AIA Arizona members representing our state and the architecture profession at AIA Leadership Summit Hill Day outside the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C..
On Wednesday, February 26, a team of leaders from AIA Arizona, including the presidents and presidents-elect of AIA Phoenix Metro and AIA Southern Arizona chapters, visited the offices of the U.S. Representatives and Senators from our state for the AIA’s annual Hill Day.
Overall, more than 400 AIA members met with their members of Congress to advocate for important policies that will shape the future of architecture and the built environment. They advocated for:
Design freedom for federal architecture
Update fee limitations for federal contracts
Affordable housing programs
Community resiliency
Tax incentives for architects (e.g., R&D tax credit)
Below, see images from the AIA Arizona team at the U.S. Capitol! In addition to the meetings pictured, AIA Arizona members also met with staff from the offices of Sen. Gallego and Rep. Schweikert.
Members of AIA Arizona met with Senator Mark Kelly (center).AIA Arizona President Rachel Green Rasmussen, AIA, speaks with Sen. Kelly in his office at the U.S. Capitol.Members of AIA Arizona met with Morgan Guilbeau (center), a legislative assistant to Senator Kelly.Sarah Potzler, AIA speaks with Sen. Kelly in his office at the U.S. Capitol.From Left: AIA Arizona Director of Local Chapters Diana Smith, CAE; AIA Phoenix Metro President Sue Gray, AIA; Rep. Greg Stanton; and James Wesala, AIA.Members met with Rep. Juan Ciscomani (center).AIA Southern Arizona President Laura Vertes, AIA speaks with Rep. Juan Ciscomani from Arizona’s 6th Congressional District.AIA Southern Arizona President Laura Vertes, AIA (left) and AIA Southern Arizona President-elect Karena Makomaski, AIA met with Rep. Juan Ciscomani. Both Laura and Karena are constituents of Rep. Ciscomani in Arizona’s 6th Congressional District.Pictured from left: AIA Southern Arizona President Laura Vertes, AIA; Sarah Potzler, AIA; AIA Arizona Executive Director John Czarnecki; AIA Phoenix Metro President Sue Gray, AIA; James Wesala, AIA; AIA Arizona President Rachel Rasmussen, AIA; Karena Makomaski, AIA; AIA Arizona Director of Local Chapter Diana Smith, CAE; and David Zuniga, Assoc. AIA.Pictured from left: AIA Arizona Director of Local Chapters Diana Smith, CAE; Sarah Potzler, AIA; AIA Southern Arizona President Laura Vertes, AIA; AIA Arizona Executive Director John Czarnecki; Andrea Hardy, AIA; James Wesala, AIA; AIA Arizona President Rachel Rasmussen, AIA; AIA Phoenix Metro President Sue Gray, AIA; Elizabeth McLean, AIA; Karena Makomaski, AIA; and David Zuniga, Assoc. AIA.
