Meet the Emerging Leaders in Architecture class of 2025! This year’s class of 15 comprises of associates from around the state and students from Hampton University. We will be traveling around the state throughout the year for our educational sessions and focusing on the Norfolk, Virginia area for this year’s class project.
Would you like to support the class as they travel around the state? Contact Delaney Ogden, dogden@aiava.org for more information. Be sure to follow the ELA Instagram account at ela_aiavirginia to follow their progress throughout the year!

Tom Becherer, Associate AIA
Bianca Briscoe, Associate AIA
Aidan Brown, Associate AIA (AIA Blue Ridge nominee)
Brendon Glover, Associate AIA (AIA Coastal Virginia nominee)
Fatin Hameed, Associate AIA
Malia Hayes, AIAS (Hampton University)
Amira Jones-Faggins, AIAS (Hampton University)
Sheinya Joseph, Associate AIA (AIA Northern Virginia nominee)
Bhargavi Murthy, Associate AIA (AIA Central Virginia nominee)
Monica Ocampo, Associate AIA
Anna Orlando, Associate AIA (AIA Richmond nominee)
Andi Pretlow, Associate AIA
Ayesha Shaikh, Associate AIA
Brett Shifflett, Associate AIA
Benjamin Sturkie, Associate AIA
Also pictured, Ashley Montgomery, Assoc. AIA, Chair of 2025 ELA program