AIA WIA Chair Erin Sharp-Newton shared plans for the December 2025 calendar with colleagues Stacey Ruhle Kliesch, AIA, Lori-Anne Jones, AIA, and Elina Schervinsky, AIA, at the recent AIA NJ Board of Trustees meeting. You won’t want to miss these free, member benefit opportunities to network, learn, and have FUN! Register today!

Projects, Partnerships, and Parenthood in Practice – Designing Your Own Path
Date December 5, 2025 Time 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
This FREE 1-hour webinar explores how women architects can define success on their own terms, while balancing practice, partnership, and parenthood. Through personal experience running a residential firm, Courtney Lowry, AIA, shares how she built her practice through word-of-mouth, local trust, and meaningful collaboration, including partnerships with other women architects across state lines. Blending storytelling with practical insights, this program highlights the importance of community, mentorship, and authenticity in sustaining a career that integrates professional and personal fulfillment. Attendees will leave inspired to cultivate supportive networks and create sustainable, values-driven practices.

AIA New Jersey Women in Architecture End-of-Year Celebration + CEU Program
Date December 12, 2025 Time 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm
AIA NJ WIA CEU Program & Celebration
Location: Northeast Architectural, 208 Bellevue Ave. Montclair, NJ 07043
Cost: FREE(Advance registration required; limited capacity!)
Schedule
5:00–6:00 PM | AIA Continuing Education Program (1 LU)
6:00–8:00 PM | End-of-Year Celebration


