The 2012 AIA Chicago Foundation Board of Directors

President

Lynne Sorkin, AIA, LEED AP

Lynne Sorkin is a senior associate with DeStefano Partners. She has experience in educational, recreational, residential, corporate interiors and healthcare projects, with a recent focus on Pre-K-12 work. She has held key leadership roles as an owner's representative for Chicago Public Schools' capital improvements programs; providing management and design oversight for renovation and new construction projects, including the Modern Schools Across Chicago projects. Lynne holds both Bachelor of Arts and Master of Architecture degrees from Washington University, previously served as Lecture Series Chair and Foundation President for Chicago Women in Architecture and worked for VOA Associates prior to joining DeStefano in 1998.

Vice President

Timothy Brown, AIA

Timothy Brown, AIA, is an associate professor at the IIT College of Architecture, and principal of Tim Brown Architects. A specialist in architectural design and theory, Tim holds degrees in architecture from Clemson University and University of Illinois Chicago. He is founder and director of Atelier FLIR, a multidisciplinary design firm.

Treasurer

Grant C. Uhlir, AIA, NCARB, LEED AP

Grant Uhlir is a principal with Gensler and director of architecture for the Chicago office. Grant leads the Architectural Design Studio in Chicago, focusing on corporate, mixed-use, retail academic, and civic/institutional developments. He is active in AIA Chicago, currently serving on the Board as Past President and also serves on the AIA Chicago Foundation Board of Directors. He has been involved with AIA Chicago's Board since 2002 and is also a member of the Chicago Architectural Foundation's Board of Trustees. Grant has been a visiting lecturer and guest critic at the IIT College of Architecture, the Friends of Downtown, Northwestern University's Kellogg Graduate School of Business, and as a guest speaker at numerous AIA events.

Secretary

Daniel Rappel, AIA, LEED AP

In 2008, Dan Rappel joined Koo and Associates Ltd as director of sustainable design. He has extensive experience in institutional, commercial, residential, retail and hospitality design. Dan has been Project Architect or Project Manager on seven LEED projects to date including the AIA award-winning and Platinum LEED rated Kresge Foundation Headquarters in Troy, Michigan. Prior to working at Koo and Associates, Dan worked at Valerio Dewalt Train Associates and DeStefano + Partners.

Past President

Laura A. Fisher, FAIA, LEED AP

Laura Fisher, Managing Director of IPM Consulting Ltd., specializes in strategic and project management of corporate real estate. She holds a Bachelor of Architecture Degree from Virginia Tech and an MBA in Finance from the University of Chicago. A past President of AIA Chicago (2007), she has chaired the AIA Chicago Fellows Committee. Additionally, Laura has served on the boards of AIA Illinois, the Chicago Architecture Foundation, and the Auxiliary Board of the School of the Art Institute of Chicago.

Public members

Lisa DiChiera

Lisa is director of advocacy for Landmarks Illinois. She has previously worked for the Midwest Office of the National Trust for Historic Preservation, and the Architecture Department of the Chicago Historical Society. From 1998–2002, she worked as a project manager for the Detroit office of Hines Interests, overseeing the urban planning components of General Motors' renovation of the Renaissance Center as its new corporate headquarters. She currently serves on the board of Preservation Action. Lisa received a Bachelor of Art degree in Art and Architectural History from UCLA and a Master of Science in the Historic Preservation Program from the University of Pennsylvania.

Members

Fred Brandstrader, AIA

Fred Brandstrader, AIA, is currently a senior project manager at CB Richard Ellis and has been an active member of the American Institute of Architects since 1990. He served as Steering Committee Chair for the Burnham Memorial Competition Committee since 2008 to present and received an AIA Chicago 2009 President's Citation for his service to the Committee. He served as the former Vice President of Government Affairs for the Chicago Chapter from 2005–2007 and was a past AIA Illinois Board Member and Delegate. He has also held chairman roles in our Regional and Urban Design Committee (2001–2004) and the Citizen Advisory Committee for RTA Cook-Dupage County Corridor Study (2007–2008). Fred is an active member of the Lambda Alpha-Ely Chapter since 2008. Fred currently serves as the Past President for the Grant Park Orchestral Association.

Christopher E. Chwedyk, AIA

Christopher Chwedyk is the chief code consultant and a director of The Code Group, the architectural subsidiary of Burnham Nationwide. The past co-chair of AIA Chicago's Technical Issues Knowledge Community and AIA Chicago Treasurer, Chris has served on the Board of AIA Illinois and is currently on the National AIA Codes and Standards Committee. He is an ICC Certified Building Plans Examiner, he serves on the AEBO Board of NFPA, and is also an adjunct faculty member at Harper College in Palatine.

Walter D. Street III, AIA, NOMA

Walter Street is an architect at Johnson & Lee, Ltd. Architects/Planners and has been a member of the AIA Chicago Board of Directors, serving as Treasurer in 2008. He is a regular and active participant in the National AIA Grassroots legislative conferences in Washington, DC and the Illinois Prairie Grassroots conferences in Springfield. An active member of NOMA and an ongoing mentor to IDP candidates, Walter has also served as a member of the Chicago Architecture Foundation's committee to develop an architecture curriculum for k–12 students.

Peter Schlossman, AIA, LEED AP

Peter Schlossman is a senior associate principal at Loebl Schlossman & Hackl in Chicago. With 21 years of experience, he has planned, designed and coordinated construction of a broad range of building types including healthcare, higher education, religious, and retail. He has also practiced at firms in both Boston and Seattle, where his work included significant urban planning projects. Peter has been a member of the Chicago Chapter of the American Institute for Architects for more than ten years, serving on committees and taking on leadership roles, including chapter President in 2006. He also serves on the Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance Board and the Horner Park Advisory Council.

Ex-officio members

• Rand Ekman, AIA, President, AIA Chicago
• Zurich Esposito, Executive Vice President, AIA Chicago
• Paul M. Lurie, Esq., Emeritus Member