Capital Program Manager, County of Alameda | California General Services Agency
Rona G. Rothenberg, FAIA, has led major capital programs in government and industry for the past 29 years. Her contributions in industry include key project and program roles for building programs of Stanford University, Kaiser, and Allianz AG North America. For the past 15 years she has been a founding team member of the historic State of California $7B courthouse building program and as the capital program manager for Alameda County, one of the largest counties in California. She has worked on and delivered over 100 institutional buildings in her long career. Rona is an expert on institutional project and program delivery and has lectured and written widely on this subject.
A long-term resident of the Bay Area, Rona is also a singer, artist, craftwoman, baker, gardener and dog-lover. She has been married to a Vietnam-Era U.S. Navy Veteran for 37 years and is a proud mother and mother-in-law of 3 adult children. She has enjoyed being an architect within institutions, improving workplaces and communities, "from the inside out."
Courses
The Value of Architects in Government & Capital Projects
Thursday, November 21, 2024 | 2:00-3:30pm EST
Governments at all levels spend billions of dollars each year on major capital projects from public sector buildings to infrastructure renovations. However, there is a lack of architects in government to oversee and ensure these projects are built to the highest level of standards. Civic projects often only occur once in a lifetime and thus need to be built to last as they are of high use and meant to represent the best of civilization.
Through a diverse panel discussion, you’ll learn the many roles that an architect in government can play from project manager, review board member, designer, or official city architect. We’ll define the economic, physical, and functional benefits of architects in public and government leadership. Finally, we'll identify and discuss best practices in government work and examples of architects as stewards of public health, welfare, life safety, and design excellence.