Virginia Architecture

	Alan L. Storm, AIA, Chair - DBI Architects (Reston) Storm is a graduate of the University of Arkansas and has worked as an architect in the Washington, DC metropolitan area his entire career. He joined DBI in 1975, became a stockholder in 1976, and has been the majority owner since 1998. During his tenure with DBI, Storm has overseen the growth of the firm from 13 to 74 people, won numerous design awards, and expanded the company’s scope in the institutional, government, corporate, and technology marketplaces. As owner, Storm has overall responsibility for the firm’s strategic direction, management, and marketing; and takes a Principal-in-charge role in specific projects. Affiliations: Virginia Society AIA - Past President; other offices AIA Northern Virginia - Past President; other offices Washington Builders’ Ball - Past Chair and Board Member Loudoun County Design Cabinet - Member Stephen A. Coor, Hon. VSAIA Chair-elect - Riverside Brick and Supply (Richmond) Born and raised in Richmond, Coor graduated from Trinity Episcopal High School and Elon University with a BA in Political Science. He has been involved in the masonry industry for 39 years, starting as laborer for his family’s masonry business and moving into sales and marketing at an early age. He has spent the majority of his career focused on members of the architectural community and is currently the Director of Architectural Sales for Riverside Brick & Supply. In recognition of his service to the profession of architecture, Coor became an Honorary Member of The Virginia Society AIA in 2005. Affiliations: Virginia Society AIA - VCA Board Liaison to Board of Directors Henrico County Vocational/Technical Education Foundation - President Brick Institute of America - “Green Brick Specialist” AIA Richmond - Affiliate Member Construction Specifications Institute - Member, Richmond Chapter Virginia Masonry Association - Past President Peyton Boyd, FAIA, Vice Chair - Peyton Boyd Architect (Abingdon) A graduate of the UVa School of Architecture, Boyd is president of Peyton Boyd Architect, a diversified practice in religious, institutional, commercial and residential architecture. He has been a guest lecturer on historic preservation, downtown revitalization, sustainable development, and art in architecture. As the VSAIA’s AIA150 Champion, he curated the exhibit “Livable Communities for Virginia,” which opened in December 2007 at the VCA. The Virginia Society AIA honored him in 1998 with its Award for Distinguished Achievement and in 2010 with the William C. Noland Medal, its highest honor. In 2011 he was elevated to the AIA’s College of Fellows. Affiliations: Virginia Society AIA - Past President; other offices; AIA150 Champion (2007) AIA Blue Ridge - Past President; other offices William King Regional Arts Center - Board Member Abingdon Board of Architectural Review - Member Believe in Bristol - Board of Directors; Chair, Design Committee Virginia Commission for the Arts - Regional Advisory Panel Laura B. Cameron, Secretary - Community Volunteer (Richmond) Cameron was awarded a BS in Mass Communications, summa cum laude, from Virginia Commonwealth University. She was editor or managing editor for several corporations and newspapers in Richmond and Winchester and later held fundraising and communcations positions with Virginia Blood Services. Cameron has dedicated much of her volunteer service to advocating for preservation of the historic fabric, notable structures, and distinctive character of Richmond’s Fan District, along with promoting materials conservation and environmental stewardship. As President of the Historic Monument Avenue and Fan District Foundation, Cameron shepherded fundraising to purchase neighborhood street signs and launched an historic preservation lecture series. Affiliations: Historic Monument Avenue and Fan District Foundation - Trustee and Past President City of Richmond Tree Steward Program - Member, Advisory Panel The Woman’s Club - Member, Program Committee Warsaw Condominium Association, Architectural Review and Grounds Committees - Chair First Unitarian Universalist Church, Endowment Committee – Secretary SaveOurStatues (organization dedicated to maintenance of Richmond’s iconic monuments) - President Stephan F. (Hobie) Andrews, Esq., Hon. VSAIA, Treasurer - Vandeventer Black (Richmond) Andrews is a partner with attorneys Vandeventer Black LLP, concentrating his law practice in construction, professional liability, regulatory services, and intellectual property. He received a BS in Civil Engineering from Virginia Military Institute, obtained a JD from the University of Richmond, and practiced engineering for four years before entering the legal profession. Andrews has been recognized as one of Virginia’s “Legal Elite” among construction lawyers and litigators by Virginia Business magazine. He is listed in The Best Lawyers in America within the