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2018-2019 Session 0: Bootcamp

 

Date: September 7, 2018

Location: Bell & McCoy Companies

Led by: Amaya Labrador, Rebekah Gandy, Nicholas Banks, Kevin Barden, Michelle Huertas

Location Sponsors: Bell & McCoy Companies

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Overview

The Inaugural AIA Houston CKLDP Class of 2019 kicked off with a Bootcamp Session, hosted in the Bell & McCoy offices. Amaya Labrador, current chair and past DC scholar, and Rebekah Gandy, vice chair, welcomed the incoming class. Ricardo Rodriguez, liaison to CKLDP DC and past chair, was also present to help guide the session.

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Opening comments were delivered by AIA Houston Executive Director, Rusty Bienvenue and AIA Houston President, Derek Webb. The Bootcamp featured keynote speaker Annise Parker, former Mayor of Houston and Fellow at the Doerr Institute for New Leaders. Mayor Parker shared her personal leadership path, and highlighted her development as a politician – that also happens to be an introvert.

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Scholars participated then in a Pecha Kucha exercise, speaking to their leadership styles, and in a brainstorming session to develop the year’s content. Closing comments were delivered by John T. Clegg, AIA Houston President-Elect.

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The Christopher Kelley Leadership Development Program (CKLDP) was founded in 2013 by the Emerging Architects Committee as part of the AIA|DC Chapter. The program is in memory of Christopher Kelley, an employee of Gensler and an active member of the DC architectural community. Christopher was a recipient of the AIA Young Architects Award in 2010 and an exemplary, emerging young leader. Since its founding, the CKLDP has been established in Washington DC, Denver, Detroit, Miami, Georgia and Houston, and strives to carry forward Christopher’s legacy by actively training and nurturing the next generation of leaders within the architectural profession.

Applications for the 2020 Class will open Spring of 2019; sponsorship opportunities are available by emailing the committee.

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CKLDP Class of 2019

The AIA Houston Christopher Kelley Leadership Development Program welcomes it’s Class of 2019 Scholars:

Mark Behm; AIA, CMIT, LEED AP; Manhattan Construction Company

Courtney Brinegar, AIA, LEED AP BD+C; Burditt Consultants

Brian Burnett, AIA; Kendall/Heaton Associates

Matt Duggan, AIA, LEED AP BD+C; BRW Architects

Natasha Dunn, AIA; BRAVE / Architecture

Clayton Fry; ROGERS PARTNERS Architects + Urban Designers

Altair Galgana-Wood, AIA, NCARB, LEED AP; Kirksey Architecture

Krystyn Haecker, AIA, LEED AP BD+C; Mirador Group

Sarah Killingsworth, Assoc. AIA; Stantec

Komal Kotwal, AIA, LEED AP BD+C, WELL AP; HOK

Sam McGlone, AIA; GSMA

Peter Muessig; Metalab Studio

Rashmi Murthy, AIA, NCARB, LEED AP BD+C; HarrisonKornberg Architects

Danny Rigg, AIA; RIGG Studio

Veronica Villanueva, AIA, CDT, LEED AP BD+C; Perkins+Will

Mark Willingham, AIA, LEED AP, NCARB; DivisionOne Construction

 

Christopher Kelley Leadership Development Program, 2019 Committee

Amaya C. Labrador, AIA, EDAC; Committee Chair, 2019

Rebekah R. Gandy, AIA, LEED AP, CDT; Committee Vice Chair, 2019

Kevin Barden, AIA; Committee 2019

Nicholas Banks, AIA; Committee 2019

Michelle D. Huertas, AIA; Committee 2019

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Session Sponsor: HOK

The Christopher Kelley Leadership Development Program, Houston (CKLDP-Hou) is pleased to announce our new Session Sponsor for the 2018-2019 Class, HOK! Thank you for supporting Houston emerging professionals!

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In-Kind Sponsor: Bell & McCoy

The Christopher Kelley Leadership Development Program, Houston (CKLDP-Hou) would like to thank Bell & McCoy as an in-kind Sponsor for the 2018-2019 Class! Thank you for supporting Houston emerging professionals!

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Benefactor Sponsor: Ms. Barbara J. Amelio

The Christopher Kelley Leadership Development Program, Houston (CKLDP-Hou) is pleased to announce our third Benefactor Sponsor for the 2018-2019 Class, Barbara J. Amelio! Ms. Amelio also serves on the Board of Directors for The Rice Design Alliance and the Houston American Institute of Architects.

Thank you for supporting Houston emerging professionals!

 

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Benefactor Sponsor: Corgan

The Christopher Kelley Leadership Development Program, Houston (CKLDP-Hou) is pleased to announce our second Benefactor Sponsor for the 2018-2019 Class, Corgan! Thank you for supporting Houston emerging professionals!

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Benefactor Sponsor: Perkins + Will

The Christopher Kelley Leadership Development Program, Houston (CKLDP-Hou) is pleased to announce our first Benefactor Sponsor for the 2018-2019 Class, Perkins + Will! Thank you for supporting Houston emerging professionals!

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CKLDP Program moves forward in Houston

The AIA Houston Board of Directors has approved the Christopher Kelley Leadership Development Program for a 2018 start.

 

Applications for the inaugural class will be open in early Summer 2018.

For sponsorship opportunities, contact the committee.

 

More about the program:

The Christopher Kelley Leadership Development Program (CKLDP) was founded in 2013 by the Emerging Architects Committee as part of the AIA|DC Chapter. The program is in memory of Christopher Kelley, an employee of Gensler and an active member of the DC architectural community. Christopher was a recipient of the AIA Young Architects Award in 2010 and an exemplary, emerging young leader. Since its founding, the CKLDP has been established in Washington DC, Denver, Detroit, Miami and Houston, and strives to carry forward Christopher’s legacy by actively training and nurturing the next generation of leaders within the architectural profession.

The year-long program consists of nine individual half-day sessions attended by a competitively selected group of 16 emerging professionals from in and around Detroit.  The curriculum focuses on core skills such as entrepreneurship and firm management, the art of negotiation, bringing in new clients, community leadership, industry culture, and developing one’s future within the practice.

The leadership program participants are responsible for planning and participating in each of the individual sessions. Each year, scholars from the previous year are selected to help guide the next year’s class. In this way, the program is continually evolving, allowing the scholars to learn on an ongoing basis about thoughts and ideas relevant to the architectural profession today.