The seventh class of the Emerging Leaders in Architecture: An Honors Academy of the Virginia Society AIA has been selected.
As in every year, the 2015 class is comprised of some of the best and brightest young professionals and students Virginia has to offer. Participants include one student from each of the Virginia architecture schools, one designee from each local AIA component, and seven “at-large” participants. They come from all over the Commonwealth, from firms large and small, and share the common characteristic that they have been identified as someone with potential to be a leader in the profession and the community.
2015 Class: Isabel Argoti; Taylor Clark, Assoc. AIA; Angella Dariah; Matthew Fadel, Assoc. AIA; Erika Feggestad, Assoc. AIA; Lynden Garland, AIA; Emily Hope, Assoc. AIA; Chelsea Lindsey, LEED AP BD+C; Alejandro Medina, AIA; Elizabeth Morgan, Assoc. AIA; Kristin Moye, Assoc. AIA; Vanessa Reisin, Assoc. AIA; John Salmons; Lauren Shumate; Emily Striffler, Assoc. AIA; Daniel Whitmire, Assoc. AIA.
The ELA program begin in 2009 and now has over 70 alumni — many of which have assumed leadership positions in their firms and AIA components. Currently there is an ELA alum or current participant on the board of every AIA component in Virginia.