Pub. 2 2021-2022 Issue 1

15 Jarod Maw, AIA I served as AIA Utah Chapter President in 2020 and was deeply concerned about the social and civil occurrences that year related to race and equity. I wondered how we could positively co- contribute to that issue as architects. After discussing this concern personally with 2020 National AIA President Jane Frederick, 2021 National AIA President Peter Exley and then with the 2020 AIA Utah Board, it was decided that a task force would be set up to look into a committee to address Justice, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion. I have been amazed at how many professionals are now participating and how much ground we have covered so far. Matt Pauly, AIA, NCARB I am someone who is privileged; so, I joined AIA Utah EQxD to listen and learn. I choose to use my voice to advocate, educate, and help enact change. Laura Smith, AIA, LEED AP BD+C, WELL AP Laura Smith is an architect with CRSA who is passionate about creating healthy, inclusive, and regenerative environments. She serves on the AIA Executive Committee and is AIA Utah Board liaison to Urban Design Utah. With special encouragement from Jarod Maw and Zach Clegg and this amazing group of talented individuals, Laura worked to sunrise the AIA Task Force for Justice Equity Design + Inclusion into the AIA Utah Equity by Design Committee. She looks forward to being part of EQxD 2022 and its new team of brilliant and inspiring leaders. RK Stewart, FAIA RK Stewart has practiced architecture for more than 45 years in leadership positions with Gensler, Perkins & Will, Heller Leake and SOM. He has served the profession as President of AIA local, state and the national component as well as Chair and Board member of the National Institute of Building Sciences (NIBS). In 2006 RK authored the foreword to Victoria Kaplan’s book Structural Inequality, Black Architects in the United States. Shundana Yusaf Shundana Yusaf is an Associate Professor of Architectural History and Theory at the School of Architecture, University of Utah. She is the founding member of Nááts’ílid Initiative, a Navajo Community Development Collaborative, committed to strengthening the cultural and economic resilience of Dinétah through initiatives in the built environment and sweat equity housing. b