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22 NORTHERN NEVADA ARCHITECTECTURE .19 | 2019 | www.aiann.org IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO HELP OUR CHAPTER BECOME MORE INVOLVED IN LOCAL ISSUES AND POLICIES, PLEASE CONTACT AIANN@AIANN.ORG B uilding on two years of success in advocating for equality and inclusion, disaster relief, and sustainability, AIA will prioritize six legislative goals in the 116th Congress. March 6th, 2019, was spent on Capitol Hill preparing for and visiting our senators and representatives. We had a strong representation from the Western Mountain Region. There were 47 WMR members attending Grassroots; • Arizona: 12 • Colorado: 5 • New Mexico: 8 • Nevada: 9 • Utah: 10 • Wyoming: 1 Energy efficiency in existing buildings and School Safety were the two topic areas that members present spent their time working on with their representatives and senators. To note: the AIA Nevada delegation’s photo was featured in Architect Magazine’s April 2019 issue covering Grassroots! AIA Northern Nevada members present in the photograph were: • Bradly Carlson, AIA — Dir. AIA Northern Nevada • Nate Hudson, AIA —Western Mountain Region Sr. Director and Pres. Elect, AIA Northern Nevada • John Copoulos, AIA — Former AIANN and AIAN President, AIA Nevada Government Affairs Liaison Thursday, March 7, included the WMR business meeting, with a recap of the ABQ Leadership Summit, Strategic Council topics, Pettigrew scholarship, and the WMR 60th-anniversary celebration in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. A presentation of AIA national efforts on K-12 education was given by Del Ruff AIA. Following the regional meeting, a well attended reception was held by the region at Fado Irish Pub. b AIA GRASSROOTS 2019 WASHINGTON, D.C. BY NATE HUDSON, AIANN PRESIDENT-ELECT