What are your greatest challenges related to your career?
Join the Chapter for a day of conversation about growth and leadership with industry leaders and interactive activities.
AIA Central Valley is excited to announce a new conference scheduled for Thursday, June 20th that is designed to inspire, encourage and empower people in the architectural and design industry.
Whether you are early in your career and looking for tools for successful communication, a firm leader interested in mentoring your staff, or an established architect ready to move into that leadership position, Empowering is for you.
We have invited some remarkable leaders in the equity and leadership sector to share their knowledge with us, including keynote presenter Emily Grandstaff-Rice, FAIA, current Chair of the AIA Equity in Architecture Commission. We will also bring the conversation local with a panel discussion including key firm principals in the Sacramento region.
We know you are likely incredibly busy, but you won’t want to miss out on this inspirational event. We hope that each man and woman who attends leaves feeling excited and ready to take their careers to the next level, with confidence.
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DETAILS
DATE
Thursday, June 20, 2019, 8:00 am – 3:00 pm
PLACE
Sacramento Regional Builders Exchange | Barrish Pelham Room
5370 Elvas Ave, Sacramento, CA
COST
Includes breakfast, lunch, presentations/activities and take-away gift!
$75.00 / AIA Members
$100.00 / Non Members
$25.00 / Students (limited availability)
RSVP
http://empowercv2019.bpt.me by Tuesday, June 18th
SCHEDULE
08:00am – 08:30am | Registration and Refreshments
08:30am – 09:30am | Keynote: Emily Grandstaff-Rice, FAIA
Increasingly, architects will be called to lead efforts in finding solutions to many of our society’s most pressing issues. To successfully meet these challenges, as well as the unknown challenges ahead, we must have the talent, passion, and creativity of a diverse cohort of students, professionals, and leaders. Our intent is to encourage an ongoing, meaningful, and productive dialogue among all members about how best to realize the most inclusive, equitable, and diverse future for the profession of architecture.
09:30am – 10:00am | Icebreaker Activity
10:00am – 10:30am | Julia Mandell, AIA
In today’s professional environment of digital connection, it often seems as if the work day never ends. How do we manage the demands of both our work lives and our personal lives? How can we redesign our workplaces to allow for more flexibility? What strategies can we use to support employees in all stages of their lives?
This session will review current thinking regarding the work-life equation and explore this issue through a personal lens. Ms. Mandell, an architect/developer, mother, and equity advocate, will share the results of the Equity in Architecture Survey in regards to issues of work-life and discuss best practices in the field.
10:30am – 10:45am | Break
10:45am – 11:15am | Jana Itzen, AIA
11:15am – 11:45am | Interactive Group Activity
11:45am – 01:00pm | Lunch / Social
01:00pm – 01:30pm | Kelley Cowan
01:30pm – 03:00pm | Panel Discussion moderated by Genevieve Vargas, AIA
– Ida Clair, AIA, Acting State Architect, DSA
– Kimberly Garza, PLA, Principal, ATLAS LAB
– Laura Knauss, AIA, Principal, Lionakis
– Beth Young, AIA, Principal, HGA
02:45pm – 03:00pm | Conclusion
Questions?
[email protected], or call 96-444-3658
MEET THE PRESENTERS
KEYNOTE | EMILY GRANDSTAFF-RICE, FAIA
Ms. Grandstaff-Rice is Senior Associate at Arrowstreet, a Boston-based architecture and design firm, and is leading the national diversity and inclusion conversation as chair of the Equity in Architecture Commission. As a frequent speaker and writer on the future of architectural practice, Emily is fascinated by how technology, the social economy, and environmental urgency are addressed in architectural practice.
PRESENTER | JULIA MANDELL, AIA
Currently practicing with Wilson Associates, a design/build/development firm in Oakland, California, Julia’s work includes the design of spaces for living, working, eating and making, with a focus on adaptive reuse. Julia also currently serves as the Co-Chair of Equity by Design, working to increase access to the field of architecture and promote equitable outcomes throughout the architectural process.
PRESENTER | JANA ITZEN, AIA
Jana is the President/CEO and cofounder of ITZEN Architects Inc. located in Santa Ana, CA. In 2017 she served as AIA California President, and is now a national AIA Strategic Council for representing California.
PRESENTER | KELLEY COWAN
Project Executive, XL Construction
Kelley is the current President of the Sacramento Regional Builders’ Exchange, a founding board member of the ACE (Create) Mentoring Program, and was one of Sacramento Business Journal’s “40 Under 40.”
For reasonable accommodations and or alternate formats, please contact AIA Central Valley at least 48 hours in advance.