IIDA YEARBOOK 2019

IIDA 

NEW ENGLAND CHAPTER 

2018-2019 YEARBOOK

2 

TABLE OF CONTENTS 

TABLE OF CONTENTS 

4-5 

BOARD OF DIRECTORS 

COMMUNICATIONS 

6-7 

8-9 

MEMBERSHIP 

10-15 

16-23 

PHILANTHROPY 

PROVIDENCE CITY CENTER 

ART UNCORKED 

24-25 

26-28 

HARTFORD CITY CENTER 

STUDENT AFFAIRS 

29 

30-34 

BUSINESS LEADER’S BREAKFAST 

EMERGING LEADERS 

35-37 

38-42 

DESIGN AWARDS 

43-45 

46-52 

SPONSORSHIP 

FASHION SHOW 

ADVOCACY 

53 

53 

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT 

3

4 



PRESIDENT 

Stefanie Comeau, IIDA, LEED AP ID+C // CBT Architects 

IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT 

Matthew Hyatt, AIA, IIDA, LEED AP BD+C // Bergmeyer 

PRESIDENT ELECT 

Meaghan Kennedy, IIDA // Bergmeyer 

IIDA New England is a robust network, supporting the continued advancement and 

development of professional, industry and student members throughout their careers. 

We advocate for the legal representation, support and protection of the profession. 

We enhance the value interior designers provide to the community. 

We celebrate the impact of design on the human experience. 

VICE PRESIDENT OF ADVOCACY 

Aimee Schefano, Associate IIDA // Symmes Maini & McKee Associates 

VICE PRESIDENT OF CHAPTER EVENTS 

Mai Nguyen, Industry IIDA // Spinneybeck/Filzfelt 

VICE PRESIDENT OF COMMUNICATION 

Brittany Morin, IIDA // Colwen Design 

VICE PRESIDENT OF HARTFORD CITY CENTER 

Amanda Cleveland, IIDA // Silver/Petrucelli + Associates 

VICE PRESIDENT OF MEMBERSHIP 

Lisa DesJardins, Industry IIDA // Teknion, LLC 

VICE PRESIDENT OF PHILANTHROPY 

Anna Dockery, IIDA // Unispace 

VICE PRESIDENT OF PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT 

Nico Flannery-Pitcher, IIDA // Lavallee Brensinger Architects 

VICE PRESIDENT OF PROVIDENCE CITY CENTER 

Jennifer Hanson, Industry IIDA // Momentum Group 

VICE PRESIDENT OF SPONSORSHIP 

Kara Hanson, IIDA // Gensler 

VICE PRESIDENT OF STUDENT AFFAIRS 

Teagan Jeffords, Associate IIDA // Peabody Office 



5

6 


Committee Members: 

Brittany Morin 

Sarah Long 

Jim Hornor 

Amanda Vigneau 

Jillian Welenc 

Josh Meyer 

Maureen Lyne 

Rachel Lodi 

Elizabeth Arkins 

Stephanie Griebel 

Lauren McGrath 

Molly Sherman 

Samantha Larsen 

Shawn Gargiulo 

Misson/Goals: 

The Communications committee has their hand in all aspects of the IIDA NE community. Our 

mission is to communicate all pertinent information that the chapter has to relay to its members 

and industry. Our internal goals are for each individual to find ways that their involvement in the 

committee can augment their professional development. 

How does your committee plan to grow in the upcoming year? 

This year Sarah Long will be taking over as VP of Communications. Our committee plans to 

continue our strategic plan of boosting our social media presence, helping to create greater board 

transparency and integrating with other committees to fulfill their communication goals. 

What was your biggest success of this past year? 

Our greatest success was fulfilling all of our strategic goals for the year. We launched a newsletter, 

the Committee Focus to give members an inside look at each of our committees and developed 

more creative ways to celebrate design and showcase our member’s achievements. 

How has your committee helped to build and advance our IIDA NE community? 

The Communications team added new members to our committee this year to help advance the 

community and integrate the City Centers and smaller events into our media. We continue to 

advance our chapter by consistently modifying and advancing our communication outlets to adapt 

to our ever-changing objectives. 

Thank you for reading our fourth annual, IIDA New England Chapter Yearbook, 

Building a Framework. Isn’t it wonderful to reminisce and see all that we 

accomplished in 2018-2019? Over the past 6 months the Communications 

committee has worked with each of our committees to highlight their greatest 

accomplishments and memories from the past year. 

We chose the theme ‘Building a Framework’ because of our chapter wide 

goal to build our program and create a dedicated strategic plan that we can 

consistently look back on and work towards. The strategic plan has helped 

each committee focus on goals that will benefit the chapter, our members, and 

our future. We’ve developed standards for our processes, added structure to 

our website/event registration, developed new committees, created strong 

relationships with industry partners, built our emerging leaders program, 

added monthly CEU/professional development events, exceeded our chapter 

sponsorship goals, received the catalyst grant from headquarters to launch our 

LEAD program, and the list goes on... wow what a year! This could not have 

been achieved without each and everyone of you. 

