Hi fellow OWA members,
This year, the OWA Steering Committee launched a new panel talk series, bringing together our members from diverse backgrounds to share their expertise and experiences. Our goal is to create a space where members can learn from one another, especially those who may not know where to seek guidance.
For Panel Talk #2 we have invited 4 of our OWA members who have had experience as representatives and project managers on the owner’s side of projects. We are excited to have Cammy White (Kaiser Permanente), Rita Ho (Kaiser Permanente), Mignon O’Young (Marx|Okubo Associates) and Yumi Chon(Starbucks) on the panel to share their paths to the owner’s side and any advice they may have for those looking to embark on this journey.
Each speaker will have about 15 minutes to share their insights, followed by a Q&A session.
This panel will be hybrid. If you can join us in person, we will be meeting at my office at SDT Architects at 2421 4th Street, Berkeley. Since the conference room is a bit small, we will need to cap the in person attendance to 20. Please indicate in your registration if you will be attending in person.
For those joining on Zoom, here's the Zoom info:
Join Zoom Meeting
https://zoom.us/j/3938376203?pwd=YWlaQ25HTUpqVVQ1eHIxMnRFeG1Hdz09
Meeting ID: 393 837 6203
Passcode: xM8S35
Below are brief bios of the panelists:
Yumi Chon - After years of working at large corporate Architecture firms, with 2008 financial meltdown I went back to practicing medical projects and ventured into education projects. I was introduced to Starbucks in 2013 as a program manger for the western mountain region and recently retired this year as senior design manager for Northern California territory.
Rita Ho is a licensed architect and has been working at Kaiser Permanente for the past 6 years as a project manager. Rita has been in the architecture field for 30 years in U.S. & Hong Kong, including 25 years in healthcare projects as a medical planner and project manager.
Mignon O’Young is an architect working as a Senior Associate at Marx|Okubo Associates. Shortly after she graduated from Cal, she was recruited to join the OWA Steering Committee by Mui, her professor at Cal and one of the founders of OWA.
Cameron White, OWA member for over 50 years, worked as an Owner's Rep for Kaiser Permanente for 17 years. She managed several large projects in the Bay Area. She has been a Project Management Professional (PMP) and is an architect (retired). She believes it can be beneficial for architects to know about the principles of project management.
Looking forward to seeing you at the event!
Amy Chang
OWA Steering Committee / Program Coordinator
