Houston City Center - IIDA Texas Oklahoma Chapter

CALENDAR OF EVENTS:October 4-7Green Build 2011TorontoOctober 71:00Deadline for Art andArtifacts MaskCompetitioncontact: Shanna BreauxOctober 147:00-11:00Art and ArtifactsNouveau Antique Art BarFor questions pleasecontact: Shanna Pajaresor Jeremy DicksNovember 10Houston Furniture Bank19th AnniversaryCelebrationVolunteers Needed!Contact: Jeannie Wu orLaura ThompsonNovember 17CEU, Details to Come!December 1Deadline to register forSpring 2012 NCIDQ ExamDecember 8Jingle Bell Rock!Holiday PartyDetails to Come!January 2-12Open Registration forIIDA’s NCIDQ Study ClassContact: Amanda Bringleor Ann BrigantiJanuary 161st NCIDQ Study ClassJanuary 19TAID Awareness EventDetails to Come!February 23-24STUDENT CONFERENCEContact: Jessy FullerTX OK CHAPTER VOLUNTEERS OF THE YEARHCC VOLUNTEER OF THE YEARThe Houston City Center volunteer of the year, Shannah Breaux withJ Tyler, went beyond her council position as Programs Chair. Throughyears of her time, she brought successful programs to Houston fromCEUs, tours, and networking events. Shannah has worked behind thescenes planning and running local events and is always there readyand willing to make things happen in our city center. Her positiveattitude in contagious and brings fun and creativity to all she does.Thank you Shannah for an outstanding year of service to IIDA HCC!HOUSTON DESIGN EXCELLENCE AWARD WINNERSGensler Houston was honoredat this year’s Gala with twoaward winning projects. TheHouston Ballet Center for Dancereceived the Design ExcellenceAward for Institutional/Educational Design.september 2011 | iida-tx-ok.orgHOUSTON CITY CENTERThis year at the Texas Oklahoma Annual Gala three Houstonians were honoredas Chapter Volunteers of the year: Mike Carr of JCS, Kristy Emmrich of Gensler,and Lauren Von Drehle Killary. Houston City Center is so proud to have suchgreat recognition on the chapter level!Mike Carr with JCS has been a huge asset to both our Houston City Center andthe Texas Oklahoma Chapter. He shows his passion for the Design Communitythrough his involvement in IIDA as a Sponsor,Underwriter and volunteer.Kristy Emmrich with Gensler worked hard to makethe 11th Annual Student Conference memorable. She broughtcreativity and design innovation to Texas, Oklahoma and Louisianastudents with outstanding 101 topics and renown Keynote speakerTom Vecchione. With her hard work, students experienced elegantdesign, learned what’s new in the industry and were inspired to becreative.Lauren Von Drehle Killary was a part of the dynamic duo thatmade the 11th Annual Student Conference possible. She broughtaward winning design to the Conference with a new location in CityCenter at the Norris Conference Center. Through hard work thisChapter event brought the Houston City Center and TexasOklahoma Chapter together.Dimensional Fund Advisors in Austinreceived the Design Excellence Awardfor Sustainability. We are incrediblyproud to have such great talent in ourcity center. Congratulations GenslerHouston!

Houston City CenterCouncilDIRECTORShannah Breaux, IIDA, RIDJ Tylerbreauxs@jtyler.comDIRECTOR ELECTKristy Emmrich, IIDA, RID,LEED APGenslerkristy_emmrich@gensler.comPAST DIRECTORAmy Gilmore, IIDA, RID,LEED APagilmore@identityarchitects.comPROGRAMS CHAIRNecia Bonner, IIDA, LEED APInventure Design Groupnecia.bonner@invesdesgroup.comPROGRAMS CHAIRCali Alvarado Pettigrew,Industry IIDAArt Portfolio, Inc.cali@artportfolioinc.comHCC UNDERWRITER OF THE YEAR: JTYLER ServicesEach year the Houston City Center recognizes a local Underwriterthat goes above and beyond supporting our City Center. This yearJ Tyler was awarded the Houston City Center Underwriter of theYear at the Texas Oklahoma Chapter Gala. As a Chapter sponsorJ Tyler has supported IIDA on the Chapter level as well as locally.The J Tyler team is there supporting events as underwriters andvolunteers. J Tyler continues to go beyond underwriting toproviding music for our Annual Holiday party to hosting ProductRunway’s Mix Tape: Q + A Jam Session. At Houston events theJ Tyler team is working hard behind thescenes on committees, event set-up andclean-up. Whether the event is big or small,J Tyler is ready to help. The Houston CityCenter thanks J Tyler fortheir support and hard work.HOUSTON CITY CENTERPROFESSIONALDEVELOPMENT CHAIRAnn Briganti, IIDA, RID,LEED APAgile Ofisabriganti@theofis.comPROFESSIONALDEVELOPMENT CHAIRAmanda Bringle, IIDA, RIDLEED APArchitectural Floorsabringle@archfloors.comGRAPHICS CHAIRJoanna Prazak, LEED AP ID+CContract Resource Groupprazakj@crgoffice.comCOMMUNICATIONS CHAIRLindsey Craig, Assoc. IIDA,LEED AP ID+CMDI ResourcesLindsey@mdiresources.comASSOCIATES CHAIRJennifer Trenta, Assoc. IIDAOffice Pavilionjtrenta@ophouston.comKICK IT, DALLAS!Around 40 Houstonians attended the third annual “Kick It Dallas”networking event, kicking off METROCON11 in Dallas, TX. Theevent, hosted by Houston City Center, brought together 75 IIDAmembers and friends for light bites and cocktails. The eventunderwriter, InterfaceFlor, hosted us in their Dallas showroom for theevening. It was great to have multiple members of the TX OKChapter Board attend the event. One of the board members, TaraMitchell, San Antonio Director, was the proud winner of the door prizefor the evening. Than you to all who attended and made this eventsuccessful.september 2011 | iida-tx-ok.org

