Heads Up!
You must sell yourself to sell your firm. The professionals within a firm who do not market have a far higher probability of finding their careers plateau than those who bring new clients. In tough times, firms tend to hang onto those who bring business longer than those who provide technical support. That is why our next seminar will focus on social media marketing. Come and learn about the current trends in the marketing industry. More information soon.
Leadership Series
The first in a series "WIA's Developing Leaders" seminar was a great success. We want to thank Angela Lee with HKS inc. for her insightful and energetic presentation.
Also, we want to give thanks to our sponsor: Quimby McCoy , Lennie Chamberlin and Media Management. We also want to thank our planning committee for making this event a great success.
Scholarships
We are in the process of establishing a scholarship fund. We are working on the details.
Events
Day in the Park
Saturday, September 25
10:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Main Street Garden
Main St. at St. Paul
The local chapters of the American Society of Landscape Architects and the American Institute of Architects are sponsoring "A Day in the Park" at Main Street Garden on Saturday, September 25th. All are welcome! There will be live music, kids’ activities, yoga, and sporting activities for all. Main Street Garden even has a dog park so bring Fido! ASLA DFW & AIA Dallas will provide walking tours of the park, Arts District and significant Downtown architecture. More information
Cookie Box Creations
Professional Orientation Meeting - October 19, 2010
Girl Orientation Meeting— October 28, 2010
Both meetings at JoAnn Fogg Service Center
6001 Summerside Drive, Dallas, TX 75252
The Girl Scouts of Northeast Texas host a Cookie Box Creations competition which pairs 5 to 8 teams of Girl Scouts with professional female architects, engineers and designers and each team crafts impressive and incredible structures made out of empty Girl Scout Cookie boxes. Local celebrities judge select the prize winning structures based on creativity in design, engineering difficulty, best use of color and materials, and adherence to that year’s Girl Scout Cookie Theme. For more information contact Charyl McAfee-Duncan
Business News
The Board of Directors of Lea+Elliott, Inc. has elected Diane Woodend Jones, AIA, AICP, LEED AP® as the firm's Chairman of the Board, effective June 7, 2010. Diane succeeds Philip Castellana who served as Chairman for the past three years.
Diane is a principal with Lea+Elliott and has served on its Board of Directors for many years. While on the Board of Directors, she developed and currently leads the firm's Strategic Planning Initiative. In addition, Diane has served in the management of the operations of the Lea+Elliott's Central Region for many years. She has over 30 years of professional experience in architecture, airport planning, transportation system planning and project development, transportation system and facilities interfaces, system procurement and contract compliance, and program management.
Diane received a Bachelor of Science in Architecture from the University of Texas and a Masters in Business Administration from Southern Methodist University. She has been with Lea+Elliott since 1989.