Meet the Staff

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Well, I’ve put it off as long as I can (a perk of working on this newsletter). This month you’ll learn a bit more about me, Cathy Guske, Member Services Director. I started at AIA Virginia in 2004 working on Inform Magazine and Architecture Exchange East booth sales. I moved to communications for a few years, and now member services. You can reach out and say hi to me at cguske@aiava.org

Where did you go to college and what did you study?
Iowa State University, Journalism and Mass Communications, and Graphic Design

What is the last book you read?
Southern Lady, Yankee Spy by Elizabeth R. Varon. The fascinating true story of Elizabeth Van Lew who was a union agent living in Richmond, the heart of the Confederacy.

What is your favorite thing to do to relax?
Knitting or crocheting

Who or what inspires you?
Generosity and kindness

What’s the best meal you’ve ever had?
French onion soup in Montreal, Quebec

What color crayon would you be?
Green

What is your favorite thing to do on the weekends?
Watch NASCAR races

What is one thing on your bucket list?
Travel outside the U.S.

What’s the best gift you have ever received?
A bicycle with a banana seat and streamers on the handlebars

What’s the one TV show you never miss?
Sherlock on PBS Masterpiece Mystery

White, dark, or milk chocolate?
Yes, to all of it.

Meet the Staff

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This month we meet our accounting assistant, Edward Nace. Edward has been with AIA Virginia 8 years and works on all aspects of our finances along with helping our office run smoothly and efficiently. You can reach out and say hi to Edward at enace@aiava.org 

Edward Nace

Where did you go to college and what did you study?
VCU, Business Administration and Accounting

What is the last book you read?
Love in the Ruins by Walker Percy

What is your favorite thing to do to relax?
Reading with background music

Who or what inspires you?
Art inspires me

What’s the best meal you’ve ever had?
A delicious meal at Jour et Nuit in Georgetown, Washington DC

What color crayon would you be?
Orange

What is your favorite thing to do on the weekends?
Nap

What is one thing on your bucket list?
Retire at a beach

What’s the best gift you have ever received?
My first car

What’s the one TV show you never miss?
Big Bang Theory and Young Sheldon

White, dark, or milk chocolate?
Milk chocolate

Meet the Staff

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We heard from you that you would like to get to know the AIA Virginia staff a little better, so here we go.

This month we highlight our Director of Finance (aka Head Cheerleader), Keesha Ezell. Keesha has been with AIA Virginia for 4 years now. Reach out to Keesha and say hello at kezell@aiava.org

Keesha Ezell

Where did you go to college and what did you study?
I went to Strayer and Ashford University and studied Accounting

What is the last book you read?
The Lifestyle of a Prophet by James Goll

What is your favorite thing to do to relax?
Sit and watch the water

Who or what inspires you?
Water

What’s the best meal you’ve ever had?
Frank Sinatra Chicken at Trivinia

What color crayon would you be?
Orange

What is your favorite thing to do on the weekends?
Watch a good movie

What is one thing on your bucket list?
Go to Jerusalem

What’s the best gift you have ever received?
A Prayer Shawl

What’s the one TV show you never miss?
Power

White, dark, or milk chocolate?
White

Meet the Staff

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We heard from you that you would like to get to know the AIA Virginia staff a little better, so here we go.

This month we highlight our Executive Vice President, Corey Clayborne. Corey has been at the helm for nearly a full year now. Reach out to Corey at cclayborne@aiava.org.

Paula J. Loomis, FAIA, R. Corey Clayborne, AIA, and Rhea George, Hon. AIAVA brave the D.C. weather at Grassroots 2015.

Where did you go to college and what did you study?
Virginia Tech – College of Architecture and Urban Studies class of 2004

What is the last book you read?
Unfortunately, it is a textbook for my MBA Capstone class called Business Model Generation

What is your favorite thing to do to relax?
Chill out on the beach, listen to the waves crash, and being served a libation. Basically, the types of activities you would do at a Sandals resort.

Who or what inspires you?
Those that quietly get big results through serving others.

What’s the best meal you’ve ever had?
That is tough. Alan Wong’s Pineapple Room in Honolulu, HI is a hitter. I’ve been to a few great restaurants in Savannah, GA, and Charleston, SC. There’s an amazing Soul Food spot in Downtown Birmingham, AL. There was a restaurant in Portland, ME that had the best lobster rolls. Can’t forget Arthur Bryant’s BBQ in Kansas City, MO. I don’t think it’s possible to answer this question.

What color crayon would you be?
Red

What is your favorite thing to do on the weekends?
Spend time with my little girl.

What is one thing on your bucket list?
Go to Australia and New Zealand

What’s the best gift you have ever received?
Life

What’s the one TV show you never miss?
Sharktank – Mr. Wonderful makes the show

White, dark, or milk chocolate?
Milk chocolate