Houston City CenterCouncilMEMBERSHIP CHAIRDanny Airhart, LEED APTandusdairhart@tandus.comFEATURED UPCOMING EVENT: ART AND ARTIFACTSHOUSTON CITY CENTERINDUSTRY CHAIRJamie Aragones, LEED APHerman Millerjamie_aragones@hermanmiller.comPHILANTHROPY CHAIRJeannie Wu, IIDA, RID,LEED APGenslerjeannie_wu@gensler.comPHILANTHROPY CHAIRLaura ThompsonJCSlthompson@j-c-s.comSTUDENT CONFERENCE CHAIRJessy Fuller, Assoc. IIDA, RID,EDAC, LEED APJ Tylerfullerj@jtyler.comTAID/GRA CHAIRLori Foux, IIDA, RID, LEED APWHR Architectslfoux@whrarchitects.comUNDERWRITING CHAIRShanna Pajares, Assoc. IIDAOffice Pavilionspajares@ophouston.comUNDERWRITING CHAIRJeremy DicksJCSjdicks@j-c-s.comSUSTAINABILITY CHAIRChris Laderer, LEED APSteelcaseCladere1@steelcase.comIIDA OFFICE ADMINISTRATORMegan CarneiroChapter@iida-tx-ok.orgCONNECT WITH OUR PHILANTHROPYJeannie Wu and Laura Thompson, HCC’s 2011-2012Philanthropy Chairs, are feverishly working away onthe planning of Product Runway 2012! In addition tothat, Jeannie also serves as a member of theHouston Furniture Bank’s Board, while Laura is veryactive on committees for the Furniture Bank. We areproud to have them represent IIDA at our chosenphilanthropy.Please keep in mind that in November, the HoustonFurniture Bank will be celebrating their 19thAnniversary. Please contact Jeannie or Laura if youwould like to volunteer or help in any way. They arecurrently selling raffle tickets for the event. Theprizes for the raffle have generously been donated bymany of our Interior Design Industry Partners. Aspecial thank you to the following companies for theirgenerous support: IIDA Houston City Center, HermanMiller, JCS, Ltd., Tandus Flooring, GeigerInternational, and ACS Flooring.september 2011 | iida-tx-ok.org

HOUSTON CITY CENTERCONNECT WITH YOUR HCC COUNCILDanny Airhart, the 2011-2012 Membership Chair, has been working in the Architecturaland Design Industry in Houston for ten years. He is an Account Executive with TandusFlooring, and is primarily responsible for working with the A&D community. He has both hisBachelors and MBA from University of Houston, and is a LEED Accredited Professional.He has also served on the Houston City Center Council in the past as the UnderwritingChair.Danny enjoys spending time with his family and friends, golfing, and rooting on the HoustonTexans!With over 18 years in the design industry, Jamie Aragones, the 2011-2012 Industry Chair,focuses on working with the Architectural + Design Community for Herman Miller, Inc.Jamie’s education consists of a BA in Fine Arts with a focus on Printmaking and an MA inInterior Architecture. She is a LEED Accredited Professional with a deep interest insustainability.She has a strong humanitarian spirit and has assisted in the planning and has traveled onmultiple medical missions with her family in countries such as Bolivia, Morocco, Peru, thePhilippines, and Thailand; in doing so she has been recognized as a Paul Harris Fellow bythe Rotary International. Born and raised in Michigan, Jamie now lives in Houston, TX.Jamie loves to entertain and cook, there is always room at her table.2011 TX OK CHAPTER SPONSORSPLATINUM | Allsteel, Bentley Prince Street, Crossville Porcelain Stone, Furniture Marketing Group, G.L. Seaman & Company,Herman Miller, Hossley Lighting Associates, J. Tyler, JCS, McCoy Workplace Solutions/ McCoy Floor Covering/ Rockford BusinessInteriors, OM Workspace, Shaw Contract Group, Tandus Flooring, Teknion, The Mohawk Group/DaltileGOLD | 3form, Caesarstone, Corporate Source, Enviroglass, Humanscale, InterfaceFLOR, J+J/Invision, KI, Mannington Commercial,Milliken/Constantine, Office Pavilion, Paoli, Patcraft, Professional Furniture Consultants, Southwest Solutions Group, Steelcase,TRI-KESSILVER | Armstrong, Bauhaus Interiors Group, BKM Total Office of Texas, Business Interiors,Business Interiors by Staples, Columbia Forest Products, Concept Surfaces, Connectrac, Cronan & Associates,Dauphin, Debner+Company, Forbo Flooring Systems, Gunlocke, Hart Texas, Haworth,Interceramic, J Fyffe Company, Kenmark, Kimball Office, Knoll, KSM Associates,MasterTile, MDI Resources, National Office Furniture, nora Systems Rubber Flooring,OFS Brands, PS Gerry, Putterman Scharck and Associates, Reid Cooper Associates,Royer & Schutts Commercial Interiors, Skyline Art Services, Stone Solutions, The Ofis,The Spencer Company, USG Interiors, Vanguard Environments, Vector Concepts,Wilson Office Interiors, Workplace Resource