers, AIA Arcturis Adriana Perrone, AIA AP,A | Recognize outstanding achievements in all areas of design, construction and craftmanship; Bring together members of our design and construction community to share achievements; Increase awareness of design and construction excellence in the St. Louis region; Challenge us to do better; Increase our skills in design and construction; Better serve our clients, building owners, users and the general public, all of whom are affected by our work. |
| Photography Competition Committee Chair: Marcus Moomey, AIA CannonDesign
| The competition was founded to capture and honor architects, design professionals and architectural students (AIAS members) whose amazing talents are showcased in their photographic interpretation of the designed environment |
ADVISORY COMMITTEES
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| Fellows Chair: Kevin Flynn, FAIA Kiku Obata & Co. | St. Louis Fellows as part of the AIA College of Fellows seeks to stimulate a sharing of interests among Fellows, promote the purposes of the Institute, advance the profession of architecture, mentor young architects, and be of ever-increasing service to society. |
| Past Presidents' Council Chair: Robert Winters, AIA Emeritus OWH, Inc. | Established group of individuals who served as Chapter President of AIA St. Louis who meet to share experiences, discuss best practices, promote efficiency in chapter procedures and highlight chapter goals for the future. |