field of Construction Law and has been recognized as a “Virginia Super Lawyer” by Law & Politics magazine. Affiliations: Virginia Center for Architecture Foundation - Chairman Emeritus Virginia Society AIA - Honorary Member Virginia State Bar Construction Law Section - Member, Board of Governors Joseph E. Wells, AIA, Past Chair - AECOM (Arlington) Wells is Senior Vice President/Division Manager of AECOM’s National Capital Office. The son of an architect, he received a Bachelor of Architecture from Virginia Tech in 1978. He has worked with three firms in Roanoke, Virginia; Houston, Texas; and Washington, DC, finally with Hayes, Seay, Mattern & Mattern, Inc. (HSMM). Wells served in a variety of roles with increasing responsibility, eventually becoming the Director of HSMM’s Buildings Division in Washington, DC prior to the firm’s merger with AECOM. Wells is an avid supporter of Virginia Tech and participates in a number of community service activities in the greater DC area. Affiliations: Virginia Center for Architecture Foundation – Chairman Emeritus Caldwell Society of Virginia Tech - Member Kathleen A. Blanchard, CIC, RPLU, Trustee - BB&T Insurance Services (Richmond) Blanchard leads the Design Professional Liability Practice Group for the central region of BB&T Insurance Services, the 6th largest insurance agency in the country. Her practice specializes in working with architects, engineers, and environmental consulting firms. Blanchard’s team helps clients objectively compare and select their insurance products and advises them on a broad range of risk management and loss control issues. A graduate of the University of Kansas, Blanchard is a Certified Insurance Counselor and a Regional Professional Liability Underwriter. She is a frequent speaker on professional liability issues and serves on the boards of a number of industry organizations. Affiliations: ACEC - Associate Member Professional Liability Insurance Agents Network - Member Virginia Society AIA - Affiliate Member AIA Richmond, AIA Hampton Roads, and AIA Northern Virginia - Affiliate Member Society of Marketing Professionals - Affiliate Member Society for Design Administration - Affiliate Member Susan B. W. Boggs, Trustee – Turner Construction Company (Arlington) Boggs is Vice President and Manager of Business Development for Turner Construction Company’s Mid-Atlantic regional office. She is responsible for client relations, new business, sales/marketing strategy, and the development of community affairs within the territory. Having started with Turner in May 1994 as an Assistant Estimating Engineer, Boggs escalated through various positions of increasing responsibility on a host of significant projects. Active within the professional community also, Boggs has been a member of the District of Columbia Building and Industry Association, the Society of College and University Planners, and the National Association of Minority Contractors, in addition to current affiliations. Affiliations: Virginia Tech Myers-Lawson School of Construction Management - Member, Industry Advisory Board VT Myers-Lawson School of Construction Management - Chair, Finance and Development Committee National Capital Chapter, Professional Women in Construction - Founding Board Member Urban Land Institute - Member, Executive Committee Greater Washington Board of Trade - Member, Transportation and Land Use Committee Sally Brown, Trustee - Community Volunteer (Richmond) Brown received her Bachelor of Fine Arts in Interior Design from Virginia Commonwealth University and holds a Masters degree in Architecture and Design Criticism from the Parsons School of Design. In addition to practicing Interior Design in Richmond and other locales, Brown has taught at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Longwood University, John Tyler Community College, the Hand Workshop, and St. Catherine’s School. She is a widely published author, having contributed to Virginia Living, Architectural Record, and the Richmond Times-Dispatch, and has served as guest curator, invited reviewer, and community leader throughout Richmond and beyond. Affiliations: Shimer College, Chicago, Illinois - Chair, Board of Trustees Mayor’s Advisory Committee for Shockoe Slip, Shockoe Bottom, etc. - Member 17th Street Farmers’ Market - Past Chair and Member, Advisory Council Community Advisory Committee for VCU - Member Commission for Architectural Review, City of Richmond - Past Appointed Commissioner Urban Design Committee, City of Richmond - Member Drew St. J. Carneal, Trustee – Community Volunteer (Richmond) Carneal graduated from Princeton University and received his LLB from the University of Virginia. He retired from legal practice in 2004, having served in several prominent positions in local law firms, for a Fortune 500 company, as well as being appointed Richmond City Attorney. Carneal presently is Corporate Secretary for Carbones Inter Americanos