Board of Directors
AIGA’s board is elected by the entire professional membership 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. AIGA board members are elected by the entire membership and serve staggered three-year terms.
Directors
President
Ashleigh Axios
Chief Experience Officer & Partner, Coforma
Board Term: July 1, 2016–June 30, 2022
Secretary
Frances Yllana
Experience Director & Design Ops Lead, projekt202
Board Term: July 1, 2020–June 30, 2023
Director
Lisa Babb
Lecturer, School of Industrial Design, Georgia Institute of Technology
Board Term: July 1, 2019–June 30, 2022
Director
Manuhuia Barcham
Managing Director, Archetekt
Board Term: July 1, 2020–June 30, 2022
Presidents Council Chair
Victor Davila
Associate Professor, University of Central Florida
Board Term: July 1, 2021–June 30, 2022
Director
Sheharazad Fleming
Director of Digital Content and Marketing, The Office of Los Angeles Mayor Garcetti
Board Term: April 1, 2021–June 30, 2024
Director
Oen Hammonds
Design Principal, IBM
Board Term: July 1, 2021–June 30, 2024
Director
Maribeth Kradel-Weitzel
Assistant Provost, Associate Professor & Program Director of MS Health Communication Design, Thomas Jefferson University
Board Term: July 1, 2020–June 30, 2023
Director
Xouchee Moua
Chief Financial Officer, Goods & Services
Board Term: April 1, 2021–June 30, 2024
Director
Eileen Prado
Chief Financial Officer, CAP3
Board Term: April 1, 2021–June 30, 2024
Director
Cesar Rivera
Supervisor Visual Information Specialist, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Board Term: July 1, 2020–June 30, 2022
Director
Elise Roy
Vice President, Product Inclusive Design & Accessibility, Salesforce
Board Term: July 1, 2020–June 30, 2022
Director
Isaiah Steinfeld
Entrepreneur in Residence, VF Venture Foundry
Board Term: April 1, 2021–June 30, 2024
Director
Art Taylor
President & Chief Executive Officer, BBB Wise Giving Alliance
Board Term: July 1, 2020–June 30, 2023
Director
Anna Thomsen
Director, Central Financial Planning & Analysis, United Airlines
Board Term: July 1, 2021–June 30, 2024
Board members present:
Ashleigh Axios, President; Lorenzo Gonzalez, Treasurer; Lisa Babb; Manuhuia Barcham; Sheharazad Fleming; Oen Hammonds; Maribeth Kradel-Weitzel; Xouchee Moua; Eileen Prado; Cesar Rivera; Elise Roy; Art Taylor; Frances Yllana; Victor Davila, Presidents Council Chair
Board members necessarily absent:
Isaiah Steinfeld; Anna Thomsen
Board members present:
Ashleigh Axios, President; Lorenzo Gonzalez, Treasurer; Ann Marie Puente, Secretary; Lisa Babb; Manuhuia Barcham; Sheharazad Fleming; Maribeth Kradel-Weitzel; Eileen Prado; Cesar Rivera; Elise Roy; Isaiah Steinfeld; Art Taylor; Christine Taylor; Anna Thomsen; Frances Yllana, Presidents Council Chair
Board members necessarily absent:
Xouchee Moua
Board members present:
Ashleigh Axios, President; Lorenzo Gonzalez, Treasurer; Ann Marie Puente, Secretary; Lisa Babb; Manuhuia Barcham; Xouchee Moua; Eileen Prado; Cesar Rivera; Isaiah Steinfeld; Art Taylor; Christine Taylor; Anna Thomsen
Board members necessarily absent:
Rumman Chowdhury, Sheharazad Fleming, Maribeth Kradel-Weitzel, Elise Roy, Frances Yllana, Presidents Council Chair
Board members present:
Ashleigh Axios, President; Lorenzo Gonzalez, Treasurer; Ann Marie Puente, Secretary; Lisa Babb; Manuhuia Barcham; Sheharazad Fleming; Maribeth Kradel-Weitzel; Xouchee Moua; Eileen Prado; Cesar Rivera; Elise Roy; Isaiah Steinfeld; Art Taylor; Christine Taylor; Anna Thomsen; Frances Yllana, Presidents Council Chair
Board members necessarily absent:
Rumman Chowdhury
Board members present:
Ashleigh Axios, President; Lorenzo Gonzalez, Treasurer; Ann Marie Puente, Secretary; Lisa Babb; Manuhuia Barcham; Maribeth Kradel-Weitzel; Cesar Rivera; Elise Roy; Art Taylor; Christine Taylor; Frances Yllana, Presidents Council Chair
Board members necessarily absent:
Rumman Chowdhury
Board members present:
Ashleigh Axios, President; Lorenzo Gonzalez, Treasurer; Ann Marie Puente, Secretary; Lisa Babb; Manuhuia Barcham; Maribeth Kradel-Weitzel; Cesar Rivera; Elise Roy; Art Taylor; Christine Taylor; Frances Yllana, Presidents Council Chair
Board members necessarily absent:
Rumman Chowdhury
Board members present:
Ashleigh Axios, President; Lorenzo Gonzalez, Treasurer; Ann Marie Puente, Secretary; Lisa Babb; Manuhuia Barcham; Rumman Chowdhury; Maribeth Kradel-Weitzel; Cesar Rivera; Elise Roy; Art Taylor; Christine Taylor; Frances Yllana, Presidents Council Chair
Board members present:
Ashleigh Axios, President; Lorenzo Gonzalez, Treasurer; Ann Marie Puente, Secretary; Lisa Babb; Manuhuia Barcham; Rumman Chowdhury; Maribeth Kradel-Weitzel; Cesar Rivera; Elise Roy; Art Taylor; Christine Taylor; Frances Yllana, Presidents Council Chair
Board members present:
Ashleigh Axios, President; Lisa Babb; Manuhuia Barcham; Rumman Chowdhury; Maribeth Kradel-Weitzel; Ann Marie Puente; Cesar Rivera; Elise Roy; Art Taylor; Christine Taylor; Frances Yllana, Presidents Council Chair
Board members necessarily absent:
Lorenzo Gonzalez, Treasurer
Board members present:
Ashleigh Axios, President; Lorenzo Gonzalez, Treasurer; Lisa Babb; Manuhuia Barcham; Maribeth Kradel-Weitzel; Ann Marie Puente; Cesar Rivera; Art Taylor; Christine Taylor; Frances Yllana, Presidents Council Chair
Board members necessarily absent:
Rumman Chowdhury; Elise Roy
Board members present:
Ashleigh Axios, President; Lorenzo Gonzalez, Treasurer; Lisa Babb; Manuhuia Barcham; Rumman Chowdhury; Maribeth Kradel-Weitzel; Ann Marie Puente; Cesar Rivera; Elise Roy; Christine Taylor; Frances Yllana, Presidents Council Chair
Board members necessarily absent:
Art Taylor
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