Name: Ms. Molly Smith, REFP, AICP Southwest Region President Vice President BPLW Architects & Engineers, Inc. E-mail: msmith@bplw.com Member Since: 1997 City & State: Mesa, Arizona Birthplace: Quing, Florida

Why did you join CEFPI?
Inspired by long-time member Bill Waters.

What is the major benefit you have gained from being a CEFPI member?
Sharing best practices with other planners. Seeing what others are doing in the field.

What do you like most about what you do?
The community discussions – bringing all parties to a consensus.

What is your greatest professional accomplishment?
Becoming a shareholder and vice president of BPLW Architects & Engineers, Inc.

Describe the biggest asset you bring to your job:
Enthusiasm for the field of planning. A strong belief in the planning process.

What is your second choice as an occupation and why?
Author, to utilize the medium to share ideas with many people over many generations.

Tell us about the most motivating meeting you have attended:
Vancouver CEFPI International Annual Conference.

What is your greatest personal accomplishment?
My three children.

Complete this sentence..."I wish I knew how to..."
play the guitar.

Family
Husband Ralph, children: Kendall 17, Emily 10, and Ben 8

Favorite thing to do on your day off:
Read, work on my garden and house.

If you could have any person (alive or dead) to your home for dinner, who would it be?
Martin Luther King – How to continue to hold onto one's beliefs in the face of strong opposition.

Best book you have read
Atlas Shrugged

Do you have a favorite quote? What is it?
"Make no little plans, they have no magic to stir men's blood and probably themselves will not be realized. Make big plans; aim high in hope and work, remembering that a noble, logical diagram once recorded will not die." Daniel Burnham.

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Name: Mr. Stephen L. Swisher, AIA Las Vegas Chapter President Principal Swisher & Hall AIA, Ltd. E-mail: sswisher@swisherhall.com Member Since: 2001 City & State: Las Vegas, Nevada

Why did you join CEFPI?
CEFPI is a tremendous resource of information – not only through the educational conferences and published papers, but also through the people who are affiliated with it. The Clark County School District is the 4th largest in the country and growing at an astounding pace. It was important for me to stay abreast of new technologies and strategies in k-12 design.

What do you like most about what you do?
As an Architect, I enjoy working with my team, the Clark County School District and Community Leaders and stakeholders to create a legacy of well designed high performance schools for our children.

What is your greatest professional accomplishment?
As the founding partner of Swisher & Hall, it has been gratifying for me to see our firm grow. Our firm growth from 1 to 50 professionals is my greatest professional accomplishment to date.

What is your second choice as an occupation and why?
A painter/ski bum!!

Tell us about the most motivating meeting you have attended:
Atlanta convention 2004 – Seeing Reggie come back was truly inspirational.

Complete this sentence..."I wish I knew how to..."
Complete all of my task items on my "to do list".

Family
A beautiful and talented wife and three wonderful children.

Favorite thing to do on your day off:
Play basketball with my son.

If you could have any person (alive or dead) to your home for dinner, who would it be? Why? What would you talk about?
Samuel Clemens was the greatest American writer of our time and he was a fantastic storyteller. Clemens overcame great personal challenges and adversity making him a very inspirational figure in history.

Best book you have read:
Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follet

Do you have a favorite quote? What is it?
Obstacles are those frightful things you see when you take your eyes off your goal. – Henry Ford

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