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Inspired by the 1990's parlor game, "Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon" - which is based on the concept of six degrees of separation in which every two people are connected by six or fewer acquaintances - this event will explore six architects connection between one another. In the process attendees will learn the path each presenter took to becoming an architect, where they currently work and why, what role they are within their organization, what their typical day looks like, and what their degree of separation is with our final presenter, the California Office of Statewide Hospital Planning and Development (OSHPD) Deputy Division Chief, Richard Tannahill.

Presenters will represent architects who took a traditional, and not so traditional, path to architecture, as well as architects who work at small, medium, and large firms, and for the California's building department for hospital, skilled nursing, and inpatient behavioral health projects. What does a technical architect's average day look like? How about the average day of a healthcare design architect? Or the average day of those who write the building code for California healthcare projects? You will learn this, and much more in this interactive and entertaining event.

Presenters:

Moderator - Teresa Endres, AIA

HCAI Hospital Building Safety Board
Non-traditional path to architecture - BS Environmental Design, Art Center College of Design
Medical Planning Director, Taylor Design

OSHPD staff - Sam Vasquez

OSHPD Senior Architect
Path to architecture - traditional vs. non-traditional
How Sam became part of an AHJ

Large Firm Architect - Kristin Hyatt, AIA

AIACV AAH co-chair
Traditional path to architecture, Cal Poly SLO
Associate Project Architect, Stantec

OSHPD - Mia Marvelli, AIA

Building Standards Unit (BSU)
Path to architecture - traditional vs. non-traditional
How Mia came to writing the building code

Small Firm Architect - Jaime Mora

Traditional path to architecture, Cal Poly SLO
Owner & Founder of M+A Architecture

OSHPD - Richard Tannahill

OSHPD Deputy Division Chief
Path to architecture - traditional vs. non-traditional
How Richard became OSHPD Deputy Division Chief