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New City -
Michael Shilale has been making a difference
for communities throughout his twenty
years as an architect. His newest
challenge is to serve as Vice-President for
Government Advocacy for the State Board of the
American Institute of Architects. "Serving
over six thousand architects and our communities
is a great opportunity and I am proud to represent
our profession." says Shilale.
Shilale goes on to point out that "AIA is
the voice of our profession. We need to make that
voice heard in order to make a difference for our
members and our communities. Our Advocacy efforts
have been improving in recent years and I hope to
build upon our recent successes."
For more information on AIA's recent Advocacy
efforts in Albany, see the
Legislative Wrap Up in the State Newsletter by
following this link.
http://www.aianys.org/news/fall07architecturenys.pdf
Shilale believes the
State component can lead Architect's Advocacy
efforts in Albany and in our local chapters. He
outlines many opportunities including:
- Encourage and distribute
position papers on important community design
issues.
- Issue press releases
distributing our voice to print media and other
outlets.
- Build partnerships with our
allies to strengthen our advocacy efforts.
- Utilize electronic
communications (i.e. VOCUS) to enhance our
lobbying efforts.
- Follow up Architects in
Albany Day with year round efforts directed toward
key elected officials.
This year a new law gives New
York City the ability to refuse submissions from
architects and engineers without State Education
Department review. It has been said to be the
most significant challenge to design professionals
in the last thirty years. AIANYS is working
hard on this and other legislative issues.
Along with his position at the AIA, Shilale is also
involved with various area organizations including
serving as Past-President
of the Board of Directors of the Rockland Housing
Action Coalition, Inc., and as a member of Art in Public
Places Committee for Rockland County (former
Chairman) and the Long Island University Board of
Overseers.
Michael Shilale AIA, LEED along with his partner
John Cirilli AIA, has grown
Michael Shilale
Architects, LLP located in New City, into an eight
person architectural engineering firm. Since 1991,
the firm has designed over
1600 projects:
including schools,
residences, apartment houses, chapels, office
buildings, retail centers,
restaurants, hotels, health care facilities and
recreational facilities throughout New York and New
Jersey. For more information, please call
845-708-9200, or visit their website at, www.shilale.com. |
