Fostering LEADERSHIP through the support of educational opportunities for our next generation of leaders in the architectural community
The Beverly E. Hauschild-Baron Leadership Fund (BHB Fund) was established in 2001 to recognize Beverly Hauschild-Baron’s 25 years of service to AIA Minnesota. Its purpose is to help develop ongoing leadership for AIA Minnesota by providing financial support for AIA Minnesota members and AIA Minnesota staff pursuing leadership training. Funding is provided through designated donations and other private support.
Celebrating 25 Years. Support Future Leaders in Architecture
Help us celebrate a major milestone for Minnesota’s architectural community. The Beverly Hauschild-Baron (BHB) Leadership Fund was established to honor Beverly’s 25 years of visionary service as AIA Minnesota’s Executive Vice President. Now through October 2026, we are celebrating 25 years of the fund itself with a goal to raise $25,000 to fuel the next generation of design leaders.
Your support directly empowers the people of Minnesota’s architecture community. The BHB Fund provides essential scholarships for professionals to attend the AIA Minnesota Leadership Forum and the AIA Women’s Leadership Summit, ensuring that leadership development remains accessible and robust.
Whether you are giving in honor of a colleague, supporting the profession, or paying forward the mentorship you’ve received, your contribution makes a lasting impact.
In recognition of our 25th anniversary, we invite you to consider a gift in denominations of $25, $250, or $2,500. Donations in any amount are welcomed and will help us reach our $25,000 goal!
Give $25, $250, or $2,500 to help us reach our $25,000 goal in honor of 25 years of leadership.
Active in AIA Minnesota Leadership Forum
BHB Fund committee members actively participated in the development of the curriculum and selection of participants for the first AIA Minnesota Leadership Forum, which launched in January 2010. The BHB Fund provides up to two scholarships for forum participants. Supporting this program is perfect fit for the BHB Fund, based on the forum’s mission: to engage a diverse group of AIA Minnesota members in understanding and strengthening their leadership skills in the areas of communication, ethics, motivation, community outreach and mentorship.
AIA Minnesota Convention Leadership Keynote Speaker Sponsored by BHB Fund
The BHB Fund also sponsors the final leadership keynote speaker at the AIA Minnesota Conference. This presentation is designed to be an inspirational and thought-provoking conclusion to the AIA Minnesota Convention. Previous speakers:
2025 – Unleashing the Power of Hope: The Science Behind Transformative Leadership, Molly Kawahata is an award-winning speaker, strategist, and host of The Full Spectrum Podcast. A former climate advisor in the Obama White House and founder of Systemic Impact Strategies, she helps organizations harness evidence-based practices and the science of hope to drive performance and transformative change.
2024 – Breaking Free of Leadership, Tabitha Montgomery, is the executive director for the Powderhorn Park Neighborhood Association (PPNA) and co-executive director for the Flourish Placemaking Collective in Minneapolis.
2023 – Blueprints of Beagles: Will Artificial Intelligence Drive Design and Construction?, Phillip Bernstein, FAIA, is an architect and technologist who has taught at the School of Architecture at Yale University since 1988.
2019 – Designing with Intention: How We Might Make Spatial Justice a Reality, Liz Ogbu a designer, urbanist, and social innovator.
2018 – Design Justice: Design as Protest, Bryan Lee, a designer and design justice advocate; he is the founding organizer of the Design Justice Platform and organized the Design As Protest National Day of Action.
2017 – The Collaboration Imperative, Emma Birchall, is head of Insight and Forecasting with Hot Spots Movement, a specialist research consultancy.
2016 – Redesigning Leadership, Courtney E. Martin, author, entrepreneur, and weekly columnist for On Being.
2015 – Telling Tales: Creative Change and Disruptive Leadership, Kaywin Feldman, Duncan and Nivin MacMillan Director and president of the Minneapolis Institute of Art (Mia).
2014 — The Loyalty Switch, James Kane, world’s foremost expert on what makes someone truly loyal – to another person, to an organization, or to a cause.
2013 — The Trust Edge, David Horsager, MA, CSP, is a business strategist and author of the national bestseller The Trust Edge: How Top Leaders Gain Faster Results, Deeper Relationships, and a Stronger Bottom Line.
2012 — Design on the Future, David Zach, futurist
2011 — Working with Integrity, Nan DeMars, an internationally recognized thought leader and practitioner in the area of workplace ethics for more than 30 years.
2010 – Geoff Webb, Vice-President of Graceworks, gave a wonderfully animated presentation that was well received by those in attendance.
AIA Women’s Leadership Summit Scholarship Recipients
The BHB Fund offers a dedicated scholarship for Minnesota-based architects and designers to attend the annual AIA Women’s Leadership Summit. This scholarship provides financial reimbursement for registration and travel expenses, offering a unique opportunity to engage in a supportive professional environment. Attendees can connect with a national network of peers to share perspectives and gain actionable insights on navigating industry challenges—from negotiation and promotion to effective team management.
2025 Scholarship
Alexis Meyer, Assoc. AIA
2024 Scholarships
Angela Varpness, AIA
Jyotsna Sivaguru, Assoc. AIA
Greta Norris, AIA
2023 Scholarships
Alexa Deppeler, AIA
Jena Quast, Assoc. AIA
Kaitlin Schalow, AIA
2022 Scholarships
Ashley Mitlyng, AIA
Katie Merten, Assoc. AIA
Megan Schires, AIA
2019 Scholarship Recipients
In 2019 the BHB fund offered fourteen (14) scholarships in honor of the fourteen (14) women in Minnesota who have been elevated to the College of Fellows.
Amanda Aspenson, AIA
Jasmine Countney
Jessica Holmes, Assoc. AIA
Neva Hubbert
Aishwarya Karunanidhi, Assoc. AIA
Erin Kindell, AIAS
Emily Little, Assoc. AIA
Joy Rackley Martin, AIA
Amanda Pederson, AIA
Dana Saari, AIAS
Marta Snow, AIA
Rebecca Staley, Assoc. AIA
Elizabeth Turner, AIA
Ellie Ziaie, Assoc. AIA
2017 Scholarship Recipient
Katie Kangas, AIA
2015 Scholarship Recipients
Andrea Hammel-Wollak, AIA
Damaris Hollingsworth, AIA