S.A., a Colombian company engaged in the mining, sale, and distribution of coal. He is fascinated by history and is the author of the book Richmond’s Fan District, which showcases the development of this Richmond neighborhood. Carneal resides in a Monument Avenue home designed by Duncan Lee. Affiliations: Maymont Foundation - former Member, Executive Committee Fan District Association - Past President and Former Member, Board of Directors Monument Avenue Preservation Society -Former Member, Board of Directors (twice) Historic Monument Avenue and Fan District Foundation - Incorporator and Former Board Member Valentine Richmond History Center - Member, Board of Directors Historic Richmond Foundation - Member, Board of Directors Ellen S. Cathey, AIA, Trustee – University of Virginia (Charlottesville) Cathey has been with the UVa School of Architecture for eight years, first as Associate Dean of Students and currently as Director of Communications and Outreach. Before UVa, Cathey was Director of Education and Emerging Professionals Director for the AIA in Washington, DC, managing AIA programs and committees focused on education and emerging professionals. Prior to the AIA, Cathey designed publications, authored design competitions, and was editor of ACSA News for the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture. Originally from Tennessee, Cathey earned her MArch from the University of Tennessee and Bachelor of Arts in English Literature from Indiana University. Affiliations: AIA Central Virginia - Board Member, 2006-2010 IDP Educator Coordinator, UVA School of Architecture, 2006-present AIA Educator/Practitioner Network (EPN) - Former Committee Member Charlottesville Women in Design - Member James H. Cochrane, Jr., Assoc. AIA - Cochrane Design & Development Corp.(Richmond) Cochrane is a graduate of Virginia Tech with a Bachelor of Architecture and the University of Richmond with an Associate Degree in Transportation Management. After four years interning with Virginia and North Carolina architecture and engineering firms, he joined Overnite Transportation Company, designing truck terminals. Cochrane later invested in TourTime America Limited, eventually becoming president and transforming the company into a 60-motorcoach charter. After selling TourTime, he served as Assistant to the Vice President for motor freight carrier Highway Express. In 2005, Cochrane left the trucking industry and reorganized the existing Rockville Development Corporation into its present form. Affiliations: Virginia Society AIA – Associate Member Virginia Frontier Culture Museum - Past Trustee (Gubernatorial Appointee) Museum and White House of the Confederacy - Past Trustee Advancement Committee, College of Architecture & Urban Studies, Virginia Tech – Past Member Steering Committee, Campaign for Virginia Tech, C. A. U. S., Virginia Tech – Member Eagles Court Condominium Owners Association, Wintergreen Resort, Wintergreen, VA - President John H. Crouse, AIA, NCARB, LEED AP, Trustee – Hankins & Anderson (Virginia Beach) Crouse was a founding principal of CMSS Architects, PC in 1982 before merging the firm with Hankins and Anderson to form H & A Architects and Engineers in 2010. Presently, Crouse is Vice President, Director of Architecture for the firm, leading internal initiatives for sustainable design and planning. In 1999, he led the firm in the Design and Planning for The Revitalization of Diggs Town, which won a National AIA award for Urban Planning. As a graduate of Virginia Tech, he has served on the Advisory Board for the School of Architecture and Design, and has led profession-related organizations as well. Affiliations: AIA Hampton Roads - Past President Design/Build Institute of America, Hampton Roads Chapter - Member, Board of Directors Virginia Society AIA - Member, Board of Directors MegaVention - Member, Board of Directors Hampton Roads Association for Commercial Real Estate (HRACRE) - Chair, Programs Committee Samuel W. Daniel, Trustee - Daniel & Company, Inc. (Richmond) Daniel has been involved in the construction industry for 37 years, growing up in his family’s general contracting business and developing the full range of skills, which led him to establish Daniel & Company in 1996. A full-service general contracting and construction management firm, Daniel has developed a specialized niche for distinguished projects of historical significance, as well as executing new construction, renovations and additions, and complex phased projects such as museums, institutional and religious facilities for both the public and private sectors. Daniel received a BS from Virginia Tech and his MBA from the College of William and Mary. Affiliations: Virginia Capitol Foundation - Board of Directors Citizens Advisory Council for Furnishing and Interpreting Virginia’s Executive Mansion – Chair Henricus Foundation - Board of Directors Design Build/Construction