MWA Events
MWA hosts virtual and in-person discussions, welcoming individuals from all paths. Stay tuned for upcoming events!
Summer 2025
August 7th: MWA + AIA Present: “Ask Me Anything” Discussion on Opportunities
August 7th, 2025
Time 6:30PM EST
FXCollaborative - 235 Duffield Street Brooklyn, NY 11201
Mentoring Women in Architecture (MWA) partnered with AIA Brooklyn for our August Ask Me Anything (AMA) forum, featuring a powerhouse panel of five dynamic women. An informative discussion with invaluable insight into marketing yourself, leading, mentoring, and forging meaningful opportunities within the design world and beyond.
Our inspiring panel of women:
Margie Lavender, AIA - Partner, Kligerman Architecture & Design
Angelique Pierre, AIA - Principal, blk|dr architecture & development
Nancy Kleppel - Principal, Nancy Kleppel Consulting
Anik Pearson, AIA - Principal, Anik Pearson Architect
Lisa Jasper - Director of Marketing & PR, Sr. Associate, Workshop/APD
Event Passed - Registration Closed
Stay tuned for upcoming MWA events!
Spring 2025
JANUARY 23
Time: 6:30PM EST
Hosted Virtually
Putting your eggs in one basket: The Pros and Cons of Owning an Architecture Company with your Spouse
Lauren Schlesinger | Principal, Glickman Schlesinger Architects
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The Artist's Hand:Navigating a Career Built on Craft and Gut Instinct
Emily Pearl | Principal, Lundberg Design
Event Passed - Registration Closed
May 14
Time 6:30PM EST
Hosted Virtually
Designing a Life: A Mother-Daughter Conversation on Architecture, Purpose and Becoming.
In celebration of Mother’s Day, Katie Swenson, Senior Principal at MASS Design Group, and her daughter Liv Vernon, a junior designer at Marvel Designs, will reflect on what it means to live a life shaped by architecture—across generations. Katie and Liv will share their experiences navigating architecture as both a profession and a lens through which they see the world. From the design studio to the dinner table, they’ll explore how values of creativity, equity, community, and care have informed their journeys—individually and together. The conversation will delve into mentorship, identity, purpose, and the evolving role of women in architecture, offering insights into how we define success and fulfillment in both work and life.
Katie Swenson Senior Principal, MASS Design Group
Liv Vernon Designer, Marvel Designs
Event Passed - Registration Closed
Fall 2024
november 6
Time: 6:30PM EST
Hosted Virtually
finding balance in a growing firm
Adele Salierno | Principal, Studio Ku
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Time, Context, and clients
Celia Imrey | Principal, Imrey Studio Planning + Design
Event Passed - Registration Closed
Stay tuned for more upcoming 2025 Programming!
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Past Programming
MWA + Handel Architects: in-person mixer
Check out photos from our Fall 2024 in-person mixer hosted at the offices of Handel Architects!
Here’s what you missed from our Fall 2023 Mixer
