President
Ralph Hellman, AIA
Acquilano Leslie, Inc.
303.893.4130
ralph "at” acquilano.com
As AIA Denver 2012 President, Ralph will help the board explore opportunities to promote AIA benefits to its members, to heighten the public awareness or our profession and our work, to maintain the financial strength of the chapter and bring another highly successful national convention to the Rocky Mountains in 2013.
Ralph is a graduate of the University of Kansas, School of Architecture and Urban Design. He is a partner with Acquilano Leslie, Inc., a 13-person firm specializing in corporate interior architecture where he focuses on project and office operations, quality control and technical oversight. He has served on numerous building code committees for the Denver Building Department. He currently chairs the Interior Design Advisory Board at the Rocky Mountain College of Art + Design, where he has taught as an adjunct faculty member and continues to serve as a guest lecturer and student project juror.
President-Elect
Carl Hole, AIA
RNL
303.295.1717
carl.hole "at” rnldesign.com
"My desire to serve on the AIA Denver board is based on my philosophy of giving back to the profession and hopefully to advance the success of the profession as a whole.”
Carl is a principal and architecture studio leader at RNL. Carl has served as 2005-2009 Colorado State Intern Development Program coordinator; 2009 AIA Denver board of directors secretary; 2011 QBS Colorado chair-elect.
Vice President
Nan Anderson, AIA
Anderson Hallas Architects, PC
303.278.4378
nananderson "at” andarch.com
Nan is a principal with Andrews & Anderson Architects, PC, a firm that practices contemporary design and historic preservation in the public realm. "Engagement” is her mission as a board member, as she meets with firms within the Denver metro area to share the AIA Denver Public Affairs Committee video, and to encourage participation in AIA, whether for "a day or a decade.”
Secretary
Drew Marlow, AIA
Aquilano Leslie, Inc.
303.893.5355
drew "at” acquilano.com
"My interest in joining the AIA Denver chapter’s board of directors stems from a genuine interest to become more involved in Colorado’s architectural community (specifically Denver). I have been a Colorado resident and professional since 2006. In 2010, I made a conscious decision to change career paths; moving to a firm that practices almost exclusively in the Denver area was the first step toward my goal of serving the community I live in. I view the AIA Denver board of directors as another venue in which I may grow professionally while serving our community through a volunteer engagement. As a new face to the board, I will bring rational decision making, accountability, a strong work ethic and positive attitude.”
Drew is a licensed architect, AIA member and a LEED accredited professional. He joined Acquilano Leslie in 2010 and brings exceptional abilities in design, space planning, project management and client relations. Drew received his Bachelor of Interior Architecture and Product Design from Kansas State University where he received the "James Dubois Most Outstanding Graduate Award.” While attending K-State, he was awarded ‘1st Place - Large Furniture’ in the Kansas City Architects, Designers, Dealers & Representatives (KCADDR) furniture design competition. He is an active contributor to the AIA Denver Urban Design Committee.
Treasurer
Michael J. Thomas, AIA
ttArch, LLC
303.282.6645
michael "at” tt-arch.com
"As a design and business professional running a small firm, I am in tune with the needs and objectives of the AIA membership. In addition to my service on the AIA Denver board, I am an active member of the AIA Denver COTE Committee and AIA Colorado Government Affairs Committee. I am currently chairperson of AIA Colorado Government Affairs Committee. I serve on the board of directors, with a personal sense of obligation, by professional legacy, to influence and positively impact the community that we work in and to better the position of architecture professionals. In my service, I attempt to do my best to aid in steering AIA Denver in a direction that serves the members and meets the members’ expectations of this is organization. I am honored to serve and advocate for my peers, the AIA membership, and the architectural community of Denver.”
Michael holds a master’s degree in architecture from the University of Colorado, and is the principal of ttArch, llc, a residential design firm.
Treasurer-Elect
Sarah Rege, AIA
RNL
303.575.8618
sarah.rege "at” rnldesign.com
"Being a member of the board of directors is an exciting opportunity to be involved in AIA and serve the interests of the members during challenging economic times. I hope to enhance the success of architecture as a profession through innovation and dedication to sustainability and the communities in which we practice.”
Sarah Rege, AIA, LEED AP BD+C, is a project architect for RNL, a multi-disciplinary global design firm. Sarah has contributed sustainable design expertise on two of downtown Denver's new LEED towers, Spire - LEED-NC certified and 1800 Larimer - LEED-CS Platinum. Sarah leads RNL's Denver office Green Team providing leadership to staff education and resources.
Past President
Kitty Yuen, AIA
Burkett Design
303.885.8307
kitty.yuen "at” burkettdesign.com
"The past couple years have been tough on our profession and the industry. As an organization, we have to ask ourselves how are we doing and what we can do to support our members. Now is the time for engagement from our members to help define what we do and we grow. Helping to implement and develop focused areas of the Strategic Plan will enable many architects to ‘get involved.’ Whether it’s on task forces, committees or participation in our continuing education programs, each one of us does make a difference. We will continue to serve our membership base through championing the voice of our profession, promoting the value of architects and providing learning opportunities to help professionals navigate this economy. Together we can share our enthusiasm and become a community that supports our passion for architecture and design.”
