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The WIA (Women in Architecture) is a subcommittee of the AIA Silicon Valley. Founded in 2015, the committee’s focus is on expanding equity, equality, and diversity in the profession of architecture. The WIA offers programs which empower and support women as they establish their professional identities, develop their career paths, and find their leadership direction. Gender serves as a gateway topic to addressing experiences of diversity - allowing a flexible and expansive focus on topics. These are addressed through our events as the committee members and event guests navigate their intersectional identities and the challenges of living and working in a complex socio-historic context, a dynamic economic and technological region, and a turbulent political climate.

Interested in learning more about our upcoming plans and stay up to date with WIA activities? Join us virtually
every third Wednesday of the month at noon.

Zoom Meeting Link : https://us06web.zoom.us/j/81103086362?pwd=MUN2L29tYkRnS09NeVRvM1pGS0Zidz09
Meeting ID: 811 0308 6362
Passcode: 431783

Check out events listed below to learn more about advocacy! Both members and non-members are welcome.

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Intersections : Advancing Your Entrepreneurial Potential

  • ZOOM Meeting Please register on the AIA Website for Login Information (map)
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Join the Latino Business Action Network and WIA member Mariana Alvarez-Parga in exploring Mariana's business training via LBAN's Stanford Latino Entrepreneurship Initiative. The discussion will emphasize the importance of mentorship, sharing resources among a robust network, and strategies for growth.

PANELISTS

Jennifer Garcia is a business and leadership consultant and is committed to helping businesses grow and assisting leaders to increase their potential.  She directs the Scaling Program for Latino Business Action Network in collaboration with Stanford University to equip Latino/a business owners to grow their business; with the goal of increasing the number of scaled Latino-owed businesses in the United States. She is also the Founder of Fluential Leadership, providing business and leadership consulting services to small and mid-sized businesses for growth strategies, talent development, retention, and productivity. She is passionate about developing business leaders and equipping them with tools for sustained success.

Mariana Alvarez-Parga, AIA, LEED AP is a licensed Architect and LEED Accredited Professional who brings over nineteen years of architectural experience in California, from design to building occupancy. Her international background offers a unique perspective to the design, as well as bringing practical, user-focused solutions to all projects. As Principal and Partner at 19six Architects, she leads the San Jose and Sacramento offices, focusing on work environment and firm culture that has contributed to the firm’s rapid growth and expanded portfolio.

Mariana’s leadership extends into volunteer duties at AIA Silicon Valley as Founding Co-Chair of the Architectural Intelligence Conference, Co-Founder of the Architectural Practice Leadership Committee and member of Women in Architecture Committee where she mentors and advocates for women’s professional advancement.

Source:: https://aiasiliconvalley.org/events/EventDetails.aspx?id=1471470
Earlier Event: January 19
A Collective Call to Action : Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Initiatives in Silicon Valley Firms
Later Event: April 28
Intersections : A Pathway for Equity In Design