Earlier this summer, Kristine Harding, the principal in charge of the Huntsville, Alabama, studio of the KPS Group, became president of the National Council of Architectural Registration Boards (NCARB). She has been a member of the Alabama Board for Registration of Architects since 2005, serving as chair from 2007 to 2008, and has held numerous NCARB leadership roles. She is the first woman at the organization’s helm since 1999. RECORD talked with Harding about what’s in store for NCARB.

Architectural Record: What are some of the most important recent developments at NCARB?