September 2025 | Vol. 33, No. 3

2025 Online Renewal Portal Opening in October

The online renewal portal will open in October for the 2025 renewal cycle. Courtesy renewal notices will be emailed to the email address on file for all registrants when the portal opens.

You can update your email address and other contact information through the registrant portal, or by contacting our office at 702-486-7300 or nsbaidrd@nsbaidrd.nv.gov.

Information regarding Emeritus, retired and inactive status can be found on the renewal page of our website.

Registrants who prefer to mail their renewal can download a renewal form.

Applications for CEU Exemption Due Sept 30

Nevada law requires registrants to complete 8 CEUs each year for registration renewal. Registrants who are unable to meet the continuing education requirements due to illness, physical disability or undue hardship may apply to the board for an exemption. Exemption applications must be submitted by September 30, 2025. 

The following registrants are exempt from the CEU requirement and are not required to submit an application for exemption:

• A registrant holding an initial certificate of registration is exempt from the requirements for continuing education for the year in which the registration was issued and the following year (Reg. No. 9078, 291-ID, 429-RD and higher).
• A registrant who serves on active duty in the Armed Forces of the United States for a period of more than 120 consecutive days during a calendar year is exempt from the requirements for continuing education for that calendar year.

TMCC BArch Program Graduates First Student

The article below is reprinted in part from "Designing the Future: TMCC’s Trailblazing Bachelor of Architecture Program Builds Homegrown Talent for Northern Nevada."

Kaylan Phillips is TMCC’s first BArch program graduate, recently earning her degree at the end of the Spring 2025 semester. She shared her excitement about her accomplishment, not just for herself, but for the opportunity to see other local students earn their BArch at TMCC too.

“I'm so happy and grateful for all the experiences that have led me to this point and all the people that have supported me up until now,” Phillips said. “I'm in a really good place of gratitude, especially because there's so much work going on behind the scenes to create this program."

Formerly a business student at a regional university, Phillips decided to transfer to TMCC after taking a few architecture classes and falling in love with the work. At TMCC, she said she was immediately impressed by the small class sizes and was able to receive the Pennington Applied Technology Scholarship, giving students up to $2,500 per semester, provided they commit to working in northern Nevada following completion of their studies. Phillips made good on that promise and then some, starting work at a local architecture firm while she was still a student at TMCC.

Phillips said she is grateful that she was able to get a job locally and represent TMCC as a vanguard of the BArch program.

"Moving on after graduation, I’m going to stay in the Reno area,” she said. “Being a Nevada native, I’m super excited about being able to use my degree to better the community.”

Congratulations to the new Nevada registrants sworn-in at the May and August board meetings!

Architects

Koosha Kolian (Las Vegas) #9802

Garrett Bascom (Corona, CA) #9800

Ibrahim Walid Salman (Las Vegas) #9801

Taylor Sanderson (Los Angeles) #9685

Anthony Vuong (Las Vegas) #9744



Jared Patterson (Henderson) #9745

Registered Interior Designers

Kristina Hoang (San Diego, CA) #331-ID

Jennifer Mendenhall (Naples, FL) #333-ID

Rachel Jacobs Sowieja (Portland, OR) #335-ID

Reya Duenas (Santa Ana, CA) #330-ID

Alana Jackson Liane (Dallas, TX) #334-ID

Kendra Contreras (Henderson) #332-ID

Aileen Lopez Sulzinger (Citrus Heights, CA) #329-ID

Registered Interior Designers

Nisha Stewart (Reno) #471-RD

Inquiries are routinely sent to both registrants and non-registrants for alleged violations of Nevada Revised Statutes (NRS) and Nevada Administrative Codes (NAC).  

There were two cases this period that were submitted for board consideration and approved. Additionally, 25 cases were closed because there was no basis for the allegations or the complaint did not fall within the board's jurisdiction.

The following cases were closed by means of settlement agreement. As part of the agreement respondents agreed to assure compliance with Chapter 623. Should the respondents be involved in a subsequent case and found to have again violated NRS, NAC or Rules of Conduct, the case may be used as an aggravating factor.

Every effort is made to ensure that the following information is correct. Before making any decision based on this information you should contact the NSBAIDRD.

Holding Oneself Out and Unlicensed Practice of Architecture, Registered Interior Design or Residential Design: NRS 623.360.1(a)(c) 

Case 25-060N

The allegations against John Hammon, Jay Timpson and Evolution Drafting were that they held themselves out as being qualified to provide services that fall under the practices of architecture and residential design and engaged in the practices of architecture and residential design without having a certificate of registration with the board. The matter was resolved through a settlement agreement incorporating a $2,500 administrative penalty and $1,200 in investigative costs.

Unlicensed Practice of Architecture, Registered Interior Design or Residential Design: NRS 623.360.1(c) 

Case 26-001N

The allegations against Robert Blosfield and Blosfield Designs were that they engaged in the practices of architecture and residential design without having a certificate of registration with the board. The matter was resolved through a settlement agreement incorporating a $3,500 administrative penalty and $1,500 in investigative costs.