Ask the Experts Your Most Pressing Coronavirus Questions
The mission of the AIA Small Firm Exchange (SFx), which is to advance the mutual interests of architects practicing in small firms, is now more pertinent than ever before. Join your colleagues and peers, leadership from AIA San Diego and AIA California, and principals from a range of consultancies in the areas of HR, risk, finance, and administration. We will use this session to exchange ideas and resources.
SFx AGENDA
11am || Introductions & Kick-off
11:10 || How AIA Can Help You/Your Firm (Nicki Dennis Stephens, Hon. AIA; Amanda Green, AIA)
11:30 || Subject Matter Experts || Kelly Potter, Cavignac & Associates; Kalen Rosselli, Robert Half; Star Hughes-Gorup, Hughes Marino;
12-12:30 || Q&A: You & the Panel! **
We know you're busy and we've done our best to pack in all the essentials in half the time. We really want to hear from you, so please join us and take advantage of this unique opportunity to ask industry leaders your most pressing questions during these challenging times. **If Q&A is lively, we'll keep it going until at least 1pm.
Kindly register in advance to participate: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/u5Urf-ysrDwvrWX3sAWxxGkPxYozaNRYJw
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
About Our All-star Panel
Nicki Dennis Stephens
Honorary AIA; Executive Vice President at AIA California
As a relentless advocate for architects and the built environment, Nicki Dennis Stephens, Hon. AIA has long promoted good design’s ability to solve complex problems in California and beyond. As the executive director of AIA California, she has set a high bar for other regional, state, and local components and has bolstered AIA’s efforts in tackling the most pressing issues facing the profession.
Since taking the helm of AIA California in 1999, Stephens’ leadership has positioned the chapter as a leader in member service, government advocacy, and public engagement.
Amanda Green, AIA
Director of Design & Practice at AIA California
Kelly Potter
Principal at Cavignac & Associates
Kelly Potter is a Principal at Cavignac & Associates and specializes in designing insurance and risk management programs for Architects, Engineers, CPAs and Lawyers.
Kelly was born into the insurance industry where her family founded a privately owned insurance brokerage in Los Angeles in 1959. She graduated with a Bachelor’s degree from SDSU where she was a member of the Division Two National Championship Water Ski Team.
In 2007, Kelly joined Cavignac and has since earned a number of professional designations including the Certified Insurance Counselors designation, Professional Workers’ Compensation Advisors and Construction Risk & Insurance Specialist designation. She is actively involved with many local industry associations and non-profits and enjoys spending time outside with her husband and two daughters.
Kalen Rosselli
Staffing Manager at Robert Half
Star Hughes-Gorup
Senior VP & Director at Hughes-Marino
Star Hughes-Gorup is a senior vice president and director at Hughes Marino, San Diego’s leading commercial real estate firm that exclusively represents tenants and buyers.
As a key member of Hughes Marino’s brokerage team, Star has created a niche for herself working alongside her father, Jason Hughes, where the two are in active negotiations for over 1,000,000 million square feet of leases at any given time in the premier commercial markets in the county.
A proud member of the millennial generation, Star regularly writes and speaks about her experience as a young, professional woman in a competitive, male-dominated industry. She has appeared in national, regional and local publications as well as on local TV news programs as a millennial voice on a variety of topics including business, technology, and education.
LISTEN UP! The SFx Give-away is here…
In a blatant attempt to entice you to participate, we will be giving away a quality audio headset to one lucky SFx participant. Attend your virtual conferences in style and with superior sound quality with a new Sennheiser headset.*
*Winner will be drawn at random from the participant pool of the SFx. Select brand and model will be determined based on availability at time of purchase, but will be comparable to the Sennheiser Momentum or HD series. Headphones will be purchased and mailed directly to the winner's preferred address.
