SITIO’s Andrew Ferrarelli was a featured panelist for the Emerging Leaders in Architecture (ELA) program of AIA Virginia on October 9th. As a member of the inaugural class of 2009, Andrew discussed the impact the program had on his career and shared advice with the class of 2020. The panel discussion focused on collaboration, the class project, presentations, and the continuing relationships formed during the program.
Now in its thirteenth year, ELA is an intensive program of educational sessions structured around presentations, discussions, team exploration, analysis, consensus-building, collaboration, and case study activities undertaken over the course of a year by a small cadre of participants selected for their potential to be outstanding contributors to the profession and the community. Facilitators and mentors who are established leaders in the building, finance, non-profit, development, university, legal, consulting, and design professions and in the community at large develop and deliver the sessions, designed to provide participants with advanced knowledge and skills related to specific areas of leadership and practice.