Constance Wood, M.A. Education 1996

“Just returned to the classroom after 4 years of being on assignment with Seattle MESA where I was the elementary coordinator. I spent this past year as a 5th grade teacher in an open concept school. Currently, I am scheduled to stay there but would love to go up to middle school and teach math. My oldest son is heading to Virginia with his future wife to start the next chapter of their lives and my youngest is headed to WSU to pursue a degree in journalism, after graduating from Evergreen State.”

Jessica Levine, M.A. Education 2003

“I am pleased to share that I was named the 2009 Outstanding Formal Environmental Educator by the Environmental Association of Washington. I’ve been really lucky to teach the district adopted curriculum of physical science topics through the lens of sustainability. Most mornings my students welcome the sun by deploying a small solar array to offset our electrical needs with renewable energy. My classroom is open to those who’d like to see sustainable curriculum design in action. Be in touch!”

Rena M. Klein, M.S. Management 1996

Owning and operating a small architectural design firm can be challenging, with tight project deadlines, on-the-fly meetings, rush proposals, and fluctuating workloads as part of the firm’s day-to-day activities. To help small firm owners cope with the chaos and prepare for the unexpected, alumna Rena M. Klein FAIA has written The Architect’s Guide to Small Firm Management, a no-nonsense guide to repurposing daily demands into workable, goal-directed solutions.

Crucial topics such as self-aware leadership, people management, technology, financial health, scenario planning, sustainable practice, and future trends are examined using real-life case studies and business model paradigms. This definitive text explores the whole system experience of a small firm practice to deliver proven organizational strategies.

This book is a must-have for those facing the often harsh reality of managing small design firms in a difficult and changing economy. Entrepreneurial architects and designers will discover how to define their own personal and professional meanings of success, as well as how to refocus their business approach to replace long, unrewarding hours with manageable, satisfying ones.

Contents:
Acknowledgments
Introduction

PART I: MANAGING IN AN UNPREDICTABLE
ENVIRONMENT
Chapter 1: Bringing Order Out Of Chaos
Chapter 2: Whole Firm System
Chapter 3: Routinize The Routine
Chapter 4: Leadership Matters

PART II: BEST LAID PLANS
Chapter 5: Lifecycle Of A Small Firm
Chapter 6: Transition Times
Chapter 7: Financial Management: Beyond Intuition
Chapter 8: Scenario Planning

PART III: LOOKING TOWARD THE FUTURE
Chapter 9: Strategic Thinking
Chapter 10: Small Design Firm Practice Models
Chapter 11: Technology And Integrated Practice In Small Firms
Chapter 12: Big-Picture Trends
Chapter 13: Sustainable Economics

Index

About the author:

Rena M. Klein, FAIA, is principal of RM Klein Consulting, a Seattle-based firm offering business
planning services, meeting facilitation, and management education to leaders of small design firms.
Building on her graduate degree in management and her twenty years of experience as the owner of
a small architectural firm, Rena regularly presents seminars on small firm practice. Her innovative
work in this area has appeared in print and Web publications, including AIA’s online Architect’s
Knowledge Resource. For more information go to http://rmklein.com

Excerpts available at http://www.amazon.com/Architects-Essentials-Small-Firm-Management/dp/0470466480/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1268694401&sr=1-1 and  http://www.wiley.com/WileyCDA/WileyTitle/productCd-0470466480,descCd-description.html

More information at RM Klein Consulting (http://rmklein.com/)

ISBN: 978-0-470-46648-3 • Hardcover • 240 pages
June 2010 • $75.00

To order call 1-877-762-2974 or online at www.wiley.com/buy/9780470466483

John DuBois, B.A. 2007, M.A. Education 2009

John DuBois, an alumni and adjunct faculty member at Antioch University Seattle recently received notification that his master’s thesis abstract has been accepted for a Learning Exchange Discussion at the National Institute on the Assessment of Adult Learning Conference in Atlantic City, NJ - June 9 - 11, 2010.

