Mayor Judson A. Kline

Mayor Kline, FAIA, NCARB, LEED AP is the retired Sr. Director and Partner of Herschman Architects, Inc., where he has practiced since 1976, and has established CIVITAD Services LLC to work with community economic development professionals to identify, and implement opportunities for community re-development. He is also an adjunct professor in the Kent State University College of Architecture He has NCARB certification, is a licensed architect in multiple states, LEED AP, and a Fellow of the American Institute of Architects.

He is a member of AIA (Ohio 2012 President, Cleveland past President, AIA 150 Cleveland Champion), Greater Cleveland Real Estate Organization President, Rotary Club of Shaker Heights past President and a member of the Orange Village Architectural Review Board and chairman of the Orange Village Sustainable Building Committee. He is the Chairman of the Advisory Board of the John Hay High School of Architecture and Design and also served on the International Council of Shopping Centers CenterBuild Committee; Member of the Virginia Marti College of Art and Design Advisory Board and team leader for the ACE Mentors program at New Tech Academy of East Technical High School. He serves on the AIA’s National Diversity Council (DivCo) and Chairs the AIA’s TEACH Schools community.

Jud is a graduate of Miami University with a BArch, studied at the Architecture Association of Bedford Square, London, U.K. and Case Western Reserve University Masters of Engineering Program. He is the author of numerous articles and contributor to: The ICSC Guide to Renovating and Expanding Shopping Centers the Smart Way, The ICSC Guide to Operating Shopping Centers the Smart Way, Sustainable Retail Development and The Retail Project. He has been a featured speaker at ICSC, AIA, IREM, Construction Employer Assn and Society of American Registered Architects programs throughout the country.

Judson A. Kline, FAIA, NCARB, LEED AP

Phone: 216-469-5370