Jeff Raser, AIA, President, Brewery District Community Urban Redevelopment Corporation and owner of CUDA Studio. “My work as an architect who is focused on urban design and community revitalization provides me with valuable insight into creating and maintaining vibrant urban places. ”

James Tavernelli, President and Chief Operating Officer, KLH Engineers. “KLH’s goal is to think downstream with respect to what information owners need to operate their building and what contractors need to construct with less waste.”

Steve Kenat, AIA, Director of Community Development | Principal, GBBN. “We have the responsibility to be thinking much further ahead, leading smart policy, delivering vision for current clients, and as stewards for future generations.”

Michael Schuster, FAIA, President, MSA Design. “Architects are the designers of the environments. It is imperative that architects train and study design, design strategies, and the essential aesthetics of our places.”

Vince Terry, AIA, NCARB, NOMA, Regional Director of Business Development, Moody Nolan. “Our work is so much more than just a complete and functioning space. We must strive to inspire our clients to enhance relationships, promote unity, and assure equity in addition to practical items of reducing carbon footprint, waste, and initial costs while promoting inclusivity and storytelling within their newly crafted space.”

Jocelyn Privett, Showroom Manager, Tisdel Distributing. “When a client wants to come into the showroom for a tour and product selection, I meet with them. On the education front, we provide CEU opportunities and soon we will have the largest showroom within this region that architects can bring their clients to for an immersive experience.”

Eric Todd Inglert, AIA, Associate Professor and Assistant Department Head, Civil and Architectural Engineering and Construction Management, College of Engineering and Applied Science, University of Cincinnati. “I am able to draw a path between the folks I have met in the AIA and all the highlights of my career that have resulted in me being in front of students and teaching architectural engineering today.”

Tom Shumaker, Director of Business Development, Cincinnati Commercial Contracting. “We especially thrive in a design assist role, particularly when design professionals seek our expertise with pre-engineered metal building systems.”

Dan Becker, Designer, The V Collective. “My work as a designer and project manager at The V Collective really combines my architectural background of both design and construction management but takes it from the macro-level of an entire building or room to this very specific micro-level of the cabinetry and/or trim and these elements within the larger context.”

Robert L. Knight, AIA, National Client Manager, Partner Engineering and Science. “AIA continues to be a thought leadership vehicle and the resource for our industry on trends that affect our profession. These values have helped me change with the profession and industry to be a valued professional to my clients.”