September 8, 2016 by Sarah Wahlgren

Please join us in welcoming the 2016-2017 AIAS Committees and Task Forces! Each year, we rely on the committees and task forces to keep the AIAS energetic and forward-looking. This year we can look forward to value-driven deliverables for the Council of Presidents at both FORUM and Grassroots. We’re so excited for this diverse and hardworking group of students to lead us through another productive, successful and exciting year!

Learn more about our committees and their charges.

 

Governance Committee

Chair: Sarah Wahlgren, Assoc. AIA | President

Liaison: Jenn Elder | South Quad Director

Members:

Ryan Cusack | New Jersey Institute of Technology

Aaron McCauley | Dunwoody College of Technology

Danielle Mitchell, Assoc. AIA | Past President

Kurt Stoll | Portland State University

James Swider | The Ohio State University

Jordan Vazquez | University of Houston

 

Finance Committee

Chair: Rachel Law, Assoc. AIA | Vice President

Liaison: Elizabeth Seidel | West Quad Director

Members:

Dominic Armendariz | University of Nevada, Las Vegas

Abby Fields | Auburn University

Andrew Jiang | Illinois Institute of Technology

Robyn Payne | University of Kansas

Nick Serfass, AIA, CAE | Executive Director

Maria Syed | New Jersey Institute of Technology

 

Membership Committee

Chair: Rachel Law, Assoc. AIA | Vice President

Liaison: Jeremy Gentile | Midwest Quad Director

Members:

Michael Chang | University of Houston

Julia Flauaus | Tulane University

Victoria Hertz | California Polytechnic State University San Luis Obispo

Joseph Ortiz | New York Institute of Technology Manhattan

Kylie Pond | North Carolina State University

Mariah Stewart | Tuskegee University

Mariah Tobin | University of Nebraska Lincoln

 

Personnel Committee

Chair: Stephen Vogel, FAIA | AIA Liaison

Liaison: Clayton Daher | Northeast Quad Director

Members:

Danielle Mitchell, Assoc. AIA | Past President

Carmina Sánchez-del-Valle | ACSA Liaison

Dennis Ward | NCARB Liaison

 

Advocacy Task Force

Chair: Elizabeth Widaski | Clemson University

Liaison: Elizabeth Seidel | West Quad Director

Members:

Will Carlson | Illinois Institute of Technology

Sarah Curry | Auburn University

John Ferns | New Jersey Institute of Technology

Iryna Gulin | Philadelphia University

Cameron Kayne | Georgia Institute of Technology

Harikrishna Patel | Academy of Art University

Megan Stenftenagel | Ball State University

 

Design Think Tank

Chair: Maria Hurtado | Pennsylvania State University

Liaison: Jeremy Gentile | Midwest Quad Director

Members:

Morgan Jacobs | University of North Carolina Charlotte

Caitlin Kessler | University of Arizona

Kevin Leong | Andrews University

Kaoru Lovett | Harvard University

Rowland Sauls | Auburn University

Bhavana Shyamsundar | Savannah College of Art and Design

Devon Zurcher | Bowling Green State University

 

Freedom By Design Advisory Group

Chair: Kshitija Joshi | New Jersey Institute of Technology

Liaison: Jenn Elder | South Quad Director

Members:

Vishnu Anil | New York Institute of Technology Old Westbury

Anna Anklin | University of North Carolina Charlotte

Nicole Becker | Iowa State University

Erin Conti | Keene State College

Adam Fogel | University of Texas Arlington

Khan Meyer | University of Hawaii

Anthony Rosas | Lawrence Technological University

 

Global Council

Co-Chair: Rachel Law, Assoc. AIA | Vice President

Co-Chair: Tony Lopez | Woodbury University

Liaison: Clayton Daher | Northeast Quad Director

Members:

Nada alMulla | University of Sharjah

Paolo Mendoza | New York Institute of Technology

Noaf Murbati | University of Bahrain

Zeinab Nadeem | University of Cairo

Rhea Nayar | Savannah College of Art and Design

Jean Carlos Vega Diaz | University of Puerto Rico