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AIA Minnesota's Leadership Program - 2012

This program was created in response to the Leadership Task Force to foster and develop leadership for AIA Minnesota member architects during mid-career. The mission of the FORUM is to assist AIA members in understanding and strengthening their role in leadership in areas of community involvement, government, professional practice, business development and mentorship. Experts related to each area of curriculum will speak at each session.

If you have questions, contact:
Brian Tempas or Heidi Neumueller


Congratulations to the 2012 Leadership Forum Participants!
From left to right - Front row: Christine Albertsson, Albertsson Hansen Architecture; Keon Chi, AECOM; Jesse Turck, BWBR; Kelli Wegscheid, Harmonious Architecture; Ed Wilms, DLR Group; Session Expert: Kathy Cooney, HealthPartners; Dan Grothe, Cuningham Group; Anna Pravinata, Architectural Alliance; Mary Springer, Julie Snow Architects
Second row: Session Expert: Jon Buggy, AECOM; Kenwood McQuade, Target Corporation; Sara Phillips, LHB; Jessica Vogel, AECOM; Nathan Miller, DLR Group; Susan Nelson Golberg, AECOM; Matthew Kruntorad, MS&R; James Moore, HGA; Jared Banks, SALA Architects; Forum Advisor: Nick Ruehl, RUEHL + Associates

Leadership FORUM Requirements 2012
Leadership FORUM Application 2012

 

Leadership Forum Program for 2011

2011 Summary of the six programs the FORUM graduates completed. Summary 2011 (pdf).
2011 FORUM Graduate Ken Sheehan, AIA, Architectural Alliance, talks about "The X Factor" (pdf)
2011 Program Graduate Steven Wolf, AIA, shares his experience. Tools 2011 (pdf)
2011 FORUM Testimonials (pdf)

The 2011 Program Graduates include:

Left to right:
Benjamin Lindau, AIA - AECOM Ellerbe Becket; Steven Wolf, AIA - Target Corporation; Jeffrey Loeschen, AIA - Architectural Alliance; Paul Lawton, AIA - Paulsen Architects; Rebecca Krull Kraling, AIA - HGA Architects & Engineers; Michael Grage, AIA - AECOM Ellerbe Becket; Philip Lund, AIA - Philip J. Lund Design + Construction; Lani Priddy, AIA - Cuningham Group; Ross Naylor, AIA - Architectural Alliance; Speaker: Cheryl Leitschuh; David Haaland, AIA - UrbanWorks Architecture; Marcelo Pinto, AIA - Architectural Alliance; Meghan Kell Cornell, AIA -Kell Architects; Charlie Stoffel, AIA - Cuningham Group; and Deborah Rathman, AIA - Rivera Architects (not pictured).
Congratulations to this year's graduates!


Leadership Forum Program for 2010 -Recap

The inaugural FORUM program began January 2010, with 14 students (listed at right) who expressed interest in strengthening their abilities in leadership. The students hail from a wide variety of companies and represent firms that are small and large, residential and commercial, and private and corporate. These young women and men began the six month course with a session on defining the parameters and attributes of leadership and will be led by facilitator Jon Buggy, AIA, managing principal at AECOM Ellerbe Becket.

See the FORUM press release with all of the 2010 graduates and program speakers.