About Us

Learn, Lead, and Make a Difference. SDA’s mission is to promote the exchange of ideas and to educate our members in the related disciplines of design firm administration.

Events

Find out about upcoming events and how you can attend.

Membership

Through the Dallas Chapter, you’ll have access to local and national programs to get involved, meet new people, and develop essential leadership skills.

“SDA membership has promoted professional and personal growth for me. Through networking, leadership opportunities, community involvement, and educational programs, I am more involved in the A/E/C industry on a consistent basis. From the time that I joined my exposure to relevant available resources has increased by 50%. As a result, my effectiveness and productivity levels at work has increased significantly.”

Brooke Simcik, VAI Architects (Dallas, TX)

“Upon entering the Design Profession in 1983, my principal handed me a construction dictionary and an application to join SDA, and although both proved invaluable, my membership in SDA provided me with the tools I needed to lead some large architect firms in Dallas and the National SDA organization. It also became the catalyst to start my own placement recruiting firm and consulting services. I feel SDA’s “resources” and “value membership” benefit not only me, as a design professional, but also the firms and candidates I represent and serve today in our Industry.”

B. Carole Steadham, SDA/C, Hon. AIA | Past SDA National President