Kitty is licensed in architecture and interiors, working with Burkett Design Inc. She’s served on the AIA Denver board of directors for the past four years. For Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design’s Interior Design program, she serves as an Academic Advisory Board member. She’s passionate about education and volunteerism, spending time with family, traveling and raising 5-year-old twin girls.
Director
Sean O’Hara, AIA
EVstudio
303.322.4964
sean "at” evstudio.us
Director
Nathan Gulash, AIA
RNL
303.575.8618
nathan.gulash "at” rnldesign.com
"As a director on the board of the AIA Denver chapter, I look forward to serving my colleagues as a voice that understands the challenges of today’s emerging professionals, and understands what we are capable of when given opportunities. Architects play a vital role when it comes to creating communities with a fabric of sustainability, and harnessing the energy and talents of the emerging generation of designers is imperative if we want to continue to build on our past successes. I look forward to opportunities to unite the design community and craft the new face of the profession. It is with excitement and anticipation that I look forward to working with the general public, so that they may look to us with respect for the work that we are able to do, not for them, but with them.”
Upon graduating from Michigan State University with a degree in Trumpet Performance, I was accepted to The University of Michigan’s Taubman College of Architecture 3+ graduate program. Childhood ski vacations to Winter Park helped me decide that Colorado was the state for me, and a professionally well-connected aunt and a "Yes, I can do that” attitude landed me my first summer internship with Barker, Rinker, Seacat. The following summer I worked with Ohlson Lavoie Collaborative and later obtained permanent employment with RNL upon graduation. I completed IDP and my AREs concurrently (through the state of Texas) and achieved a Colorado license through reciprocity on December 24, 2010. Most recently, I am excited and honored to be one of six emerging professionals involved with the AIA Colorado Emerging Professionals Blog and look forward to continued contributions and collaborations.
Director
Keat Tan, AIA
klipp
303.893.1990
keat "at” klipparch.com
"I will help reinforce the 2009-2014 Strategic Plan that was established and adopted. Helping to develop and implement design focus areas would be one of my interests for our members. Reinforcing our commitment and involvement by members with our local educational institutions would be an area of interest; promoting the younger and next generation of our profession to be involved is another. As a design architect, my interest clearly lies in the passion of promoting excellence in design for the city, community and the profession; championing what ‘must be’ even with the most stringent economics of the time; great design does not have to be expensive outcomes, in fact, it should not be in order to have a sustainable economy.”
Emmigrated from Malaysia, educated in London and New York, Keat Tan joined klipp architecture planning interiors in 2001 with over 20 years of national and international design experience. Keat has worked for Michael Graves and Associates in Princeton, N.J., The Hillier Group in New York and Princeton, N.J., and Hsin Yieh Architects in Hong Kong.
Director
Brad Tomecek, AIA
Studio H:T, Inc.
303.247.0405
bat "at” studioht.com
Brad strives to fuse design excellence with innovative building systems. He mixes professional practice with teaching at the University of Colorado. He was recently named the AIA Western Mountain Region 2009 Young Architect of the Year Award, and his work with Studio H:T has led to an AIA Colorado 2009 Innovative Practice Honor Award.
Director
Kevin Kazuhiro Yoshida, AIA
B+Y Architects
303.623.0701
kky "at" bplusy.com
"As a member of the AIA Denver board of directors, I seek to serve my peers as a voice that increases the public understanding that architects have a vital role and responsibility to create a sustainable city fabric, and that architects have a formative role in a sustaining a healthy economy.”
Kevin Yoshida believes that design enriches life and should be accessible to all. The strength of Kevin’s design leadership is manifest in his firm that prioritizes projects that are challenging and seeks partnerships with people and organizations that are committed to improving the communities where we work, live and grow. Kevin is a Denver native who received his architectural design training at the University of Southern California and returned to practice architecture in Colorado in 1994. Kevin serves his professional community as a director on the AIA Denver board. He serves the academic community as a guest critic at the University of Colorado Denver. Kevin is also a member of the Lowry Design Review Committee, since 2002, and a member of the RidgeGate Design Review Committee in Lone Tree, since 2003.
Director
Jennifer Song Koeppe, AIA
Bennett Wagner & Grody Architects
303.623.7323
jkoeppe "at” bwgarchitects.com
Jennifer currently works as a project designer/project architect at Bennett Wagner & Grody Architects, where she has been for nearly eight years. She works predominately on K-12 projects but has experience in many project types. Prior to joining Bennett Wagner & Grody, Jennifer worked for ArchitectureDenver. She also worked with MHTN Architects in Salt Lake City, Utah, working predominately on K-12 and higher education projects, and a special project: the Olympic Village (athlete village) for the Salt Lake Winter Olympics in 2002 as an event designer (project designer/project manager). Jennifer is licensed in both Colorado and Utah, and serves on the Stapleton Design, Inc., board of directors and Stapleton Design Review Committee.
