During that time, we have grown from around 270 members in 2018 to about 370 members today. Our PAM membership has also grown significantly during that time. With virtually every decision, I have challenged myself and other AIA leaders to work to make AIA more relevant to our fellow members, to potential members and to the public. One decision in particular comes to mind. Early in my leadership tenure, a survey was distributed wherein we asked what topics would be most relevant for our guest speakers at our monthly lunches. Armed with those results, we were able to seek out high-quality content that our members wanted and couldn’t get anywhere else. And we got an administrative assistant in place, which freed up us officers to focus on the “real issues” without getting buried in the administrative details. Key decisions like those made AIA more relevant, which led, quite naturally, to growth in membership. Before I’m done with AIA Leadership, I have as a goal to achieve membership north of 400. And I would like to see our other Idaho components stronger, especially our Northern Idaho component. I have been promoting ideas to the AIA Idaho board regarding an outward-facing public outreach effort, which I believe could help in this regard. OUR YOUNG PROFESSIONALS I think young professionals in this post-COVID time find themselves in a very different situation than most of us experienced. I think our current “work from anywhere” abilities need to be balanced with the mentoring that needs to occur between those of us with more experience. Mentoring is best accomplished in person, in my opinion. I know that offices all around the country are struggling with this issue. I see AIA taking a leadership role in this area to help define a win-win scenario in our profession. I am glad to see Idaho fill the YAF and the STAR Representative roles, which promote our young professionals. 10 YEAR LOOK AHEAD In 10 years, I see Idaho having well over 500 AIA members. I see us having a very strong voice in our state law making process. I see monthly lunches with excellent guest speakers in all four of our components, where architectural students routinely attend so that they can rub shoulders with their future employers. I see us active with our Idaho cities, counties and various boards such as planning and zoning. I see an AIA who is integrated into the University of Idaho very closely, whose members routinely sit in crit sessions and speak in professional practice class settings at the university. I see a public outreach campaign ongoing, where clients and future clients know that hiring an AIA architect means hiring an architect who is a “cut above” and who brings real value to them and our communities. With gratitude for all that we have accomplished and with a ton of optimism as we move forward into an even brighter future, Dave Davies, AIA 208-629-0763 www.alder.com e@alders.com 202-01 East 37th Street, Garden City, ID 83714 Space Management �Daylighting Specialists Modernfold Skyfold Smoke Guard Total Door Kalwall Kalwall + Lumira™ Structures Unlimited Solatube Eric Holstine AIA Strategic Council The AIA Strategic Council serves as the members’ voice in the national AIA conversation. OUR CHARGE Explore new ideas and solutions to significant issues facing the profession of architecture and its role in society. OUR MISSION Seek to prioritize and make advancements by informing the AIA Board of Directors of important professional issues relevant to architects. OUR TASKS Focus on ideation, research and generative thoughtbased activities. Councilors are outward-focused, forward-thinking and member-centric. The AIA Strategic Council is REPRESENTATIVE People chosen to stand or act on behalf of a wider group. VISIONARY Thinking or planning the future with imagination and wisdom. and 9
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