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2010 Committees and Task Forces

After the implementation of the AIA Florida Five Year Strategic Plan in January 2008 including Five Bold Steps and Seven Values, AIA Florida relized that the usual commission structure did not lend itself to all of the new needs to meet the 2012 goal. On March 19, 2009 the AIA Florida Board of Directors voted to approve new committees and task forces to help meet these goals. Since the current AIA Florida Bylaws and Rules of the Board require commissions, and a Bylaws revision has not been completed, the commission structure will remain with the following committees and task forces under those committees.

Also, a a goal of the Strategic Plan is to have as many members participating in committees as possible. If any of the committees below are of interest to you, please email your contact information and the committee(s) you would like to join to webmaster@aiafla.org. We look forward to working with ALL members on these committees and making AIA Florida and you a success!

For a "map" of the commission/vision/committee structure CLICK HERE. As you will recall the Seven Values of the Strategic Plan included: Advocacy, Community, Collaboration, Growth, Strong Active Components, Leadership Development, and Knowledge. Each value falls under a commission and Collaboration is shared under Communications/Public Relations and Membership. CLICK HERE to see the Strategic Plan Placemat.

Legislative & Regulatory Affairs

Dan Kirby, AIA - Chair

Advocacy
Legislative Response Team – Members of this committee are asked to respond, sometimes at short notice, to develop AIA Florida position statements, white papers, or research on issues as they arise during the Legislative Session.

Amendment 4 - This group will focus on the efforts to educate the public about the harmful effects of Amendment 4 on the 2010 Ballot.

Florida Building Code/Building Officials of Florida Joint Task Force – Members of the FBC Task Force monitor the changes and proposals made to the Florida Building Code as well as work with the Florida Building Commission and the Building Officials of Florida (BOAF) to make sure changes made are in the best interest of everyone involved.

BOAID Liaison Team – Members of this team are requested to attend BOAID meetings to monitor the progress and decisions made by the board. Mileage is funded per the AIA Florida reimbursement policy.

Associates at Legislative Day – It is the goal to have many associates attend the annual AIA Florida Legislative Day, and this group would be responsible for encouraging all components to send associates to Tallahassee for this day.

Communications & Public Relations

Martin Diaz-Yabor, AIA - Chair

Community
Member Recognition – Members involved in this committee oversee and participate in the Honor & Design Awards program. (Chaired by Steve Jernigan, AIA, AIA Florida Immediate Past President)

Component Excellence Award Program - It is the goal for the 13 local AIA Florida components to be recognized for the great work they are accomplishing year after year.

Florida/Caribbean Architect magazine – Members of this committee help the editorial staff by encouraging other members to submit articles for the magazine, and developing editorial content. Members will write (or encourage others to write) editorials to be submitted to statewide media for printing in newspapers, journals and other publications.

Public Relations – Members of this committee will be responsible for generating/developing positive relationships with Florida communities and media. It may also include editorial board meetings, meetings with local media representatives to become the trusted advisor on architecture and architecture related issues. This group will help develop the list of Florida’s top 100 architecture for release on AIA Florida’s 100th anniversary in 2012.

ACE Program: High School/Architect Liaison Program – Members of this group would act as mentors and liaisons to their local high schools. The goal is to have one architect in every high school in Florida by 2012. This is a great opportunity for members to interact with the students and help develop tomorrow’s architects.

Historic Resources Committee – The goal of this committee and its members will be to collaborate with the Florida Trust for Historic Preservation as well as monitor historic buildings and preservation projects within the state.

Committee on the Environment (COTE)

Larry Maxwell, AIA Chair

Florida 2065 Committee - This group will work with Florida's schools of architecture to produce regional plans for sustainable transportation, communities, urban in-fill, etc. as a vision for Florida in 2065. It is hoped that the work product will be presented at the AIA 2010 Convention in Miami, Florida.

Sustainability Design Matters DVD – The goal of the SDM DVD is to educate the public of the importance of sustainable design and the many aspects of how it can be accomplished. This task force will work on this project in 2011/2012.

Membership & Components

Nathan Butler, AIA - Chair

Growth
Component Members Support: Recruitment, Retention, and Associates – Members will be responsible for reaching out to non-members within geographic regions to encourage membership as well as communicating with members and associates to retain members within the state. Resources for this committee will be provided by AIA Florida.

Component Contract – The members of this committee will educate components on legal requirements and financial responsibilities of a professional membership organization. (a 501(C)(6)) Ideal members for this committee are the secretary/treasurer and executive director of the local component.

Students/Associates – This group works with the six Florida schools of architecture and encourages outreach to the faculty and students to develop better relationships with the AIA. This group will also include the IDP Coordinators from around the state and work with NCARB on the regulations, and IDP educators of each component.

Governance

Michael Lingerfelt, AIA - Chair

Leadership Development
Fellows Program – The members of this committee (should be Fellows) and will help to develop the AIA Florida/Caribbean region’s fellows program by encouraging more members to submit for fellowship and help them through the application process.

Citizen Architect – A Citizen Architect is an architect who serves their community by volunteering to be on a commission, serving as an elected official, and advocates for the boarder purposes of architecture through civic activism.

Knowledge

Peter Jones, AIA - Chair

Knowledge
Member Education – Members of this committee assist in the planning of the AIA Florida annual convention, seminars and the safety assessment program.

Certification Program – It is the goal of this committee to develop a have approved by the Florida governor, cabinet or legislature a safety assessment program so certified members can respond following a natural disaster to make structure assessments. Other certification programs would be a streamlined permitting for AIA members and a license for members to act as building inspectors. Also, this group is responsible for developing new seminars for AIA Florida based on sustainable design.

Small Firms Task Force – Members of this task force will determine the needs of the small firms and make recommendations.