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RIBA-USA President of Board of Trustees +
New York Chapter Chair


Jonathan B. Wimpenny AIA, RIBA, AA Dip (President of Board of Trustees +
New York Chapter Chairr)
Mr. Wimpenny is an honors graduate of the Architectural Association in London and principal architect of Lee Wimpenny Design Associates. He is a registered architect both in Europe & New York; a member of The American Institute of Architects For more information visit.


www.leewimpenny.com
Tel:        212 505 8408.
Email:   

Past Presiding Chair

Derek Bradford, Dip.Arch. MLA, ARB, AIA
Former National Director of the AIA, Team Chair for NAAB and officer in the local RI chapter of the AIA. Committed to advancing the cause of mutual recognition on licensing between the UK and US (now an EU issue – see separate web posting on this) and improving the representation of US based RIBA members in RIBA’s overseas policy and encouraging a closer alliance with UK based members.

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Founder + Past
Presiding Chair

Tim Clark, MA, FRAS, Dip Arch (Bartlett) RA (UK, New York and California)
While Chair of Clark+Kanner in Santa Monica California 1996-2002 Tim started up the LA Chapter in 1995, was founding President of RIBA-USA and created its original website in 1997. He negotiated RIBA-USA's status as an official AIA-CES provider, coordinated its national surveys and led the very successful RIBA-USA mission to Beijing and Zhengzhou, China in May 2004. He is registered as an architect with the UK, NY and CA Boards. In 2007 Tim became Regional Director with ATKINS UK then Director of Architecture for the Dubai Metro. Since 2010 he has been based in Qatar where he is Resident Director for OBERMEYER, currently seconded as a rail specialist to support DB International on the Doha Metro project. Contact 00974 3389.1858.
Los Angeles / California
Niall Saunders, AIA, RIBA
(Chair of the California Chapter)
Mr. Saunders is a graduate of the (now) Kingston and Westminster Universities and principal of Saunders + Wiant Architects in Newport Beach. He is registered in the UK, California, Texas and Arizona.

www.architectsoc.com
Tel:     949 721 0730
Email: niall@architectsoc.com
Saunders + Wiant Architects
250 Newport Center Drive, Suite 304,
Newport Beach, CA. 92660
Chicago / Mid West
Joseph G. Burns, RIBA, P.E., S.E., FAIA, C.Eng., M.I.StructE., LEED AP
(Chair of Mid West Chapter)
Honored in 2008 with the American Institute of Steel Construction’s Special Achievement Award and named to ENR’s Top 25 Newsmakers in 2003, Joe has more than 25 years of experience as a structural designer, as well as an investigator and renovator of existing buildings. He is a licensed professional engineer; structural engineer; architect; and a chartered engineer/chartered architect in the UK. In 1995, Joe joined Thornton Tomasetti, Inc.
Email:JBurns@ThorntonTomasetti.com
Philadelphia

Clive Copping, RIBA
(Chair of the Philadelphia Chapter)










Tel:      215 627 2700
Fax:     215 627 9113
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San Francisco
Chad Overway, AIA, RIBA
(Chair of the San Francisco Chapter)
Mr. Overway is a graduate of SCI-Arc and Cranbrook Academy of Art. He has been practicing architecture for over 30 years. His firm is based in San Francisco and is well known for their expertise in hospitality, commercial and master planning projects. He has completed numerous projects throughout California and the Western States.  His practice expanded into the international marketplace in the late 90’s with projects in Turkey, Egypt and the Middle East.
Tel:      415.987.8059
Email: 
Phoenix and Southwest
Philip D. Allsopp, MS., D.Arch, RIBA, FRSA
(Vice President of Board of Trustees + Chair of Phoenix & Southwest Chapter)
Phil holds a D.Arch from Kingston University London, is a Chartered Member of the RIBA, is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, and has held leadership roles with major firms in architecture, including Perkins and Will, A.T. Kearney. Phil served as President and CEO of the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation, headquartered at Taliesin West, Arizona from 2006 through July of 2009.
Web:    http://www.transpolisglobal.com
Tel:      480-276-7707
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New England
Catherine E. Davis, RIBA
(Chair of the New England Chapter)
Catherine Davis is a principal at CED and Associates. She is registered in the UK having qualified at Westminster University and the Architectural Association. She is also a Landscape Design graduate of the Radcliffe Institute at Harvard. Her latest project is The Old Shipyard in Bath, Maine www.theoldshipyard.com, part of her current focus on restoring and preserving the natural environment through sustainable development. She lives and works in Cambridge MA. and London UK
Tel:      617 314 0999
Email: catherine@cedandassociates.com
Washington / Mid-Atlantic

Dr. Raj Barr-Kumar, FAIA RIBA
(Chair of the Washington / Mid-Atlantic)
Former National President of the American Institute of Architects, Raj is a graduate of the Bartlett, and holds degrees from the universities of Ceylon, London, Kansas and Hawaii.  The winner of many design awards, an internationally renowned pioneer of the sustainability movement, he is the author of critically acclaimed books on the subject, Sustainable Design Strategies and Green Architecture.   President of Barr Group International he has worked on projects across the globe.
www.BARRarchitects.com

Treasurer + CA Delegate

Philip Fraser-Andrews, AIA, RIBA
(Treasurer + CA delegate to the RIBA-USA)
Mr. Fraser-Andrews is a past Vice President of MCG Architecture in Pasadena California and has extensive experience of private practice both in the UK and USA. He is a licensed British Architect and registered in Guam as well as nationally NCARB. Philip is currently concentrating on his own practice and writing.


Tel:      626 616 0640
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Secretary + Gen Counsel
Cynthia Fischer
(RIBA-USA Secretary)
Cynthia Fischer serves as Secretary of RIBA-USA, Inc.  Ms. Fischer is an attorney with the firm of Schnader Harrison Segal & Lewis LLP and has practiced in New York City for more than 30 years.  She acts as the general corporate counsel and business advisor to a number of U.S. and international architecture firms and individuals.  She is an affiliate member of the Royal Institute of British Architects and an allied member of the American Institute of Architects. 
Tel:      212.973.8175
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Tim Sudweeks RA, AA Dipl, Msc, LEED
(RIBA-USA Webmaster)










Tel:     646.245.6652
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RIBA-USA Board of Trustees:
Jonathan Wimpenny (President + NY), Phil Allsopp (Vice President + Phoenix), Philip Fraser Andrews (Treasurer + CA), Catherine Davis (New England), Joseph G. Burns (Chicago-Mid West); James Fischer (Area outside current Chapters); Niall Saunders (Los Angeles), Clive Copping, (Philadelphia), Raj Barr (Washington - Mid Atlantic), Chad Overway, RIBA (San Francisco), Tim Clark (Past Presiding Chair), Cynthia Fischer (Secretary).