AIGA membership elects new directors for national board
NEW YORK—March 25, 2010. AIGA, the professional
association for design, announced this week that five new
individuals will assume positions on its national board of
directors beginning in July. AIGA's 15-member board is elected by
its professional members and plays a crucial role in determining
the mission of AIGA, ensuring that the organization continues to
operate in the best interest of past, present and future
members.
“These individuals reflect a wide range of skills, experience
and diversity that will be a huge asset to AIGA,” said Richard
Grefé, AIGA's executive director. “Their dedication to sustainable
practices, engaging young designers, education, entrepreneurship
and the pursuit of a more global design perspective will help the
board meet the needs of our membership over the next three
years.”
The following individuals will serve three-year terms beginning
July 1, 2010:
- Gaby Brink, founder, executive creative director,
Tomorrow Partners, Berkeley, Calif.
- Phil Hamlett, design educator, Academy of Art
University, San Francisco
- Deanna Kuhlmann-Leavitt, founder, principal
designer, Kuhlmann Leavitt, Inc., St. Louis
- Santiago Piedrafita, chair, Department of Graphic
Design and Industrial Design, North Carolina State University,
Raleigh
- Robin Tooms, principal, managing director,
brand/web strategist, Savage, Inc., Houston
Current members of the national board continuing their service
are:
- Julie Beeler, Second
Story Interactive Studios, Portland, Ore.
- Stanley Hainsworth,
Tether, Inc., Seattle
- Zia Khan(treasurer), Lucid Partners, Roswell, Ga.
- James Koval, VSA
Partners, Inc., Chicago
- Debbie Millman(president), Sterling Brands, New York
- Elva Rubio, Rubio Studio,
Chicago
- Louise Sandhaus,
California Institute of the Arts, Valencia, Calif.
- Angela Shen-Hsieh,
Visual i|o, Newton, Mass.
- Brad Weed, Microsoft,
Seattle
- Pam Williams, Williams
and House, Avon, Conn.
Current members of the national board who will complete their
terms at the end of June are:
- Shelley Evenson, Microsoft Startup
Labs, Microsoft New England Research & Development Center,
Cambridge, Mass.
- Kenna Kay, TV Land/MTV Networks, New York
- Vernon Lockhart, Art on the Loose, Inc., Chicago
- Laura Shore, Mohawk Fine Paper, Cohoes, New York
- Lynda Weinman, lynda.com,
Carpinteria, Calif.
How board members are selected
The annual nominating
process for the AIGA Board of Directors is designed to
identify, encourage and enlist the active participation of
dedicated professionals in the service of AIGA at a leadership
level. A nominating committee made up principally of AIGA
members—this year led by Traci Moore Clay of AIGA St. Louis and
comprised of Agustin Garza, Sherra Bell, Sam Shelton and Josh
Silverman—reviewed recommendations from AIGA members, chapter
leadership and design opinion leaders in late 2009. AIGA members
ratified the slate earlier this month by confirming the nominating
committee's selections through online voting. To learn more about
AIGA governance, visit www.aiga.org/board-and-governance.
About AIGA
AIGA, the professional association for design, stimulates
thinking about design, demonstrates the value of design and
empowers the success of designers at each stage of their careers.
AIGA's mission is to advance designing as a professional craft,
strategic tool and vital cultural force. Founded in 1914, AIGA
remains the oldest and largest professional membership organization
for design, and is a nonprofit, 501(c)(3) educational institution.
Today AIGA serves more than 20,000 members through 65 chapters and
200 student groups.
For further information, please contact:Jennifer
Bender
AIGA | the professional association for design
Tel 212 710 3136 Fax 212 807 1799