Professional Affiliate Director
Charles Keyes, PA, P.E., S.E., LEED AP
Martin/Martin Consulting Engineers, Inc.
303.431.6100
ckeyes "at” martinmartin.com
"I have a deep interest in architecture and the built environment. Serving on the board of directors for AIA Denver allows me the opportunity to broaden my view of architecture and at the same time share my perspective of the industry from an allied yet typically separated discipline.”
Charles Keyes is well-known in the A/E/C community for his creative solutions in the design of structures. As a practicing structural engineer with more than 45 years of experience, Charles engages his extensive expertise whenever he is evaluating, developing concepts for, and involved in the complete engineering design of structures of all types and sizes. He is a registered professional engineer in Colorado and five other states, and a registered structural engineer in California, Illinois, Nevada and Arizona. Some of his many affiliations include The American Institute of Architects as a professional affiliate, American Council of Engineering Companies as director-at-large, Architectural Fabric Studies Institute, and American Society of Civil Engineers. He is a principal in the structural division and serves on the board of directors of Martin/Martin. Charles earned his bachelor’s degree from the University of Colorado Boulder; master’s degree from the University of California Berkeley, and completed post graduate work at the University of Colorado, University of Southern California and Washington University.
Public Director
John Desmond
Downtown Denver Partnership
303.534.6161
jdesmond "at” downtowndenver.com
Associate Director
Megan Kullerd, AIA
303.656.6318
kullerd "at” yahoo.com
"As a professional committed to stewardship, I have passion and energy for the needs of the associate membership. I believe in banding together to help our current members while utilizing outreach methods to demonstrate the value of membership to nonmembers and former members. The values of networking, mentorship, licensure and continuing education are more important than ever to strengthen of our professional bonds and capital. I understand this and promise to bring my passion and energy to make programs at AIA Denver more accessible, more visible, and more engaging.”
Student Representative
Mark Wendell, AIAS
University of Colorado Denver, College of Architecture and Planning
markjwendell "at” gmail.com
"As the student representative on the AIA Denver board of directors, my goal is to learn as much as possible from my peers during my short term. I will serve as the voice for AIAS and all other University of Colorado Denver architecture students."
Mark Wendell was a 2007 graduate from The Knowlton School of Architecture at The Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio. He relocated to Denver in 2008 to work for a small firm of three people in LoDo. In 2010, he was accepted into the University of Colorado Denver’s masters of architecture program, where he quickly became the vice president of their AIAS chapter, one of the largest chapters of AIAS in the nation.
SDA Liason
Anne McNeely
Fentress Architects
The
Society for Design Administration (SDA) is the largest association devoted to
the professional development and personal growth of administrative personnel in
the AEC industry. An affiliate of The American Institute of Architects, SDA
promotes education and best practices in management and professional standards
of design firm administrative personnel. I’ve been a member of SDA since 2005,
and heavily involved in Denver chapter activities including the board of directors, certification and scholarship committees. It is my honor to take on
the position of SDA Liaison. In this role, my goal is to facilitate open
communication and information sharing between the two organizations. I am a
Colorado native with 14 years in the Denver AEC industry.
Ex-Officio
Pomelia "Pomie" Bowers
AIA Denver
303.446.2266, ext. 115
pomelia@aiacolorado.org
Past Presidents
2011 Kitty Yuen, AIA
2010 Tania Salgado, AIA
2009 Steve Carr, AIA
2008 Richard Combs, AIA
2007 David Tryba, FAIA
2006 Brit Probst, AIA
2005 Martha Bennett, FAIA
2004 Michael Hicks, AIA
2003 Ben Wilking, AIA
2002 Cheri Gerou, AIA
2001 Jim Leggitt, FAIA
2000 Herbert Roth, FAIA
1999 Jim Paull, AIA
1998 Michael Jacoby, AIA
1997 Peter Orleans, AIA
1996 Ned K. White, AIA
1995 Richard von Luhrte, FAIA
1994 William Tracy, AIA
1993 Brian Klipp, FAIA
1992 Dennis R. Humphries, AIA
1991 Ronald K. Abo, AIA
1990 Don Dethlefs, AIA
1989 Curt Dale, FAIA
1988 James Bershof, AIA
1987 Robert Fuller, AIA
1986 Jennifer Moulton, FAIA
1985 Karl Berg, FAIA
1984 Noel J. Copeland, AIA
1983 John M. Prosser, AIA
1982 Donald E. Barker, AIA
1981 James C. Morgan, AIA
1980 Daniel J. Havekost, FAIA
1979 James S. Sudler, AIA