Editorial Board

The aecKnowledge Editorial Board helps shape practical, relevant continuing education for architecture, engineering, and construction professionals.

Colin Alley

Principal/Director of Operations, BCV Architecture + Interiors

Expertise: Codes / Specification

Colin Alley, AIA, LEED AP has practiced architecture in Arizona and California since 1994. Having spent the majority of his professional career on the development of mixed-use, ...

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Jim Atkins

FAIA, President, Atkins Consulting

Jim Atkins, FAIA, FKIA, is Principal of Atkins Consulting, a litigation support and project management consulting resource. Jim was co-owner of a top 10 architectural-engineerin...

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Philip Bona

FAIA, Principal, Baucentrum Urban Studio

Expertise: Accessibility / Universal Design

Phil’s passion for architecture and construction began when he started designing and building model cities as a boy. Through his work, teaching, mentoring, lecturing, writings,...

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David Brotman

FAIA, Principal, Sunset Consultants

Expertise: Accessibility / Universal Design

David J. Brotman, FAIA, is founder and principal of Sunset Consultants, a firm that provides strategic, integrated services to developers, architects and other professional real...

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Karen Compton

Principal, A3K Consulting

Expertise: Practice Management

As a Business Development consultant, Karen Compton brings a focused approach based on a thorough understanding of the A/E/C environment and needs and expectations of the client...

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Mitch Conner

AIA, Principal Architect, ArchiLOGIX

As a registered architect based in Sonoma County, California, Mitch Conner, AIA, has enjoyed a variety of clients and work relationships. A nationally recognized leader in fire ...

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Elise Drakes

Project Manager, LPA, Inc.

Expertise: Codes / Specification

Elise works in business strategies and development at Petra-ICS, a firm which provides capital planning, strategy, and construction management for health systems. Prior to her p...

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Cornelius Du Bois

FAIA, Owner, Cornelius duBois

Expertise: Project Management

<i>Because the knowledge and skills necessary to practice architecture are evolving constantly, and because we live in a culture that fosters and celebrates life-long learning, ...

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Alan Ford

FAIA, Principal, Alan Ford Architects

Expertise: Climate Action

<i>To be an exceptional architect, you must stay informed and inspired throughout your professional life.</i> <br><br>Alan Ford, AIA, is a design principal with Alan Ford Archi...

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Lisa Gelfand

FAIA, LEED AP, Principal, Gelfand Partners Architects

Expertise: Sustainability

Lisa Gelfand, FAIA, LEED AP, is the Founding and Managing Principal of Gelfand Partners Architects in San Francisco, and a principal of Roesling Nakamura Terada Architects in Sa...

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Aaron Greven

Owner, AG Design Works

The owner of AG Design Works, Aaron Greven, is a leader in emerging AEC industry technologies with 10 years experience utilizing Building Information Modeling tools as a designe...

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Evelyn Lee

AIA, LEED AP, MKThink

A licensed architect, a LEED accredited professional, and a dual MPA/MBA degree holder, Evelyn received her Bachelor of Architecture with honors from Drury University in 2002. I...

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Ted Levin, Esq., P.E.

Partner, Morris Polich & Purdy LLP

Expertise: Documents & CA

Ted Levin is a Partner at Morris Polich & Purdy LLP where he serves as a practice group leader for design and construction attorneys. He is both a practicing lawyer and register...

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Jim Mc Manus

FAIA, Principal, S/L/A/M Collaborative

Expertise: Accessibility / Universal Design

Jim McManus, FAIA, is the Chairman of the Board of Directors of The S/L/A/M Collaborative. He is responsible for the comprehensive management and financial planning for the f...

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Emeka Efe Osaji

Fellow, Leeds Sustainability Institute

Expertise: Sustainability

Emeka Efe Osaji, Assoc. AIA, MASHRAE, CEnv, CSci, FFB, FRSA, AoU, is a Chartered Environmentalist, Chartered Scientist, Fellow of FBE, Fellow of RSA, Academician, & Fellow of Le...

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Jason Pierce

AIA, LEED AP (BD+C), Architect, HOK

Expertise: Codes / Specification

Jason Dale Pierce, AIA, NCARB, LEED AP(BD+C), ason has been active at the local, regional, and national levels of the AIA. After starting a YAF chapter at AIA St. Louis, he was ...

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Henry Siegel

FAIA, LEED AP, Principal, Siegel & Strain Architects

Expertise: Sustainability

Since the early 1990s, Henry Siegel, FAIA, LEED AP, has championed the idea that ecological design and design excellence are inseparable; he has put that idea into practice as l...

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James V. Vitale

AIA, LEED AP, CASp, Senior Architect, DSA

Expertise: Practice Management

James V. Vitale, AIA, LEED AP, CASp, RCI, is an adjunct professor in the Construction Technology Department at Mt. San Antonio College in Walnut, California, and an architect wi...

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Allyne Winderman

FAIA, Faculty, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona

Expertise: Climate Action

Allyne Winderman, FAIA, is on the faculty at Cal Poly Pomona where she teaches Development and Urban Design. For more than 17 years she worked in the City of West Hollywood most...

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