Mission Statement

The mission of AIA New England is to promote the strengthening of the New England states as a region for the purposes of:

• Presenting regional interest to AIA national with a unified voice.
• Promoting regional leaders on a national level.
• Better serving AIA New England members.
• Advancing the value of New England architects.
• Improving the quality of the built environment in the region.
• Improving communications between AIA New England and architecture schools.

Services to New England Members:

• Advancing the value of architects within the region
• Represent regional interests to national AIA with a unified voice
• Communication between members of the New England board, the Regional Directors, and the national Board
• Strengthen the influence of New England architects regionally and nationally
• Promote regional leadership and continuity within AIA New England

Services to the Public:

• Contact for the AIA and architecture in New England.
• Link to individual chapters (web sites, executive directors, leadership)
• Clearing house for information on New England chapter leaders.
• Information source for Design Awards winners

AIA New England Officers:

President Dean Bingham, AIA, is principal of R. D. Bingham/Architect in Portland, ME. Email.

President-Elect Art Guadano, AIA, is principal of AG Architects in Dover, NH. Email.

Treasurer Michael Hoffman, AIA, is professor of Architecture at Norwich University in Vermont. Email.

Immediate Past-President Erica Gees, AIA works at Kuhn Riddle architects in Amherst, MA. Email. Email.

Carolyn Isaak, (Executive Director), is also Executive Director of AIA New Hampshire. Email.

Regional Directors to the National AIA:

Peter Kuttner FAIA is President of Cambridge Seven Associates, a 65-person architectural, planning, and exhibit design firm in Cambridge, MA, where he focuses on educational projects in colleges and museums. For the Boston Society of Architects, as head of the Communications Committee, Peter focused on improving communication within the Institute and with the public. He has been Membership Chair, Commissioner of Chapter Affairs, Commissioner of Public Affairs, and past-President of the BSA, and was active on the national AIA advertising committee. He is currently on the Board of Overseers of the Boston Architectural College and Chair of the Boston Foundation for#tophitecture, a non-profit foundation funding area educational projects that increase environmental awareness. He also serves on the Board of the Associated General Contractors of Massachusetts, and served on the Winchester Planning Board through 2005. Email.

Erica Rioux Gees AIA is an associate with Kuhn Riddle Architects, a 17 person architecture, planning and interiors design firm in Amherst, MA, where she focuses on planning and design in multi-family housing, commercial and institutional projects for area colleges. As President of Western Mass AIA, she was instrumental in the success of several SDAT programs in Western Mass. She continues her public outreach work promoting smart growth and sustainable development in the region as a representative for WMAIA to PVPC and PV Sustain. For AIA she has served on the Committee for Design Assistance since 2006 and has led numerous SDAT grants throughout the country. She is currently serving as AIA Disaster Assistance Coordinator for MA and served on Amherst Design Review Board from 2001-2005. Email.

Presidents of the New England Chapters:

BSA: Diane Georgopulos FAIA Email.

Central MA: Ernest O. Edwards Email.

CT: Margaret Chambers AIA Email.

ME: Carol DeTine AIA Email.

MA: Martha Montgomery AIA Email.

NH: Thomas A. House AIA Email.

RI: J. Michael Abbott AIA Email.

VT: Guy Teschmacher, AIA Email.

Western MA: Bill Austin AIA Email.