Management Review Board – Member Associated General Contractors, Richmond District – President Construction Specifications Institute, Richmond Chapter Treasurer Christopher English, CPA, Trustee – Lane & Associates, P.C. (Richmond) English is a principal with Lane & Associates, a certified public accounting firm with concentrations in not-for-profits and closely-held businesses, particularly construction-industry related. He holds an MBA from the Darden School of the University of Virginia and an MFA in studio art from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, and has done graduate work in applied mathematics and art history. English worked for eight years in non-profit management in Chicago and has been with Lane & Associates for twenty-one years. He was a contributing editor to the New Art Examiner, and was the New Museum’s first guest curator. Affiliations: Shimer College, Chicago, Illinois – Treasurer, Past Finance Chair 1708 Gallery, Richmond – Past Treasurer and Finance Chair; Current Member, Emeritus Council Poe Foundation (Edgar Allan Poe Museum) – Past Board President and Treasurer Noah’s Children (pediatric hospice) – Past Treasurer Creative Arts Resources / Chicago – Past Board President and Vice President Michael T. Foster, FAIA, Trustee – MTFA Architecture (Arlington) Founder and president of MTFA Architecture, Foster is an award-winning architect and urban planner working with government, institutional, and commercial clients. His work addresses not only his clients’ programmatic, financial, and mission objectives but also the formative influences of the environment, the community, and the marketplace on our culture. A 1985 graduate of Virginia Tech, he is a frequent speaker and guest critic in academic and civic forums on architecture and planning. Foster is truly a “Citizen Architect” - highly engaged in community leadership in Arlington - working in development and advocacy for his community through elected and appointed positions. Affiliations: Arlington Economic Development Commission - Commissioner Arlington Board of Code Appeals - Board Member Arlington Planning Commission - Past Chair Arlington Chamber of Commerce - Chairman of the Board Leadership Arlington – Chair-elect John Marshall Bank - Co-Founder and Board Member Robert M. Mizelle, Trustee – Charles Luck Stone Center (Manakin Sabot) Mizelle graduated from the Collegiate Schools in Richmond and received a BS in Finance from the University of Nebraska, Lincoln. In sales and marketing positions for 30 years, he joined Luck Stone Corporation in 1989 as Sales Manager at the leading quarry in Fairfax County. Mizelle became Southern Division Sales Manager for Luck’s Architectural Division in 1998 and was responsible for sales representatives at four locations in Virginia and North Carolina. In 2007, Luck increased its focus on the design community and Mizelle was charged with growing the Charles Luck Stone Center ‘brand’ throughout the design disciplines in Central Virginia. Affiliations: Named Associate Member of the Year by AIA Richmond, 2009 AIA Richmond - Allied Board member, 2010 Largest architectural project leader, Charles Luck Stone Center, 2011 Largest overall sales award, Charles Luck Stone Center, 2011 Robert W. Moje, AIA, Trustee – VMDO Architects (Charlottesville) As a founding principal of VMDO Architects, Moje has been involved with the planning and design of educational facilities for over 35 years. His work is distinguished by his commitment to creating facilities that surpass his clients’ expectations and his dedication to team leadership has resulted in over 50 design awards for his clients. Moje is sought as a speaker and has presented at numerous conferences on the state and national level, and has served as a juror for the National School Board's Learning by Design "Excellence in Design" Awards and co-authored articles in their Learning by Design annual journal. Affiliations: AIA Central Virginia – Past President and Vice President Charlottesville Board of Architectural Review – Member and Past Chair Council of Educational Facility Planners International – Member and Past Speaker Commonwealth of Virginia Joint House/Senate Committee on Educational Infrastructure – Gubernatorial Appointee Thomas Jefferson Center for Educational Design – Associate Member Willard M. Scribner, FAIA, Trustee - SMBW Architects, PC (Richmond) Scribner is a graduate of the University of Virginia's School of Architecture. As a founding Principal of SMBW Architects, PC, he has led the practice to a level of local, state, regional, and national prominence and the firm’s work has been cited for numerous design awards. In 2007, SMBW was honored as Virginia’s Firm of the Year by The Virginia Society AIA. In addition to his practice-related activities, Scribner has served as a member and Chair of the Richmond City Planning Commission and the Public Arts Committee, and as an advisor