In his address, Anthony Abrahams, Director of
ClArb, said that his organization believes in diversity in gender, race, religion and profession.
While serving as Executive Director for the Mississippi State Board of Architecture, which also regulates landscape architecture, Owen held multiple volunteer roles with
CLARB including MBE Director on the Board of Directors and Chair of the MBE Committee.
"A lot of what
CLARB does is sharing best management practices," he said.
Hoffman has held various leadership positions with
CLARB since 2007.