Lauren Daughety is a skilled communications strategist with nearly a decade of professional experience creating campaigns, creative and messaging for a variety of businesses and organizations. As executive vice president at Vann & Associates | PR + Marketing, she leads all aspects of client relations and is the chief strategist for media and marketing efforts relating to the variety of clients in the V&A stable. With scores of award-winning public relations and marketing campaigns attributed to her efforts, she utilizes her vision crafting new campaigns for healthcare, tourism and non-profit clients.

Prior to joining V&A, Daughety served as director of corporate communications for Christian Companion Senior care where she developed public relations, media relations and advertising campaigns to promote local and national brand awareness. Daughety has also served as the public relations manager and marketing and advertising coordinator at Frontier Country Marketing Association in Oklahoma City, where she was instrumental in leading media-based campaigns and direct-to-consumer marketing strategy. 

She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in mass communications/public relations from the University of Central Oklahoma and is a member of the Public Relations Society of America. Daughety resides in El Reno with her husband Chavis and their Great Dane, Merlin.

To register for this luncheon, click on the REGISTER NOW button below.  AIACOC members are free and nonmembers are $25. We will accept reservations through Monday, April 10. 

REGISTER HERE

A big thank you to our April Luncheon sponsors!

 

Wednesday, April 5

5:30 p.m.

OSU School of Architecture

Stillwater, OK

 

Join Oklahoma State Women in Architecture group for food, conversation and the film "The Empowerment Project"  http://www.empowermentproject.com/  

To RSVP or for questions, please contact Jeanne Homer at jeanne.homer@okstate.edu

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Thursday, April 6

4:30 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.            

Mercy Hospital, 4300 W Memorial Road

 

Tour of the new Coletta Cancer Center at Mercy Hospital, by the women-led design team at Rees Associates.

                       

Opened in 2016, the Coletta Cancer Center is a 86,000 sq. ft. facility consisting of Medical Oncology, Radiation Oncology, Infusion, Tumor Registry, Clinical Trials, Cancer Resource Center, Breast Center Diagnostics/Imaging, Breast Surgery, PET/CT/ MRI, Multi-Disciplinary Clinic, Cancer Resource Center, Laboratory/Pharmacy and Public Support Services. The Coletta Building is the first of its kind in Oklahoma City, as no other hospital in the area has combined all cancer and breast services under one roof.

 

Meet in the Main Lobby of the Cancer Center which is located on the south side of the hospital.

 

This event is free but because it is limited to 20 people, it is open to members only (AIA, Associate AIA and Allied). 

 

REGISTER HERE

 

Leslie Goode is the Business Development Manager for the Construction Division of Harrison Walker & Harper's Oklahoma office.  She has over 30 years in marketing and business development for architecture and construction firms and, her involvement with and leadership in firms of varying sizes, service offerings, markets and cultures gives her a well-rounded perspective of the AEC community.

Leslie specializes in business and marketing planning, developing new business initiatives to grow business, coaching key staff members on business development activities, assisting in strategic project pursuits, and event and publicity management.

• Oklahoma's Red Brick Heritage: Restoring as You Renovate

• History and Advantages of Modified Bitumen in Oklahoma

• Light Weight Insulation Concrete Over Existing Roofs

• Single Ply Systems and Uses

• PMMA  Liquid Applied Systems

The program will be held at Covey Creek Ranch so please free to come in relaxed attire....shorts are acceptable and encouraged!

 

Our 2017 event will take place on Saturday, April 22, 2016 from 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. at Old Surety Insurance Company located at 5201 N. Lincoln Boulevard, OKC. Registration is FREE. All children attend this program free and in order to do that, we rely on the generous support of sponsors. Sponsorship levels are $300 for a Program Supporter and $100 for a Participant Supporter.  All donations are tax deductible!  If you are interested in sponsoring, please see more information here: http://www.okcarchitecture.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/KIDesign-Sponsorship-2017.pdf

Questions? Contact KIDesign Chairman, Kevin Bahner at kbahner@wallacesc.com

 

Jason McLennan

Founder of the Living Building Challenge

"Creating a Regenerative World"

Lecture and Discussion

Wednesday April 5^th @ 4:30 PM

Reception prior to lecture at 4:00 PM w/cash bar

Gould Hall Gallery

College of Architecture

University of Oklahoma

 

AIA Members will earn 1 hour of HSW Credit. 

 

Learning Objectives:

·          Understand the basic overview of the Living Building Challenge

·          Understand Climate issues that drive architecture today and tomorrow

·          Understand what serves as regenerative architecture in the realm of practice

·          Identify building precedents for Living Building Challenge and regenerative architecture