The 2024-25 Christopher Kelley Leadership Development Program Scholars have been selected. Congratulations to AIA Kentucky’s newest class!
- Jeffrey Canter, AIA, PFGW Architects
- Pamela Clements, AIA, Nomi Design
- George Donkor, AIA, Gray AE, PSC
- Christopher Greene, AIA, Gray AE, PSC
- Hunter Halfhill, AIA, Sherman Carter Barnhart
- Jeremiah Hawkins, AIA, Hawkins Abney, PLLC
- Teddi Hibberd, AIA, Omni Architects
- Raven Parmer, AIA, DKN Architects
- Jackson Rickman, AIA, Luckett & Farley
- Alexander Short, Assoc. AIA, RossTarrant Architects
- Kayla Spies, Assoc. AIA, Brandstetter Carroll Inc.
- Erin Stoffer, AIA, JRA Architects
- Mark Thomas, AIA, Luckett & Farley
- Andrew Walker, Assoc. AIA, Joseph and Joseph Architects
- Justin White, AIA, JRA Architects
- Abigail Wolfe, AIA, Stengel Hill Architecture
About the CKLDP
In honor of Christopher Kelly, AIA, an honored member of the Washington, D.C. architectural community, who passed unexpectedly, AIA DC developed a program to aid in the training and nurturing of future generations of leaders in the profession. The Christopher Kelley Leadership Development Program has since been successfully replicated by more than a dozen AIA components across the nation, including AIA Kentucky.
This program will consist of monthly, half-day sessions of professional development experiences for a competitively selected cohort of 16 emerging professionals. Emerging Professionals are generally defined as being within ten years of either receiving their architectural degree or achieving licensure. Participants will be selected based upon factors such as career achievements, community involvement and passion for the future of the architectural profession.
Curriculum: The curriculum focuses on core professional skills such as entrepreneurship, firm management, teamwork, collaboration, negotiation, client development, community engagement, industry trends, civic leadership and much more. The selected scholars to the leadership program are responsible for planning and participating in each of the individual sessions. The program will be kicked off by a “Boot Camp†session to introduce the participants and to develop the curriculum for the year.
Tuition: Tuition for AIA Members is $450; nonâ€AIA member tuition is $550. AIA Kentucky may choose to offer partial tuition assistance to individuals with limited financial support from their firms. The amount and number of tuition assistance will be at the discretion of the Selection Committee.
Commitment: The program’s success is directly related to the attendance by the participants and therefore attendance is mandatory. Each participant of the program will be required to sign an Agreement Form that will require a signature from one of the participant’s principals of their firm. Provided due notice to the Executive Committee, with extenuating circumstances, each scholar will be allowed one excused absence. If two sessions are missed, a fine of $50 will be assessed to the participants’ firm. Further absence will result in an additional fine and expulsion from the program. All scholars are required to attend the “Boot Camp†Session and the Closing Reception, no exceptions.
AIA Continuing Education: It is intended that this program will have AIA CE credit made available for its participants. A total of 45 CEU’s will be provided, 15 of which are intended to be HSW.
Honoring Christopher Kelley: Christopher Kelley, AIA was an active member of the Washington DC architectural community and suddenly passed away in May of 2012. He was a respected leader within the Institute as well as within Gensler’s Washington DC office. Through his volunteer efforts, he contributed to initiatives and programs that have had a positive impact on emerging professionals at different stages of their careers. In 2010 Christopher was honored with the AIA Young Architects Award for which the jury stated, “Christopher has proven himself a young leader within and around the AIA, a real example for other young professionals.†This program is intended to continue his legacy of leadership
AIA National Recognition
In 2018 at AIA Grassroots, the AIA|DC CKLDP was recognized with the AIA CACE Component Excellence Award for Knowledge Sharing Initiatives. Watch a brief video of this accomplishment and an overview of the program here.
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