Core Committees

Membership Committee

Chair: Ashley Morand

Primary Focus: Member engagement, retention, and growth

Key Events & Initiatives:

  • Annual Member BBQ

  • Quarterly Member Happy Hours

  • Member Spotlights (newsletter and website features)

  • Member onboarding and engagement initiatives

Goals & Plans:

  • Strengthen member connections and chapter culture

  • Increase retention and engagement across all member types

  • Highlight member achievements and leadership

Programming & Planning Committee

Chair: Marquisha Powell, AIA, LEED AP

Primary Focus: Chapter-wide programming and long-term planning

Key Events & Initiatives:

  • Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Trail (in collaboration with Baltimore NOMA)

  • Panel discussions and thought-leadership programming

  • Cultural Heritage Month events

  • Architecture tours

Goals & Plans:

  • Curate meaningful, mission-aligned programming

  • Coordinate chapter events across the calendar year

  • Align programs with community, cultural, and professional priorities.

Budget & Finance Committee

Chair: Sarah Bannerman, AIA, NCARB, LEED GA

Primary Focus: Financial stewardship and sustainability

Key Events & Initiatives:

  • Budget development and annual financial reporting

  • Fundraising initiatives supporting chapter programming and scholarships

Goals & Plans:

  • Maintain financial transparency and accountability

  • Support fundraising strategies tied to events and programs

pr, comms & networking Committee

Chair: Nico Clarke

Primary Focus: Communications, visibility, networking, and student engagement

Key Events & Initiatives:

  • Chapter-wide communications strategy (newsletter, website, social media)

  • Firm Crawls

  • Portfolio Reviews

  • Student initiatives led by the University and Student Liaisons

  • Media outreach and partnership communications

Goals & Plans:

  • Strengthen DCNOMA’s public presence and professional visibility

  • Create meaningful connections between members, firms, and students

  • Support pipeline development and consistent chapter communications

Database & Archives Committee

Chair: Joshua Cato

Primary Focus: Chapter history, records, and institutional knowledge

Key Events & Initiatives:

  • Archiving chapter records, photos, and documents

  • Website-based archiving of DCNOMA materials

  • Development and maintenance of a DCNOMA History page

  • Preservation of past leadership, milestones, and signature initiatives

Goals & Plans:

  • Create an accessible, organized digital archive for members and the public

  • Preserve DCNOMA’s legacy and institutional memory

  • Ensure historical accuracy and proper recognition of past contributions.

Procedure & Bylaws Committee

Chair: Zhetique Gunn

Primary Focus: Governance and organizational standards

Key Events & Initiatives:

  • Annual election process

  • Bylaws review, updates, and interpretation

  • Governance templates and procedures

Goals & Plans:

  • Ensure transparency, compliance, and consistency

  • Support leadership transitions and elections

SANCTIONED Committees

Gala Committee

Chair: Joshua Cato

Support planning and execution for our annual fundraising and awards celebration

  • Lead sponsorship outreach and partner engagement

  • Coordinate vendors and manage communications/timelines

  • Oversee day-of logistics and provide overall design support to unify the event experience

Blueprints & Brushstrokes Committee

Chair: Telicious Robinson

Focuses on art, architecture, and cultural engagement initiatives

  • Supports programming development and artist coordination

  • Leads marketing/communications efforts and sponsorship outreach

  • Manages installations and oversees event logistics/operations

Project Pipeline Committee

Chair: Rebecca Ambouroue & Feyi Quadri

Focuses on youth outreach and mentorship.

  • Creates opportunities for young people to receive guidance, support, and meaningful professional exposure

  • Seeking mentors and curriculum support to strengthen programming

  • Needs support with coordination, outreach, and volunteer planning

Professional Practice Committee

Chair: Mika Yamaguchi

Focus on career development and licensure, helping members build momentum toward long-term professional goals.

  • Expand CEU-eligible programming to increase access to continuing education opportunities.

  • Provide ARE preparation and licensure support to guide members through the path to licensure.

  • Host professional development workshops and panels that pair practical skill-building with real-world insights from practitioners.

Advocacy Committee

Chair: Anna McCorevey

Focus on policy, equity, and advocacy initiatives.

  • Support research and outreach efforts to inform and expand the work.

  • Assist with policy development, implementation, and communications.

  • Help build and execute an effective advocacy strategy to advance committee goals.

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