Mentor Panel / Speed Resume Review Workshop

Rachel Kleien, Architecture major advisor, giving welcome speech

Mary Cacoma, director of alumi & public relations, giving introduction

Katherine Duong, 2010-2011 president of AIAS introducing reviewers 

Students in line to have their resume reviewed

Wesley Wong, senior, getting his resume reviewed by An Ra Hong Buchanan, from Buchanan Architects 

Je'Nen Chastain, junior designer at d+D Architects, gives resume review

On April 20, 2011, AIAS co-hosted a mentor panel / resume review workshop with CED Advising. We invited 3 mentors and 1 mentee to talk about their involvement in the CED Mentorship and Alumni Network. We also invited 7 more local architects to give resume review after the panel discussion, including Dennis Dornan, Senior Associate at Field Paoli Architects; Wendy Sitler-Roddier, WMSR; An Ra Hong Buchanan, Buchanan Architects & Instructor at Diablo Valley College, Department of Architecture; Dan Tsui, BIM Manager at Transystems; Je'Nen Chastain, Junior Designer with d+D Architects & Immediate Past President of AIAS; Emily Bello , Designer at EHDD; Scott Dunlap, Principal at Gensler; and Li Kuo, Associate Architect at WRNS Studio. Each students brought multiple copies of their resume and received a 7 minute critique from different architects. Overall, it was a successful event and students were all set for applying for jobs with the finely edited resumes in hand.