If you know of a company or business, whether or not it’s within the design industry, that would be interested in sponsoring our organization, we ask that you please help out in one of the following ways:

Forward the sponsorship letter to them
found here

E-mail Staci Chivetta, Sponsorship Committee Chair, at sponsorship@widkc.org.

Dominique Davison is Principal of Davison Architecture + Urban Design

 Download: Dominique’s Profile

What about design do you wish you had learned earlier?
“How important it is to actually understand how materials come together and the research involved in this process.  You can’t actually design anything well unless you understand all the elements that compose that building system.”

Dawn Taylor is currently the Executive Director of AIA-Kansas City.

 Download: Dawn Taylor’s Profile

Do you have any advice to offer young design professionals?
Call it a cliche, but networking is absolutely the way the world works now in terms of getting hired.  With advertised positions routinely attracting dozens, if not hundreds, of worhty applicants, an individual needs to find some way to stand apart from the crowded field of competitors for that one job.  Sometimes skills and experience can set someone apart, but more often than not, it’s knowing someone who is directly or even indirectly connected to the firm or organization that is hiring…”

We have already started thinking about the fourth annual MDR (most likely the first weekend in March again).  Check back for more details as they become available.  If you are interested in joining the planning committee, participating as an artists or sponsor, email us at monsterdrawingrally@gmail.com.

To see more photos from the event, please click here.  Thanks to East Market Studios for these great shots!

In 2011, in celebration of our five year anniversary, WiD-KC established a scholarship fund designed to empower women studying in all design professions.  This scholarship is available to women at any level of study, who are in pursuit of a degree in design related fields such as Architecture/Interior Design/ Landscape Design/Industrial Design/Product Design.  Judgment for the WiD-KC scholarship is based on need, academic excellence and demonstrated leadership.  Click here to download the application.

As we begin to plan our Fall Event we are looking to you, our members, for input.  Below is a link to a short survey to help us plan the WiD-KC Fall Event.  It is just a few short multiple-choice questions that will only take 3-5 minutes to complete.  Your answers will help us narrow in on topics that are relevant to you.  If you have any additional input, feedback, ideas or are interested in assisting with planning the event, please feel free to contact Dana Hetrick or Amanda Scott at programs@widkc.org.

Click here to complete the Survey.  Please complete the survey by July 15.

Thank you for your time and support!

For more information on the Programs Committee click here.