Building Relationships in Today's Professional Environment
This is a new program for architects of all levels. By creating a forum for cross-generational interaction, the Mentorship Program seeks to: build a network for established and emerging professionals beyond the office environment, promote personal and professional development in the areas of leadership, mentoring, and relationship building, and provide supplemental tools for emerging professionals to fulfill the requirements for licensure.
AIA SF's Mentorship Program consists of mentor groups that are required to meet between 4-6 times a year. Group meetings can be casual or structured, depending on the dynamic of the individual groups. Each group will be comprised of:
• One Seasoned, licensed professional (+/- 15 years of experience)
• Two Mid-level, licensed or unlicensed professional (5-15 years of experience)
• One Emerging, unlicensed professional (0-5 years of experience)
2008 EVENTS SCHEDULE
Click Here to Participate in the Mentorship Program Launch!
Kick-Off Event
April 16, 5:30-7:30 pm
AIA San Francisco, 130 Sutter Street, Suite 600
At this session you will learn about the program's mission and structure as well as how you can participate. This event is a precursor to our "Speed Matching" session on Tuesday, May 6th where participants will meet each other and get assembled into groups. Space is limited. Attendees to the launch will be given first priority to the Speed Matching event. Please bring a current resume.
Guest Speaker: R.K. Stewart
Past AIA National President, 2006-2007
RK Stewart, FAIA, joined Perkins + Will as an Associate Principal in February 2008 and assumed a leadership role in the San Francisco office on corporate, commercial and civic projects. Prior to Perkins+Will, Stewart was a Principal at Gensler where in addition to project work, he led the development of improvements in Gensler's design and delivery system. Stewart has extensive experience in managing complex mixed-use, renovation, institutional and high-rise projects and has undertaken projects throughout the country.
Speed Matching Session
May 6, 6:00-8:00 pm
AIA San Francisco, 130 Sutter Street, Suite 600
Group Match Announcements
May 22 via e-mail
Brown Bag Lecture - Cross Generation Communication
June 26, 12:00-1:00 pm
AIA San Francisco, 130 Sutter Street, Suite 600
Brown Bag Lecture - Professional Development
August 22, 12:00-1:00 pm
AIA San Francisco, 130 Sutter Street, Suite 600
BAYA Joint Meeting
September 11,6:00-8:00 pm
Location: TBD
Mentorship Workshop
October 29, 6:00-8:00 pm
AIA San Francisco, 130 Sutter Street, Suite 600
Year-End Luncheon
December 4, 12:00-1:30 pm
Location: TBD