I’d like to take this opportunity to introduce myself to those of you I haven’t had the pleasure of meeting yet. I’m Katie Horak, and I’m a member and director of Docomomo US as well as one of the co-founders of Docomomo’s Southern California Chapter. I live in Los Angeles, where I’m a principal at Architectural Resources Group and adjunct assistant professor at the University of Southern California in the School of Architecture’s Heritage Conservation program.
After serving on the Docomomo US Board of Directors for five years, I’ve been elected president. It is an honor to be here, following in the steady footsteps of Theo Prudon, FAIA, FAPT, and Bob Meckfessel, FAIA, who alongside Executive Director Liz Waytkus have led Docomomo US with thoughtfulness and unwavering commitment to the mission and future of the organization. I’m so grateful for this dedicated group of people and can’t wait to continue to work side-by-side with them, along with the rest of our staff, board of directors, and all of you.
I’m also pleased to introduce you to three new directors who have joined our board this year: Tonia Moy (Hawaii), architect and vice president at FAI, who helped to establish the Docomomo US Hawaii Chapter; Bob Thomas (Boston), real estate developer and co-founder of Saltaire Hotels, who we welcome back to the board after a brief hiatus; and Jingyi Luo (Pennsylvania), our newest student director, who is currently a second year graduate student in the Historic Preservation program at the University of Pennsylvania. Welcome, Tonya, Bob, and Jingyi!