New Jersey Chapter of the American Institute of Architects Installs Ben Lee as 2014 Treasurer

The New Jersey chapter of the American Institute of Architects (AIA-NJ) today announced that Ben Lee, AIA, will serve as the organization’s 2014 treasurer. The Wayne, N.J. resident was installed during AIA-NJ’s annual awards gala, which was held on Jan. 11 at Shadowbrook in Shrewsbury, N.J.

Managing principal and chief financial officer of Morristown-based NK Architects, a regional architectural, structural engineering, planning and interior design firm, Lee has more than 35 years of experience in architecture. A board-certified healthcare architect, Lee manages NK’s Healthcare Design Group and has expertise in healthcare strategic planning, operational assessment and master facility planning.

Lee was the 2011 president for Architects League of Northern New Jersey, one of AIA-NJ’s six local sections.

In addition to AIA-NJ, Lee’s professional affiliations include the American Society of Hospital Engineers, the American Hospital Association, the Healthcare Facilities Management Society of New Jersey, the New Jersey Society of Architects and the New Jersey Chapter of the American Planning Association.

Lee is an alumnus of Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge, La., and the New Jersey Institute of Technology in Newark, N.J.

“AIA-NJ is a viable membership organization with sound financial base,” Lee said. “It is my role as treasurer to enforce the financial viability of the organization, to cope with demographic change of the boomer generation, create better values for the organization to attract younger generation and develop non-due revenue to sustain the organization as a business entity.”

Other officers to installed at the event were Kurt Kalafsky, AIA, as president; Kimberly Bunn, AIA, as president-elect; Justin Mihalik, AIA, as first vice president; Steven Lazarus, AIA, as second vice president; Judy Donnelly, AIA, as secretary; Jack Purvis, AIA, as past president; and Robert Cozzarelli, AIA, as regional director. Jason R. Peist, Assoc. AIA, will begin his third and final year in the position of regional associate director.

About AIA and AIA New Jersey

The American Institute of Architects (AIA) is the professional organization that helps architects serve the public’s needs and builds awareness of the role of architects and architecture in American society. The organization, which was founded in 1857, recently celebrated its 150th anniversary. Headquartered in Washington, D.C., its 300 plus local chapters represent 86,000 licensed architects and associated professionals. AIA New Jersey, based in Trenton, is the local chapter of AIA. In 2000, it celebrated its 100th anniversary. AIA New Jersey has about 2,000 members in six regional sections. For more information, please visit www.aia-nj.org.