Education and Standards Board

The RICS Americas Education and Standards Board (AESB) is responsible for  influencing educational standards, developing university course accreditation and partnerships, and consider routes to membership at the Associate, Member and Fellow levels. This board is made up of diverse members across the RICS Americas committed to education and membership policy issues.

Doug Johannson MRICS, of Avison Young in Calgary, Alberta, was appointed AESB Chair in March 2011. A member of the RICS Americas Board and representative on RICS' global Membership Board, Doug is also a trained assessor for the APC (Assessment of Professional Competence).

On December 1, 2011, the board was repopulated with the guidance of the RICS Americas Board, RICS Americas Councils, and RICS country leadership in Canada, the Caribbean and the United States. Additional postings are expected to be made in Spring 2012.

Michael Anikeef FRICS Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, Maryland USA	Ravi Bhatia MRICS CNY Builders New York, New York USA	Liam Day FRICS BCQS Limited George Town, Grand Cayman
Don Dorchester FRICS The Dorchester Group LLC Phoenix, Arizona USA	Doug Johannson MRICS Avison Young Calgary, Alberta Canada	Charles Johnstone FRICS AEC International Toronto, Ontario Canada
Constantine Kontokosta MRICS New York University New York, New York USA	Adnan Malik FRICS CHP International New York, New York USA	Charles Ross FRICS CB Ross Cost Consulting Toronto, Ontario Canada

For more information about the AESB, please click here.