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Leadership Committee

The Leadership Committee leads ACSA’s efforts to support the strategic development of architecture programs. The committee identifies and disseminates best practice models of program leadership and administration, and oversees ACSA’s efforts to promote awareness of architecture education.

César Lopez

Assistant Professor
University of Virginia
Charlottesville, VA

Ceara O'Leary

Professor of Practice
University of Detroit Mercy
Detroit, MI

Leyuan Li

Assistant Professor
University of Colorado Denver
Denver, CO

Kiwana T McClung

Associate Professor
University of Louisiana at Lafayette
Lafayette, LA

Danielle Dent

Senior Director of Membership, Marketing, and Publications
Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture
Washington, DC

Edson Cabalfin

Associate Professor and Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs
Tulane University
New Orleans, LA

2026-2027 Leadership Committee

Specific Charge

The Leadership Committee will examine ACSA’s engagement with program administrators at all levels in member schools, with a focus on supportive initiatives that provide good value for “big tent” membership. Outcomes in the forms of conference sessions, webinars, recommendations to the Board, and/or reports may include, but not be limited to:
  • Increasing administrator attendance at the fall Administrator’s Conference, ACSA115 Annual Meeting, and other regular gatherings.
  • Understanding of the advantages, both real and perceived, of being in association: alliances, advocacy, knowledge-sharing, etc.
  • Findings about administrators’ perceptions of the value of membership and about rates of engagement across member schools: applications for awards, use of student competitions, submissions to conferences and publications, and volunteering.
  • Communications tools for leaders to encourage beneficial faculty engagement with ACSA’s programs.
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