Our Board
SIDNEY GRIFFIN, aia noma
he / him
President
Sidney is the BIM Project Manager for University of Virginia Facilities Management. Sidney received both a B.S. in Architecture (1998) and Master of Architecture (2001) from University of Virginia. Sidney aspires to elevate UVA’s excellence by harnessing the benefits of data and technology for the stewardship of UVA’s built environment.
Danielle Granger
she / her
Emerging Professionals Liaison
Deborah Smith
she / her
Secretary/Treasurer
PHOEBE CRISMAN, aia
she / her
UVA Liaison
Phoebe is an Associate Professor of Architecture and Director of the Global Environments + Sustainability program at the University of Virginia. Crisman graduated from the Harvard Graduate School of Design with a MArch in Urban Design and Carnegie Mellon with a BArch. A licensed architect since 1989, she has practiced with firms in Chicago, Cambridge, Charlottesville, Washington DC, and Hong Kong. Currently she serves on the AIAVA Board of Directors and has represented UVA on the AIA Central Virginia board since 2011.
Shawn Mulligan, aia ncarb
he / him
Immediate Past President, AIA VA Board Representative & Mid-Career Professionals Liaison
Shawn is a Project Architect at VMDO. He moved to Charlottesville in 2006. Shawn graduated from Virginia Tech in 2001 with a BArch and a minor in Industrial Design. Licensed since 2010, he has worked at OMA in Rotterdam, and at architecture and furniture design firms in Washington DC.
Hana nguyenky, aia
she / her
President Elect / Vice President
Hana is a Specifier with Conspectus, Inc. Hana received her Bachelor of Architecture degree and Minor in Anthropology from Woodbury University in Burbank, CA. She then received her Master of Science in Architecture Design and Research, Concentration in Digital and Material Technologies, from the University of Michigan.
Her goal is to be involved in work that will prepare, provide for, and help in nurturing the next generation. Hana’s greatest passion is knowledge. She considers her love of reading to be the greatest gift she’s ever received and reads every day for curiosity. Three words to describe her are Dreamer, Maker, and Thinker. Three things that she endeavors to accomplish in her life are to Investigate, Innovate, and Inspire.
JOri Erdman, aia
she / her
JMU Liaison
Jori is the Valley and JMU Liaison to the Board. She is a professor at JMU's School of Art, Design and Art History architectural design program. Prior to coming to JMU, Erdman taught at the American University of Sharjah, UAE, was a professor and the director of the School of Architecture at Louisiana State University from 2009-2016, teaching undergraduate and graduate studios though the fall of 2017. Jori also taught architecture at Drury University in Springfield, Mo., and for nine years at Clemson University.
Erdman holds a Master of Architecture from Columbia and a Bachelor of Science in Architecture from the University of Virginia. She is a registered architect, a member of The American Institute of Architects and principal of her company, ROOM Architecture. Erdman is co-editor and lead author in two chapters in a 2018 book "Sustainable Pathways for Mississippi Delta Restoration," (Springer Publications).
CHARLES HENDRICKS, AIA, CSI, CDT, CGP, CAPS, LEAD AP B&C
he / him
Valley Liaison
Charles is the managing partner of Gaines Group Architects. He received his B.S. in Architecture (1997) from the University of Virginia and M.Arch (2003) from University of Tennessee. Charles has spent the last 25 years with Gaines Group Architects working toward their mission of building a better future for all through design.
Charles, and advocate of being a Citizen Architect, serves as the chairman of the board for the Shenandoah Valley Partnership, and on the program committee for Central Virginia CSI, Board for Explore More Discovery Museum, Board for the Massanutten Technical Center Foundation, Board for the Rotary Club of Rockingham County, and the Harrisonburg Downtown Renaissance Design Committee. Charles has a passion and dedication for understanding and applying building science to create a more sustainable built environment. He has been an invited speaker on the subject at the Department of Energy, University of Virginia, James Madison University, Institute of Technology in Chicago, Drexel University, University of Maryland and many other organizations. His previous tenure on the AIA CV board was an honorary position as an Assoc. AIA representative 20 years ago.
Olivia Marino
she / her
Chapter Coordinator
Olivia has served AIA Central Virginia as the Chapter Coordinator since April 2022. She manages member communications, social media, and ties up the loose ends working closely with the Board.
Olivia graduated from James Madison University’s Architectural Design BFA in 2020. Since, Olivia has assisted classes at JMU, design work with OESH Shoes in Charlottesville and currently, creating canvas and leather goods with Lineage Goods in Richmond, Va.