NCARB Installs FY12 Board of Directors

11 July 2011
Washington, DC—The National Council of Architectural Registration Boards (NCARB) is pleased to introduce its Board of Directors for FY12. Installed during the culmination of the Council's 92st Annual Meeting and Conference in Washington, DC, the newly elected officers and directors are as follows:
| President |
Scott C. Veazey, AIA |
Evansville, IN |
| First Vice President/ President-Elect |
Ronald B. Blitch, FAIA, FACHA |
New Orleans, LA |
| Second Vice President |
Blakely C. Dunn, AIA |
El Dorado, AR |
| Treasurer |
Dale McKinney, FAIA |
Sioux City, IA |
| Secretary |
Dennis S. Ward, AIA |
Florence, SC |
| Past President |
Kenneth J. Naylor, AIA, Hon. RAIC |
Salt Lake City, UT |
| Director, Region 1 |
Margo P. Jones, AIA, LEED AP |
Greenfield, MA |
| Director, Region 2 |
John R. Sorrenti, FAIA |
Mineola, NY |
| Director, Region 3 |
Kristine A. Harding, AIA |
Huntsville, AL |
| Director, Region 4 |
Gary E. Demele, AIA |
St. Paul, MN |
| Director, Region 5 |
Ricky L. Engebretson, AIA |
Fargo, ND |
| Director, Region 6 |
Jon Alan Baker, FAIA |
San Diego, CA |
Member Board Executive Director |
Jan B. Simpson |
Columbia, SC |
| Public Director |
Lynn R. Axelroth |
Philadelphia, PA |
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Also, starting his tenure with the Council is new Chief Executive Officer Michael J. Armstrong, based in Washington, DC.
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About NCARB
The National Council of Architectural Registration Boards’ membership is made up of the architectural registration boards of all 50 states as well as those of the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. NCARB assists its member registration boards in carrying out their duties and provides a certification program for individual architects.
NCARB protects the public health, safety, and welfare by leading the regulation of the practice of architecture through the development and application of standards for licensure and credentialing of architects. In order to achieve these goals, the Council develops and recommends standards to be required of an applicant for architectural registration; develops and recommends standards regulating the practice of architecture; provides to Member Boards a process for certifying the qualifications of an architect for registration; and represents the interests of Member Boards before public and private agencies. NCARB has established reciprocal registration for architects in the United States, Canada, and Mexico.