ASID to Host Design to Lead Summit

March 18, 2015  by in Designer Weekly   

The day-long Design to Lead Summit is open to industry professionals of all levels of expertise and is designed to inspire the next generation. The event will include group discussions, speeches, networking time and other educational time.

This year’s Design to Lead Summit is highlighted by a notable list of industry thought leaders who are impacting change in their respective fields. This year’s keynote speakers include:

Toni L. Griffin is the professor of architecture and the founding director of the J. Max Bond Center on Design for the Just City at the Spitzer School of Architecture at the City College of New York. The Bond Center strives to advance design practice, education, research and advocacy to help build and sustain resilient and just communities, cities and regions. Griffin has been instrumental in neighborhood revitalization and urban transformation in Washington, D.C.; Newark, N.J.; and Detroit, Mich.

Don Blanchon is the executive director of Whitman-Walker Health in Washington, D.C., which is considered one of the country’s leading nonprofit community health centers dedicated to the fight against HIV/AIDS. Blanchon helped to spearhead the 43,000-square-foot expansion and opening of the new Whitman-Walker Health Center, scheduled to open this year. The new center expands its commitment to providing culturally competent care to metro D.C.’s lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community.

Reed Kroloff is the founding principal of jones|kroloff, a consulting practice that develops strategy for clients in the design industry. Prior to starting his practice, Kroloff served as director of the Cranbrook Academy of Art and Art Museum in Bloomfield Hills, Mich. He also served as dean of the Tulane University School of Architecture in New Orleans, which Kroloff led through Hurricane Katrina and the city’s recovery.

The conference provides up to 0.5 CEU credits. For an additional fee, attendees can participate in a tour of the Whitman-Walker Health Center. The tour provides an additional 0.1 CEU credits with half the ticket proceeds being donated to center.

Summit registration is available online.