AIA elects executive board members
Posted
05/22/2012
Delegates to the American Institute of Architects (AIA)
National Convention in Washington, D.C. elected Helene Combs
Dreiling, FAIA, (AIA Blue Ridge), to serve as the 2013 AIA first
vice president/president-elect and 2014 AIA president. Donald
C. Brown, FAIA, and Susan Chin, FAIA, each to serve as vice
president from 2013 through 2014; and Richard DeYoung, AIA, as the
Institute's Secretary from 2013 through 2014.
Dreiling currently serves as executive director of the Virginia
Center for Architecture, a Richmond-based non-profit that develops
the public understanding of architecture through a broad array of
outreach programs.
During more than 18 years of national AIA service, Dreiling has
held numerous leadership positions including AIA secretary
(2011-12), national vice president (2000), and national board
membership (1997-98 and 2000). She is a past member of the
board of trustees of the American Architectural Foundation and a
past president of both the Virginia Society, AIA and AIA Blue
Ridge. From 2000-2009 Dreiling held several positions at AIA
National, including managing director of component relations, vice
president of strategic initiatives and relationships, and team vice
president, AIA Community.
Dreiling's private practice architectural career includes
work with The Plum Studio, and The Dreiling Partnership Architects,
both Roanoke, Va.,-based firms that she headed. She received
her bachelor of architecture degree from the College of
Architecture and Urban Studies at Virginia Tech in Blacksburg,
Va.
Donald C. Brown, FAIA, Elected 2013-2014 Vice
President
Brown, from AIA Montgomery is a past AIA National board member and
has served as the Gulf States regional director from 2009-2011.
He is a Richard Upjohn Fellow of the AIA, served on the AIA
Board Advocacy Committee from 2007-2011, and served as the chair
for ArchiPAC from 2008-2010. He was also president of the
Alabama Council AIA in 2003. Brown, a regional firm owner for
more than 30 years, has had public and private commissions
throughout the South. His firm, Brown Studio Architecture,
has tackled projects such as downtown and riverfront redevelopment
in Montgomery and a historic restoration of the original Tuskegee
Airman Flying Field. Brown's education includes art history
at Williams College and the Auburn University School of
Architecture, where he has also served as an assistant professor
and chaired the Architecture School's advisory council.
Susan Chin, FAIA, Elected 2013-2014 AIA Vice President
Chin, from AIA New York is a current AIA National Board member who
serves as New York's Regional Director. She is on both the
AIA Membership Committee and Strategic Direction
Group/Communications Committee. She chaired the AIA Gold Medal
Advisory committee in 2011, served on the Executive Vice President
CEO Search Committee in 2010, and was the president of the AIA New
York chapter in 2005. Chin currently serves as the Executive
Director of the Design Trust for Public Space. During the prior 23
years, she served as assistant commissioner of capital projects at
the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs. Chin was
awarded a Loeb fellowship at the Harvard University Graduate School
of Design in 2000. She earned a master's degree in historic
preservation from Columbia University's Graduate School of
Architecture, Planning and Preservation, and a bachelor's of
science degree in architecture from Ohio State University.
Richard DeYoung, AIA, Elected 2013-2014 AIA Secretary
DeYoung, from AIA Pittsburgh has served as a past AIA national
board member as Pennsylvania regional director from 2009-2011.
He was a member of the AIA Secretary's Advisory Committee in
2011 and an AIA Advocacy Committee member in 2007 and in 2009-2010.
DeYoung was also president of AIA Pennsylvania in 2006 and
president of AIA Pittsburgh in 2003. His firm, WTW Architects
specializes in higher education design, environmental
sustainability, and adaptive re-use and restoration. DeYoung
is a graduate of Carnegie Mellon University. He is a trustee and
member of the executive committee of the Pittsburgh Public Theater,
and past secretary of the Arthritis Foundation National Leadership
Forum.