Secretary

Reuben Hameed

Reuben J. Hameed, AIA, NCARB is an Architect, sustainability advocate, and historic preservationist. Reuben is currently an Associate Vice President at HGA a full-service national Architecture and Engineering firm with thirteen offices across the country including offices in Alexandria Virginia and Washington DC. His work there includes a wide range of both Local and Federal Government, Commercial Developer and University projects, many of which have archived LEED or Green Globe certification.

 

Originally from Boston Massachusetts he attended Hampton University School of Architecture. Reuben worked several years in Richmond Virginia at small architecture firms. One that did adaptive reuse projects in historic areas of Richmond and another Architectural Master Planning firm that aided private K-12 educational institutions, around the country, plan out their campus’s future growth.

 

In addition to DC NOMA Reuben’s professional organization activities include being an active member of AIA|DC, currently as a member of the Advocacy Committee. He had also served as AIA|DC Committee on the Environment as Chair.

 

Reuben who has lived in Washington DC for over 20 years, has been a committed participant in the community and been on the Board of several 501c3 non-profit organizations including the Rhode Island Ave Main Street. He was an active member of the Capital Hill Restoration Society’s Monitoring Committee which gave recommendations to DC Historic Preservation Office on building permit applications with-in the Capital Hill Historic District. In addition to that Reuben worked closely with Washington DC Neighborhood groups seeking Historic District designation by helping them with community outreach and education. Reuben was also appointed by the DC City Council to the DC Public School Modernization Advisory Committee, which helped oversee the implementation of the DCPS Facilities Master Plan and the DC Public School Modernization effort.