TxA 2027 Board of Director Positions

The Texas Society of Architects (TxA) needs to fill specific leadership positions for 2027. Descriptions and terms of all Board of Director positions are linked below, and the highlighted positions will be vacant for 2027.

Nominated members for each position will be reviewed and identified by the Nominating Committee, approved by the TxA Board of Directors, then TxA members will have the chance to vote on the elections.

For 2027, TxA is accepting interest forms for the following positions:

• President-Elect
• Secretary
• Vice President of Advocacy
• Vice President of Professional Development
• Educator Member Director
• Public Member
• Nominating Committee Member
• 2027-2029 AIA Strategic Councilor (apply below)
• 2027-2028 AIA State Associate Representative (STAR) (apply below)
• AIA SFx State Representative — not a board position

TxA State Associate Representative (STAR) [2027–2028 Term]

The Texas Society of Architects is now accepting applications for the 2027–2028 National Associates Committee Texas State Associate Representative (STAR).

Every two years, one Associate AIA member is selected to represent Texas on the National Associates Committee. This is a unique opportunity to step into a larger leadership role within AIA, influence the future of the profession, and expand your network with the NAC, YAF, and AIA at both regional and national levels.

The purpose of the STAR role is to represent and support Associate AIA members through the work of the National Associates Committee (NAC) by advancing their careers and strengthening their voice within the profession. The NAC promotes excellence, leadership, and inclusivity while encouraging innovation, engagement, and connection across the Associates community. It works to challenge the status quo, foster mentorship, support licensure, and encourage advocacy and service. Through this work, the NAC helps make AIA membership more meaningful and impactful for emerging professionals.

AIA National Strategic Councilor [2027–2029 Term]

The Texas Society of Architects is now accepting applications for a 2027–2029 AIA National Strategic Councilor.

The AIA Strategic Council (Council) was first formed in 2015, following members’ overwhelming approval of the historic change to AIA’s governing structure in 2014. The Council advances the profession by informing the Board of Directors and other AIA bodies of important professional issues and opportunities. It is charged with surveying the profession to identify opportunities and threats, and engaging in strategic planning to inform AIA’s goals, objectives, and strategies. The Council is an outward-focused, forward-thinking, and member-centric group. Its members include representatives from each state, AIA international component(s), an AIAS and an AIA national associate representative, and a representative from the Council of Architectural Component Executives (CACE). In addition, the Council may also choose to elect at-large representatives who bring different perspectives and areas of expertise.

Much of the Council’s work throughout the year is forward thinking: searching for new ideas and solutions to challenges facing the profession with an element of futurist thinking. Collaborations and work groups seek to produce visionary thought and ideation, deliberation, prototyping of ideas, and consensus building. The Council develops ideas to inform future needs or opportunities for the profession and presents those ideas to the AIA Board for consideration. The Council focuses on long-term goals and outcomes as opposed to administrative or programmatic goals, except in rare instances of profession-wide or societal changes urgently impacting the architectural profession and/or health, safety, and welfare.