Knowledge Communities & Affinity Groups

AIA Chicago Knowledge Communities and Affinity Groups offer members the chance to engage with the issues most important to them. 
To get involved, check out the Calendar of Events or email education@aiachicago.org.

AIA also has a wide array of Knowledge Communities working at the National level. Click here to read a description of all the national AIA Knowledge Communities.

Knowledge Community and Affinity Group leaders must complete this form at least 6 to 8 weeks prior to hosting a program or event:

Event and Program Details Form LINK

Knowledge Communities

Architecture for Justice

Gregory Cook, AIA, CCHP; Co-Chair

Eric Davis, AIA; Co-Chair

Fred Moyer, FAIA; Co-Chair

Building Enclosure Council

Matt Filippini, AIA, M.ASCE, Chairperson

Patrick Keeney, AIA, CPHC, LEED AP O+M , Chairperson-Elect

Rebecca Booth, Past Chairperson

Eric Overby, Treasurer

Bryan Rouse, Secretary

COMPUTATION

Anthony Viola, AIA

Melissa Marrero

Custom Residential Architects Network (CRAN)

Stuart Cohen, FAIA; Co-Chair

Mike Shively, AIA; Co-Chair

Design

Greg Klosowski, AIA; Co-Chair

Josh Mings, AIA; Co-Chair

Lori Day, AIA; Events

Design for Aging

Heidi Wang, AIA; Co-Chair

Education

Kysa Heinitz, AIA; Co-Chair

Jonathan Fair; Co-Chair

Peter Schlossman, AIA

Committee on the Environment (COTE) + 2030 Commitment

Saranya Gunasingh, Intl. Assoc. AIA; Co-Chair

David Swain. AIA; Co-Chair

Kelly Moynihan, AIA, Events

Daniel Jaconetti, AIA; 2030 Commitment Co-Chair

Healthcare 

Cam Twohey, AIA; Co-Chair

Luis Vazquez Rivera, Assoc. AIA; Co-Chair and Secretary

Denise Haberkorn, Prof. Affl., Treasurer

Historic Resources

Jonathan Solomon, AIA, Co-Chair

Andrea Sforza, AIA, Co-Chair

Interior Architecture

Susan Brain, AIA, PMP; Co-Chair

Charles Cunov, AIA; Co-Chair

Practice Management

Ben Johnson, AIA; Co-Chair

Iana Kolev, AIA; Co-Chair

Sam Luckino, AIA; Events

SMALL FIRM EXCHANGE (SFx)

Frank Michalski, AIA; Chair

Matthew Clapper, AIA

Technical Issues

Lee Fink, AIA; Co-Chair

David Babnigg, AIA; Co-Chair

Calli Verkamp, AIA; Events

Affinity Groups

Community Engagement

David Sikorski, AIA; Co-Chair

Equity, Diversity, Inclusion (EDI) Committee

Riya Desai, Assoc. AIA; Co-Chair

Katie Hart, Assoc. AIA; Co-Chair

LGBTQIA+ Alliance

Lucas Goldbach, AIA; Co-Chair

Hao Phung, AIA; Co-chair

Young Architects Forum (YAF)

Justin Banda, Assoc. AIA; Co-Chair

Raquel Guzman Geara, AIA; Co-Chair

Lena Reiff, Assoc. AIA; Co-Chair