Chair
Rob Szudzik
Email

Recommend new board members, review succession planning

Chair
Joseph Cohen
Email

Committee
Rishawn Sonubi

Actively lobbies at the local, State, and national levels specifically representing and promoting the interest s of AIA Buffalo/WNY

Chair
Margaret Scaglione
Email

Committee
Ed Smart
Robert Szudzik

Actively creating and scheduling CEU events

Co-Chairs
Christa R. Quintana, AIA
Email

Olga Kislyuk, AIA
Email

Committee
Isha Bubna, Assoc. AIA
Charles Wingfelder
Kristie Gerace

Help coordinate yearly awards event to recognize local projects and firms for exemplary architectural designs

Chair
Rob Szudzik
Email

Committee
Olga Kislyuk

Isha Bubna

Emails, website, facebook and other means of communicating with Members

Co-Chairs
Kristie Gerace
Gwen Howard (Email)

Promote the value associated with engaging diversity as an essential component of firm culture.

Chair
Amber Holycross
Email

Committee
Matt Graham

Maintains ARE Lending Library, conducts events geared towards EPs, applies for EP Component Grants for workshops, etc

Chair
Aimee E. Treis, AIA (NY)
Email

Committee
Cheri Weatherston
Email

Luke Johnson
Email

Yadira DeSantis
Email

Procures Scholarship Funding, Selection of Scholarship Recipients, Awarding of Scholarships

Rob Szudzik

Email

Ed Smart

Email

Coordination of sponsorship Opportunities

Chair
Roxanne Button
Email

Committee
Justina Zifchock
Elaine Chow
Nicholas Rajkovitch
Nate Heckman
Kris Kemmis
Kelley Culp-Burton

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