Evelyn Lee, FAIA | NOMA

Candidate for 2024 First VP | 2025 President

AIA Resume

Evelyn has over 20 years of active service, most of them in leadership roles within the AIA at local, state, and national levels.

AIA National

  • Member, Member Voice Task Force, 2021 – present
  • Member and Past Chair, National Building Renewal Committee 2021 – 2022
  • Treasurer, National Board, 2020-21
  • Member and Chair, Planning and Finance Committee, 2018-2021
  • Member, Resource Allocation Task Force, 2019-2020
  • At-Large Director, National Board, 2017-2019
  • Chair, Practice Innovation Laboratory, 2017
  • Chair, Young Architects Forum, 2017
  • Member, Secretary Advisory Committee, 2016-2017
  • Vice-Chair, Young Architects Forum, 2016
  • Leadership Committee, Strategic Council, 2015-2016
  • AIACA Representative, Strategic Council, 2015-2016
  • Member, Culture Collective Committee, 2015
  • PR Director, Young Architects Forum, 2014-2015
  • AIACA State Director, AIA National Board, 2014
  • Repositioning Ambassador, 2013
  • Associate Representative to AIA Executive Committee, AIA National Board, 2008
  • Member, Board Community Committee, 2008
  • Member, Secretary Advisory Committee, 2006 – 2008
  • Associate Representative, AIA National Board, 2007
  • Co-Chair, Task Force on Pro Bono, 2007
  • Chair, National Associates Committee, 2006
  • Associate Representative, Diversity Committee, 2004-2005

AIA California

  • Vice President of Communications and Public Affairs, AIACA ExCom, 2011-2012
  • Member, Now Next Future Conference, AIACA, 2012
  • Member, Editorial Committee ArcCA, AIACA, 2011-2012
  • Member, Design Awards Committee, AIACA, 2011-2012
  • Member, Communications Advisory Panel, AIACA 2010
  • Associate Representative, Long Range Planning Committee, AIACA, 2008
  • Vice President of the Academy for Emerging Professionals, AIACA ExCom, 2006 – 2007
  • Member, Monterey Design Conference Committee, AIACA, 2005
  • Regional Associate Director, AIACA Board, 2005
  • Associate Representative, Mentoring Committee, AIACA, 2004-2005
  • Associate Director South, AIACA Board, 2004
  • Desert Practice Conference Committee, AIACA, 2004
  • Member, Design Awards Committee, AIA Orange County, 2003

*** elected positions

Evelyn is the only AIA Fellow that has also received the National Associates Award (2005) and Young Architects Award (2014).

Professional

  • Slack Technologies, Global Head of Design and Workplace Innovation
  • Salesforce, Senior Manager Global Operations
  • Slack Technologies, Senior Experience Designer
  • Practice of Architecture, Founder
  • Practice Disrupted Podcast, Co-Host
  • Newmark Knight Frank, Regional Managing Director
  • MKThink, Account Executive Strategy Lead
  • Public Architecture, Manager 1+ Program
  • D+D Architects (Perkins Eastman), Project Manager
  • WD Partners, Job Captain

Education

  • Presidio Graduate School, MBA in Sustainable Management
  • Presidio Graduate School, MPA in Sustainable Management
  • Southern California Institute of Architecture, M Arch
  • Drury University, B Arch with Honors