John’s thesis, “The Authentic Self in Educational Leadership” explores the principal research question, “What does it mean to be an authentic educational leader?” Queries into this topic led to the study of the Life Stages of An Adult Learner, Transformative Learning, Education, Professional Education Programs, and Leadership Development. Presently, CreateSpace, an On-Demand Publishing LLC, part of the Amazon group of companies is publishing DuBois’ master’s thesis. A portion of the manuscript on Authentic Leadership can be reviewed at the followiing website: http://www.createspace.com/Preview/1067444

In addition to teaching and publishing his master’s thesis, John has designed a leadership institute whereby adult educators are afforded the opportunity to gain skills, knowledge, and experience necessary to become authentic educators for tomorrow. The specifics of the Students Teach Students Leadership Institute can be found at the following web address:

http://web.me.com/ausgrad2007/Students_Teach_Students_Leadership_Institute/Overview.html

For further information contact John at jdubois@antioch.edu.

Carl Hitchcock Williams, M.A. Education 1993

Carl Hitchcock Williams, M.A. Education ’93, a Seattle native and resident of Bainbridge Island, passed peacefully in the company of friends in Quito, Ecuador, on Tuesday, June 23, 2009. According to his sister Frances Ringold, Carl touched the lives of countless people, in a dizzying array of roles; as father, husband, big brother, teacher, friend, advisor, teammate, music maven, and kind stranger.

He will be remembered as generous, fun loving, and warm spirited; a music enthusiast, a great cook, and a reliable soul. Avid explorers, Carl and his wife Lydia spent the past two years living in Quito, Ecuador, where Carl taught third graders at the Colegio Americano. Much of their spare time was spent discovering the world, and exposing themselves to new cultures, most recently South America and the Caribbean.

Carl is survived by Lydia Williams, his wife and companion of thirty-years years, his beloved daughters Lauren (and Johnny) Evison, and Heidi (and Brendan) McGill and a sister, Francie Ringold of Seattle, brother Scott Williams of Greenwich, Connecticut, and a grandson, Owen Carl Hitchcock.

Aaron Kaio, M.A. Education 2004

Aaron Kaio, currently a seventh grade humanities teacher for the International School Port of Spain, has just accepted an offer to teach in Bogota, Columbia, next year in Colegio Nueva Grenada s their ninth grade social studies teacher. His wife, Katie Gilbert, M.A. Education ’04, will be teaching ninth grade English at the same school.

Understanding Israel, M.A. Education 2008

Understanding Israel just recently campleted a full year towards her Ph.D. in Educational Leadership at Argosy University in Seattle. She is currently the operations manager for the National Association American Indian Children and Elders.

Kelly Locklin, M.A. Education 1993

Kelly Locklin received National Board Certification in Social Studies/History in November 2008, and moved to Ballard High School in September of 2009, where he teaches U.S. History and Honors World History. Last month he presented at the National Council for the Social Studies annual conference (”A Matter of Social Justice: LGBT Issues in the Social Studies Classroom”).

Betty Patu, B.A. 2007, M.A. Education 2009

Betty Patu, B.A. ’07, M.A. Education ’09, a retired Rainier Beach High School teacher who has toiled for more than 30 years in the Seattle Public Schools trenches, is one of several new faces on the Seattle School Board representing District 7. She is eager to improve the school district, saying she wants to unite the board in an effort to ensure a quality education for all students.

Betty, who was outspent by almost five to one and was managed by her daughter, won her race by a huge 68% to 31% margin. She has been active in the Seattle community, serving on a number of boards including the Rainier Beach Community Empowerment Coalition, the Asian Counseling Referral Services and the Rainier Beach Foundation, and is the Founder/President of Islanders Children & Youth Services (ICYS).

Debbie McLaughlin, M.A. Education 1999

Debbie McLaughlin is now the High School Learning Specialist for Forest Ridge School in Bellevue, and the Coordinator for the South King Council of Human Services. Both are part-time jobs, which is just perfect, because 1) she’s back at her alma mater doing more focused work on teaching & learning, 2) she gets to retain some involvement with human services, and 3) she has a little more time to pursue some artistic work in mosaic, a new and rapidly developing passion.

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