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, they have been able to influence positive decisions that have made a significant impact upon the profession.

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

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 2010 Emerging Leaders

Sheila Kleinpeter - JHP Architecture
Heath May - HKS, Inc.
Matt McDonald - Corgan Associates


Chet Schutzki - t. howard & associates
Grant Wickard - Good, Fulton & Farrell
Jonathan Brown  - JHP Architecture
Melissa Tucker - Omniplan, Inc.
James Hamilton - Omniplan, Inc.
Joseph Amos II - FKP
Stephen Elwood - Corgan Associates
Linden Urquieta - HKS, Inc.
Patrick  Elverum- SHW Group
Victoria Trad - Perkins+Will
Aimee Sanborn - Merriman Associates
Gianna Pigford - Gensler
D. Scott Taylor - Raymond Harris & Associates
Aditi Padki - SmithGroup
Beth Carroll - Page Southerland Page
Jonah Sendelbach - Page Southerland Page
Meloni McDaniel - Beck
Charles Brant - BRW


Upcoming Meetings - Locations and Speakers TBD

April 16 - State Leadership (Business and Legislative Operations) TSA Board Meeting          
May 14 - National and Local AIA Leadership 
June 18 - Project Leadership     
July 16 - Political Activism    
August 13 - Civic Leadership  
September 17 - Mentors & Protégés        
October 15 - Sustainability                                                                                                                 


For more information and updates including a calendar of events and pictures,
follow the Emerging Leaders Blog!