We have a couple of new faces for the AIA Oregon Board of Directors 2023 Executive Committee. The committee is, left to right, President Kaley Fought, AIA; President-Elect John Flynn, AIA; Treasurer Colin Dean, AIA; and Secretary Misti Nelmes, AIA.
Kaley Fought, AIA continues as 2022-23 President. She is a Principal at Framework Studio Architecture and a member of the AIA Salem section.
John Flynn, AIA moves from At-Large Director to President-Elect. John is a principal at Resolve Architecture and a member of the AIA Portland Section.
Colin Dean, AIA returns to the Board as the 2023 Treasurer. Colin is an Architect at Rowell Brokaw Architects and a member of the AIA Eugene Section.
Misti Nelmes, AIA will remain as the 2021-23 Secretary. Misti is a Project Manager at SERA Architects and a member of the AIA Bend Section.
At-Large Director
Kathy Austin, AIA Kathy is a sole practitioner focused on housing, and a member of the Oregon State Board of Architect Examiners. She a member of the AIA Bend Section.
At-Large Director
Jim Satzinger, AIA. Jim is an AIA Emeritus member and has now served on the board of three separate AIA state chapters. He is a member of the AIA Bend Section.
Bend Section Director
Ian Schmidt, AIA is the new Bend Director. Ian is a Principal at Cole Architecture.
Southern Oregon Section Director
Andrew Owen, AIA Andrew will be returning as the Southern Oregon Section Director. He is a Principal Architect / Project Manager at ORW Architecture.
Salem Section Director
Brent Stuntzner, AIA is the new AIA Salem Section Director. He is Co-Owner/Architect at Percipient Architecture
Eugene Section Director
Rex Prater, AIA continues his role of AIA Eugene Section Director through 2023. Rex is Principal at BALANCE architecture + design.
Portland Section Director
Ben Arico, AIA will continue the role of Section Director through 2023. Ben is an architect at Bora Architecture and Interiors.
Eugene Section Director-Elect
Andrew Scheidt, AIA is Eugene Section Director-Elect and will take over as Director in 2024. He is the Principal of Andrew L. Scheidt, Architect LLC
Portland Section Director-Elect
Elisa Ahn, AIA is Portland Section Director-Elect and will take over as Director in 2024. She is a Senior Associate at Opsis Architecture.
AIA Oregon would like to thank departing Board members Amy Vohs, AIA, Stephanie Morales, Associate AIA, Sara Bergby, AIA, Daniel Roth, AIA, and Sam Uccello, AIA for their leadership and service on the Board.
