Virginia’s Secretary of the Commonwealth, Kelly Gee, encourages us to consider applying to be a Gubernatorial appointment to one of 320 boards that serve specific roles for the state. Three boards have openings reserved specifically for architects to start July 1, 2024!
The Art and Architectural Review Board is looking for a general public member to help fill out it’s 6 member roster, but there are obvious benefits to that member also being an architect. “The Art and Architectural Review Board is established as an advisory board to review the acquisition and the design of buildings and structures by the Commonwealth and advise the Governor of the artistic and architectural property thereof.”
The Board for Architects, Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors, Certified Interior Designers & Landscape Architects (APELSCIDLA) is asking for architects and a number of related disciplines to serve starting in July. The APELSCIDLA Board manages licensing, licensing requirements, and disciplinary actions for the eponymous professions. The board consists of of fifteen members as follows: three architects, three professional engineers, three land surveyors, two landscape architects, two certified interior designers, and two non legislative citizen members all of which meet monthly.
The State Building Code Technical Review Board needs an architect to fill an open board position. “The purpose of the State Building Code Technical Review Board is to hear appeals from decisions arising under applications of the Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code, the Virginia Amusement Device Regulations, the Virginia Statewide Fire Prevention Code, and the Virginia Industrialized Building Safety Regulations, and to render decisions on any such appeals; and to interpret the provisions of the Virginia Statewide Building Code and the Virginia Statewide Fire Prevention Code and to make recommendations to the Board of Housing and Community Development for modification, amendment, or repeal of any such provisions.”
Board positions are for 4 years with staggered starting dates. Every appointment will need two documents: a resume, or nearly any document that identifies your experience; and a financial disclosure form to identify potential conflicts of interest. The number of meetings vary between boards, but most boards follow the requirement of 50% of all meeting being virtual.
In addition to the three boards mentioned above for architects, a few additional boards may be of interest to you.
Board of Trustees for the Frontier Culture Museum of Virginia
Alexandria Historical Restoration and Preservation Commission
To submit your application follow the buttons at the link below.
https://www.commonwealth.virginia.gov/va-government/boards-and-commissions/