January 13, 2025

The past year marked a challenge for AIA Wyoming as our longtime executive director, Susan Menghini, retired in December 2023, and we welcomed our new executive director, Jessica Howard, in April 2024. During the transition period, many of our members stepped up to continue improving our chapter through increased outreach and engagement. This was apparent at our conferences this year, which showed strong participation from our members and industry partners.

When I was asked to write a tribute to Susan, it was hard to put into words what Susan Menghini meant to AIA Wyoming and to me! She has been the anchor for AIA Wyoming for the last 14 years, a great leader, mentor and friend. There really is not enough space in this publication to truly honor her and express everything she did for our chapter and for each one of us who is privileged to know her.

AIA Wyoming Board of Directors and Staff (left to right): Jessica Howard, Executive Director; Ellen Martin, Assoc. AIA, Associate Director; Tim Schenk, AIA, Director; Dale Buckingham, AIA, President; Mitch Blake, AIA, President-Elect; Lewis Matthew Miller, AIA, Past-President; Carl Kohut, AIA, Secretary; Brandon Daigle, AIA, Treasurer (not pictured)