The American College of Healthcare Architects has announced the election of David Allison, FAIA, FACHA of Clemson University as the 2025 President of the Board of Regents. David assumes this role as of January 1, 2025 and succeeds 2024 President Ann H. Adams, AIA, FACHA. Deborah Smith, AIA, FACHA of Flad Architects has been named 2025 President-Elect of the Board of Regents. In addition, Bryan Langlands, FAIA, FACHA; Akshay Sangolli, AIA, ACHA; and Molly Scanlon, FAIA, FACHA have joined the Board of Regents.
Month: January 2025
Welcome to the Fifth year of our Colleague 2 Colleague mentorship program.
This online mentoring program targets design professionals, new or early in their careers, with an interest in healthcare architecture planning and design.
10-month program running March through December, with presentations and discussions around the diverse topics of healthcare architecture, planning, design, and career development.
Commitment:
- 2 meetings a month, 1 hour each, online web meetings.
- Reading/previewing any additional material speakers might send in advance.
- Willingness to join the conversation, participate in group discussions, and be open to networking and connecting within your mentoring Pod and within the larger online community.
2025 Application Timeline:
- December 2024: Timeline and Process Opens
- January 24, 2025: All Applications are Due
- February 2025: Selection: Accepted candidates will receive an email notification and program details.
- March 2025 – Program kick-off; schedule of all sessions for the mentoring year.
- December 2025 – Final session.
Mentor Requirements:
- All ages, mid-level to senior-level, experienced professionals in Healthcare design are welcomed
- Responsible for leading their groups, organizing & facilitating group discussions, attending sessions & adding to the depth of discussions
- Committed to Healthcare
(if interested reach out to Jill Bergman in this email address [email protected])
Mentoring Candidate (Mentee) Qualifications:
- Students in their final year of a professional or post-professional degree in architecture.
- Less than 10 years total work experience starting from graduation from a NAAB accredited university.
- Strongly interested in healthcare architecture, planning and design.
Candidate Application:
Attach a single PDF file to the following link ([email protected]) ; that includes:
- 1 page letter from your supervisor or faculty lead on firm or school letterhead, recommending you for the program and agreeing to support your commitment for 2 hours a month for your participation in this program.
- Half page CV/Resume
- Half page, essay, 200-word Max
- Describe your interest in this mentoring program and your willingness to commit to the 2 meetings per month.
[Note: 2 page 8.5×11 standard US Letter Size, with no font smaller than 8.0. Any file longer than 2 pages will automatically be disqualified. Any essay longer than 200 words will also be disqualified. Submittal should not include images, portfolio projects, nor graphics.]