Newsletter | Sep/Oct 2016
Volume 44:5 | SearchIf you would like to see corrections to this newsletter or to submit articles or suggestions for future newsletters please contact the Newsletter Editor at newsletter@owa-usa.org.
In this issue: | Get to Know a Member in 5 Questions - Hourig Ayanyan Annual Retreat - Janet Crane Julia Morgan Lectures - Naomi Horowitz Annual Business Meeting - Cynthia Bathgate Welcome New Members - Sharon Chio |
Get to Know a Member in 5 Questionsby Hourig Ayanyan | Share #1156 |
Annual Retreat
by Janet Crane | Share #1158Julia Morgan Lectures
by Naomi Horowitz | Share #1159If you have taken a look at the OWA+DP calendar recently, you have seen that there is a series of lectures by prominent woman architects taking place at the Julia Morgan-designed Berkeley City Club. So far these have included Ellen Lou of SOM on September 22, Laura Hartman of Fernau & Hartman on October 13, and Marsha Maytum of Leddy Maytum Stacy Architects on October 27. If you have missed these lectures so far, there is still one more coming up. Allison Williams of AECOM will be speaking on November 9. Tickets are available here.
Annual Business Meeting
by Cynthia Bathgate | Share #1160The Steering Committee would like to thank everyone who attended this year's business meeting. The major topics of this year's meeting were electing new Steering Committee members, approving next year's budget, a proposal from Jean Nilsson for the OWA+DP 50th Anniversary Book, and reports from each Steering Committee member regarding their work for the organization this year.
We are excited to welcome new members to the Steering Committee: Conyee Chan, Hannah Chatham, Spring Friedlander, and Helen Vasquez.
Thank you to the following members who will be ending their Steering Committee terms this year. We are grateful for all the hard work they have put into the organization: Sharon Chio, Naomi Horowitz, and Gloria Kim.
One fun thing that we incorporated into this year's meeting was asking attendees for feedback on what they would like to see in OWA+DP programs next year. Topics compiled from the retreat questionnaires were written on a white board, where each member could mark one item from each of the following categories: building tours, lecture topics, and skill development. Most interest was concentrated in women specific programs, like touring projects designed by/designed for women, and talking openly about your success as a woman in the profession.
One of the major changes to the budget this year was increasing the amount for the scholarship category. We are hoping that committing more funds will help motivate an effort to organize a scholarship fund that will help more women through their architectural studies. This will align with our mission for the outreach and support of women in all phases of their professional lives. We are also allotting funds in our special projects category for the OWA+DP 50th Anniversary Book, which Jean Nilsson will begin to organize this year. We have also adjusted the budget to help aid our archivist Wendy Bertrand to digitize our past newsletters to upload to the website.
News from Our Members
Share #1161From Rebecca Friedberg:
Rebecca just started her own firm, Synapse Design Studio. She has years of experience working on retail and commercial projects, as well as multi-family residential work. She's excited to be working on smaller retail and residential projects now. From build-outs and remodels to ground up construction, Rebecca enjoys working closely with the owners and end-users.
Welcome New Members
by Sharon Chio | Share #1165Valerie A Wetter
Martine Paquin
Julie Jackson
Nicolette Mastrangelo
Saba Raji
We hope you will get involved, come to events, and get to know your fellow members.
We also thank everyone who has renewed their membership in the last two months.
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