How Will You Serve?

AIA Virginia and its members benefit enormously from dedicated, effective, and passionate volunteers serving in many positions.

More specific information about each of those positions appears below. Please encourage qualified candidates (members in good standing) to apply. You are further encouraged to remember that it might be you!

Use this form to let us know you're interested or to submit names you'd like to nominate.

Advisory Councils

• Advocacy
• Education
• Membership
• Outreach 

Board of Directors: Elected Positions

• President-Elect: President-elect is a one-year position at the beginning of a three-year term of service. During the first year, the President-elect serves on the Board of Directors and the Executive Committee, and presides at meetings in the absence of the President. Following the initial year, the individual then serves one year as President (presiding over the organization), and thereafter one year as Past President.
• At-Large Director: The At-Large Director’s viewpoints should be statewide in scope. The term of office for this position is two years (non-renewable; non-consecutive terms). This position is open to both architect and associate members.
• Treasurer: During a two-year term, the Treasurer serves on the Board of Directors and the Executive Committee, chairs the Finance and Audit Committees, presides over financial reports and records, and assures that all monies, funds, securities, and properties of the organization are managed properly. 
• Secretary: 
• Associate Director: The Associate Director is an associate member who serves a two-year term on the Board of Directors.

Committees

• Justice, Equity, Diversity, & Inclusion Committee
• Historic Resources Committee
• Virginia Committee on the Environment Committee
• Small Firm Exchange
• Joint Legislative Committee
• Disaster Assistance Committee

AIA Representation

• State Associates Representative (StAR): 
  State Associate Representatives (StARs) serve on the National Associates Committee (the NAC). The NAC  is the voice of Associate members of AIA.
• Young Architects Representative/YAF (YAR): A YAR is a Young Architect Representative, an AIA member who has been licensed for less than 10 years and who serves as a liaison between the state chapter (in our case, AIA Virginia) and the Young Architects Forum (YAF), focusing on issues that concern Emerging Professionals (EPs; architects in the early stage of their career).
• AIA Strategic Councilor: The AIA Strategic Council (“The Council”) is a diverse group of forward-thinking leaders, charged with exploring new ideas and solutions to significant issues facing the profession of architecture and its role in society. The Council seeks to prioritize and make advancements by informing the AIA Board of Directors and other Institute bodies about important professional issues and opportunities. The Council is not an AIA governing body, which allows it the freedom to explore issues outside of current constructs. The Council’s primary focus is the future of the profession.

NCARB State Licensing Advisor: The Architect Licensing Advisors Community is a group of individuals committed to assisting licensure candidates and architects as they navigate the path to licensure and reciprocity.

Safety Assessment Program

PAC Board of Trustees

Gubernatorial Appointments

• APELSCIDLA
• Art and Architecture Review Board
• Code Development
• Others