Member Profiles

Get to know the chapter’s committee chairs, title sponsors, and fellow members with our Member Profiles.

Interested in introducing yourself to fellow AIA Cincinnati chapter members? Submit a member profile form. Looking for inspiration on great projects completed by chapter members? Check out Project Profiles.

Claire Guappone Claire Guappone

2022 Title Sponsor: The Kleingers Group

The Kleingers Group is a design firm offering engineering services (civil, municipal, and transportation), landscape architecture, and surveying. We also have two divisions specializing in athletic field design and 3D laser scanning/reality capture. Through our creative and integrative approach to design, we improve communities across Central and Southwest Ohio and Northern Kentucky.

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Claire Guappone Claire Guappone

Chapter Member: Sanyog Rathod, AIA

Sanyog Rathod, AIA, Founder, Sol design + consulting. “We always strive to stay at the forefront of sustainability. Recently, this has included becoming a WELL Performance Testing Organization and beginning to offer performance testing services to projects pursuing WELL Certification. We hope to leverage this expertise to help [others] understand how their spaces are performing from an occupant health and well-being perspective.”

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Claire Guappone Claire Guappone

2022 Title Sponsor: Tisdel Distributing

Tisdel Distributing represents the industry-leading residential kitchen appliance brands Sub-Zero, Wolf, Cove, Faber, Scotsman and Best. In April of 2021, Tisdel opened their new luxury showroom in the Kenwood Collection, showcasing over 250 appliances. Discover the latest product releases from the Sub-Zero and Wolf brands in their profile.

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New Member Claire Guappone New Member Claire Guappone

New Member: Josiah Ebert

Josiah Ebert, AIA, Project Architect, ESM Architects. “Inspiration comes to me in many forms: it can be the simplicity of the vernacular Ohio barn, the complex cultural critiques found in Dostoyevsky, or the uplifting nature of a good conversation.”

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Claire Guappone Claire Guappone

2022 Title Sponsor: Oswald

Oswald Insurance Companies provides risk management and insurance brokerage services with a focused lens on professional liability insurance. Oswald helps architects see the risks and manage accordingly through their services, including contract reviews, education opportunities and deep experience in the design industry.

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Claire Guappone Claire Guappone

2022 Title Sponsor: Cincinnati Commercial Contracting

“At CCC, we tailor our process to suit you. Every project is different and so are the needs of every client. Every step that we take through the construction process, is specifically designed to mitigate the common risks of constructing a building.”

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Claire Guappone Claire Guappone

2022 Title Sponsor: KLH Engineers

At Kohrs Lonnemann Heil Engineers, Inc. (KLH Engineers), Senior Lighting Design Professional Matt Minard, LC, IES, IALD Assoc., believes that the quality of light is essential to quality of life. “Lighting makes a difference. Great lighting design can change how you feel in a space and it also provides personality and identity to the built environment,” says Minard.

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Julie Carpenter Julie Carpenter

Chapter Members Named to AIA’s College of Fellows

Congratulations to Robert Busch, FAIA, drawing dept and Douglas J. Gallow, Jr., FAIA, Lifespan Design Studio! These two chapter members and local architects have been named to the American Institute of Architects’ prestigious College of Fellows, AIA’s highest membership honor, for their exceptional work and contributions to architecture and society.

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Claire Guappone Claire Guappone

2022 Title Sponsor: Mansion Hill Custom Floors

“Our wood flooring and wall treatments are made to order,” said Jeff Rose, Founder and Partner, Mansion Hill Custom Floors. “We enable customers to select every facet of their wood flooring. That had been unheard of in our region. Each of our projects is customized – meaning that the wood species, lengths and widths, and stains vary from job to job. We even create floors that curve!”

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