and consultant to Richmond's Office of Economic Development. Affiliations: Virginia Foundation for Architecture - Chairman Emeritus; Visions Inaugural Chair Virginia Society AIA - Past President; other offices Richmond City Planning Commission - Past Chair Richmond Public Arts Committee - Past Chair SMBW Fellows Program: Virginia Tech, UVa, Hampton University, & Auburn University - Sponsor VSAIA - Recipient of Distinguished Achievement Award and William C. Noland Medal Reginald R. Tabor, Assoc. AIA, Trustee – Tabor Design Studio (Chester) After receiving a Master of Public Administration degree and with more than 10 years of service to city governments in California, Delaware, and Georgia, Tabor made a mid-career adjustment to follow his passion for architecture and was awarded MArch and MS Arch Urban Design degrees from the Georgia Institute of Technology. His honors include Second Place in the 2008 National Organization of Minority Architects’ Student Design Competition, and Honorable Mention in the 2010 Urban Land Institute National Student Design Competition. Tabor serves as a volunteer with Storefront for Community Design in Richmond and participates in Modern Richmond activities. Affiliations: American Institute of Architects - Associate Member Congress for the New Urbanism - Member American Institute of Architecture Students - Past Member National Organization of Minority Architects Students - Past Member Urban Land Institute - Past Student Member William S. Talley, AIA, LEED AP, Trustee - Odell Associates (Richmond) Talley is an architect with Odell Associates, a multi-disciplinary planning and design firm with offices in Charlotte and Richmond and since 2006 he has served as a Principal in the firm's Richmond office. Talley oversees design teams for multi-scale regional, national, and international interests; his further responsibilities include business development, account management, and staff mentorship. An officer of AIA Richmond, he is President-elect in 2011 and will serve as chapter President in 2012; he was recognized with a Presidential Citation in 2009. Talley received his Bachelor of Architecture from Syracuse University and earned his Master of Architecture from Harvard University. Affiliations: Harvard University and Syracuse University - Guest Juror University of Virginia and Boston Architecture College - Guest Juror US Green Building Council - LEED Accredited Professional AIA Richmond - President-elect Virginia Society AIA - Member, Board of Directors Rosewell Foundation - Member, Board of Directors Thomas T. Winborne, AIA, CID, LEED AP, Trustee – Clark-Nexsen, P.C. (Norfolk) Winborne is CEO of Clark Nexsen, Architects & Engineers, a firm he has been part of since 1973 immediately following his graduation from Virginia Tech. He has served architectural intern, project architect, project manager, and principal-in-charge on numerous commercial, industrial, and governmental projects throughout North America, Europe, Africa, the Middle East, and the Caribbean in addition to being a member of the Board and former COO. Winborne has had significant influence on the firm’s successful growth from 35 architects and engineers in 1975 to over 560 current employees in nine offices in Virginia, North Carolina, Georgia, and Washington, DC. Affiliations: Construction Specifications Institute, Tidewater Chapter – Member and Past President Certified Documents Technician – CSI Design Build Institute of America - Member Chesapeake Planning Commission – Former Member and Former Vice Chairman Lead Hampton Roads – Former Participant and Treasurer Hampton Roads Chamber of Commerce – Member, Board of Directors Helene Combs Dreiling, FAIA, Executive Director - Virginia Center for Architecture Upon receiving a Bachelor of Architecture degree from Virginia Tech, Dreiling followed a career path largely beyond the bounds of traditional architectural practice and now serves as Executive Director of the Virginia Center for Architecture. She has worked in several not-for-profit settings such as The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation and as a staff Vice President for The American Institute of Architects in Washington, DC, exposure that provided her with unique non-profit management experience and professional fundraising expertise. Among other awards for distinguished leadership, Dreiling was elevated to AIA Fellowship in 2000 in recognition of her exemplary volunteerism for the profession. Affiliations: American Institute of Architects - Secretary, Past Regional Director, Past Vice President The Virginia Society AIA - Past President; Recipient of Distinguished Achievement Award AIA Blue Ridge - Past President; other offices AIA Blue Ridge - Recipient of Chapter’s Award for Distinguished Service American Institute of Architecture Students - Past Member, Board of Directors American Architectural Foundation - Past Trustee, Board of Trustees