The School of Architecture, Planning & Preservation Board of Visitors is a group of dedicated volunteers that works together to promote and support the mission, vision, and values of the school. BOV members serve as advisors, providing counsel to the Dean regarding the mission, goals, and strategic planning of the school. As ambassadors, working to strengthen and enhance the reputational value of the school; and as advocates, working to promote the interests of the school locally, nationally, and internationally.
Members of the Board of Visitors are listed below. If you are interested in being part of our Board of Visitors, contact Leia Droll Livingston at ledroll@umd.edu.
OFFICERS:
Thomas Gallas, CPA, LEED AP BD+C (Chair)
CEO, Torti Gallas and Partners, Inc.
Brenda Sanchez, FAIA, (B.ARCH ’78), Vice Chair
Senior Architect/Design Manager, Smithsonian Institution
Dr. Rodney Harrell (Ph.D. ’08), Immediate Past Chair
Vice President, Family Home and Community and Housing Enterprise Lead
AARP
MEMBERS:
| Hon. Stephen T. Ayers, FAIA, NAC, CCM, LEED AP, (B.S. Architecture ’85) 11th Architect of the Capitol President, The Ayers Group, LLC | |
 | Cecily Bedwell, AICP, LEED AP BD+C Principal, Design Collective |
 | Glenn Birx, FAIA, LEED AP, (B.ARCH ’80) Chief Operating Officer, Ayers Saint Gross |
| William Bonstra, FAIA, LEED, AP (B.ARCH '83 Founder and Managing Partner, Bonstra/Haresign Architects | |
| Jordan Goldstein, FAIA, FIIDA, LEED AP, (B.S. Architecture ’94) Co-Managing Principal, Gensler | |
| Melanie Hennigan AIA, LEED, (B.S. Architecture ’83) CEO & President, Grimm + Parker Architects | |
 | Elizabeth Hughes Director & State Historic Preservation Officer, Maryland Historical Trust |
| Anica Landreneau, AIA, LEED AP BD+C, WELL AP Director of Sustainable Design, HOK | |
| Ron McDonald Managing Principal, RMC Development, LLC | |
 | Daina Penkiunas, Ph.D. State Historic Preservation Officer, Wisconsin Historical Society |
| Abe Rosenthal (B.ARCH ’74), Vice President of Development & Design, The Cordish Companies | |
 | Beth L. Savage Federal Preservation Officer |
| Roger Schwabacher, AIA, LEED AP, (M.ARCH ’99) Principal, HOK | |
| Craig Spangler, AIA, NCARB, (B.ARCH ’82) Senior Principal, Ballinger | |
 | Dante, Thomas, Managing Director - Affordable Housing, JLL Capital Markets |
| Steve Wiesenthal, FAIA, (B.ARCH ’82) Principal, Studio Gang Architects | |
| Lakisha Woods, CAE, ('97) EVP/Chief Executive Officer, The American Institute of Architects |
EMERITUS MEMBERS:
Dennis Jankiewicz, AIA, (B.ARCH ’73), Chairman / CEO Emeritus, Design Collective
Steve Parker, FAIA, LEED, AP (B.ARCH ’72), Partner Emeritus, Grimm + Parker Architects
Marshall Purnell, FAIA, Professor of the Practice of Architecture, North Carolina State University
Rich Vogel, Emeritus, Construction Consultant