AIA BALTIMORE IS CLOSED FOR THE HOLIDAYS DEC. 24, 2024 – JAN. 1, 2025.

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Board

Brian Helfer, Jr., AIA

Director

Brian Helfer, Jr. is an NCARB certified licensed architect apart of the Housing/Mixed-Use market sector at Hord Coplan Macht.

In addition to his professional practice, Brian serves as an adjunct professor at Morgan State University, where he teaches both undergraduate and graduate courses in architecture and interior design. Brian’s commitment to the architecture community is demonstrated through his leadership roles, including most recently serving as an Associate Director on the AIA Baltimore board and Chair of the Lecture Series Committee. Earlier in his career, he was a student liaison for Morgan State University on the boards of both AIA Baltimore and AIA Maryland. A proud Baltimore native, Brian was born and raised in the Hampden neighborhood. He earned his Bachelor of Science in Architecture from Morgan State University and his Master of Architecture from Washington University in St. Louis. Brian is an active participant in the AIA at the local, state, and national levels, contributing to committee initiatives, event planning, and policy advocacy. His passion for community engagement was ignited during his time as a leader in the AIAS and further enriched through his participation in the 2019 class of AIA Baltimore’s CivicLAB program.

Board members
President

Madhuri Subramaniam, AIA

President-Elect

Lori Lessem, AIA

Past-President

Ryan Jordan Pfarr, AIA

Treasurer

Lee Hyden, AIA

Secretary

Martin Marren, AIA

Director

Wadiah Akbar, AIA

Director

Kelly Danz, AIA

Director

Brian Helfer, Jr., AIA

Director

Dustin Watson, AIA

Director

Hilary Zoretic, AIA

Allied Member Liaison

Katie Bigelow

Associate Director

Dr. Samia Kirchner, Int’l Assoc. AIA

Bmore NOMA Liaison

Melanie Ray, AIA

NOMAS Liaison

Maureen Kwakye-Dankwa

AIAS Liaison

Ashley Mercadal

Fellows Liaison

Tom Liebel, FAIA

Executive Director

Lauren Bostic Hill