The AIA Dallas Emerging Leaders Program has received the 2010 AIA Grassroots Excellence Award for their successful entry in the Continuing Education Outstanding Single Program category. 

The jury was impressed with the AIA Dallas’ Emerging Leaders ten month, one day a week program that identifies, cultivates, and mentors emerging professionals for leadership in the firm, the profession, and the community. Furthermore, the program’s ongoing evaluation process, which includes the use of several evaluation methods, helps to ensure that the program is effective and of value to members. As a result, you have been able to influence positive decisions that have made a significant impact upon the profession.

AIA Dallas will be recognized for its outstanding accomplishments during the 2010 Grassroots Leadership & Legislative Conference.  For more information on attending the conference, click here.

Still in its inaugural year, the Emerging Leaders Program is hosted by AIA Dallas. 
The program focuses on bringing emerging leaders together from prominent Architectural firms in the Dallas area. 
Discussions provide leadership within the community, industry and individual firms.  It involves monthly meetings where
participants discuss relationship and leadership skills with various panelists and the group.



The 2009 Emerging Leaders

Mauricio Amado, AIA - Rees Associates - Chair
Brad Shipman, Assoc. AIA - t. howard & associates - Vice Chair
Pete DeLisle, Ph.D - Austin College - Facilitator

Adam Jones - Merriman Associates
Ben Howell - Perkins + Will
Brad Shipman, Assoc. AIA - t. howard & associates
Brian Saldana - Omniplan
Cory Griffin - Beck Group
Heath May - HKS
James Tanner - Page Southerland Page
Jayson Kabala - Beck Group
Jeff Livingston - F&S Partners
Leticia Canon, Assoc. AIA - FKP Architects
Lindsey Leah Brigati - Page Southerland Page
Mary Foley, Assoc. AIA - Raymond Harris & Associates
Matt McDonald - Corgan
Pablo Martinez, AIA - Aguirre Roden, Inc.
Pete Chalfant, Assoc. AIA - Gensler
Sara Good - Good, Fulton & Farrell
Sheila Kleinpeter, AIA - JHP
Vandana Nayak, AIA - SHW Group
Will Duncan - WDG Architecture


Upcoming Meetings - Locations and Speakers TBD

October 2nd - Enacting Sustainability
October 24th - Turtle Creek Clean Up Competition - Click Here! 



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