I would like to thank Stephanie Griebel, Elizabeth Arkins, Molly Sherman, and 

Lauren McGrath for all their time spent to put this yearbook together. I am very 

proud that we can carry on this tradition and save a piece of our memories for 

years to come. Please share your comments, feedback and ideas to help us 

continue to make this a success each year. 

As this is the end of my term as VP of Communications, I would like to thank 

everyone for making these past few years an amazing and fulfilling experience. 

I have met so many special people, grown personally and professionally, and 

been part of so many successes. I look forward to seeing all that Sarah Long 

and the rest of our committee accomplish in the years to come! 

All my best, 

Brittany Morin, IIDA 

Vice President of Communications 


7

8 

MEMBERSHIP 

Event Description: Principals Roundtable 

Event location: Mistral, Boston 

Committee 

Members: 

Lisa DesJardins 

Jill Weiner 

Kalyn Pavlinic 

David Cassady 

Lisa Statkiewicz 

Ashley McGrath 

Gissela Teran 

Mission/Goals: 

The Membership committee’s mission is to support the mission of IIDA NE through the 

development, growth and support of new members with a focus on educating our local 

design community to the advantages of IIDANE membership. Our goals include developing 

and executing each year a successful Principals Roundtable and Annual Meeting/Volunteer 

celebration. 

Number of attendees at event: 45 

Event speakers: Stephan K. Thieringer, Human 

Innovation Garage 

Event Highlight: Lego play! 

Besides experiencing an engaging speaker, fabulous 

dinner at an exquisite venue, this event is designed 

to generate valuable feedback from each of our 

Principal guests which guide our goal development 

for the coming year. This event also provides the 

venue for the nominations from each attendee to 

our Emerging Leader and “new” LEAD programs. 

LEAD is a direct result from the feedback generated 

at last year’s PRT. 


We are a young committee excited to grow our group to 8-10 members this year. With the 

growth in our committee comes a continued growth in our goals and accomplishments. 


We are excited that there was a growth of 150 new members in 2018. We grew our 

committee roles and involvement and executed two successful events each year; The 

Principal’s Roundtable and Volunteer Celebration/Annual Meeting. The goal of each event is 

to include something unique, fun and informative. 


Growth, education and support of our members. 

MEMBERSHIP 

9

10 

PHILANTHROPY 


Anna Dockery 

Rachel Winston, co-chair 

Kait McKenna, co-chair 

Lara Robertson 

Jen Servies 

Dana Boudreau 

Stephen Pendleton 

Katie Munks 

Kara McGuane 

Natasha Tashian 

Alyssa Bicchieri 

Ana Gannon 

Luke Tanguay 

Nicole Dorsey 

Cassie Hamel 

John Hasson 

Eileen Horan 

Bethany Burns 


The IIDA New England Chapter Philanthropy 

Committee strives to inspire designers and industry 

members to give back to local organizations that 

have honorable missions to serve the community. 

We support these organizations through coordination 

of volunteer activities, donation drives, and 

monetary gifts provided by successful events 

sponsored by our IIDA chapter. By advertising 

and encouraging participation, members of our 

professional community come together to serve a 

common cause. Our work is incredibly rewarding 

as we witness the impact our committee’s events 

make from year to year, not only by the essential 

support we help provide to local organizations, but 

also the relationships that have grown within our 

professional community from participation. We as a 

committee help bring joy and appreciation to local 

New Englanders which in turn brings happiness to all 

of the design community members who contribute. 

PHILANTHROPY 

11

12 

PHILANTHROPY 

How does your committee plan to grow 

in the upcoming year? 

More opportunities for our members to 

give back including Chapter Sponsor 

Exclusive events and additional 

fundraisers! 

What was your biggest success of this 

past year? 

This year, the Philanthropy Committee 

hosted its first ever Spin Class 

Fundraiser, raising over $2,500 for 

Artward Bound, a free four-year college 

access program that prepares 9-12th 

grade Boston-area students interested 

in art and design with the artistic, 

academic, and life skills needed to 

thrive in college and beyond. 

How has your committee helped 

to build and advance our IIDA NE 

community? 

By advertising and encouraging 

participation, members of our 

professional community come together 

to serve a common cause. Our work 

is incredibly rewarding as we witness 

the impact our committee’s events 

make from year to year, not only by 

the essential support we help provide 

to local organizations, but also the 

relationships that have grown within 

our professional community from 

participation. 

Event Description: The Food Project Day 

Event Date: Saturday, May 5, 2018 

Event Location: Lynn, MA 

# of attendees at event: 15 committee members 

Charity Supported: The Food Project 

Event Highlight: We had the opportunity to work with the Food Project’s Youth 

Program (AKA the Dirt Crew) who led us in the morning’s tasks and made sure to keep 

ours hands off our phones and in the DIRT! 

A beautiful morning was spent at the Ingalis School Farm. Volunteers help with tasks 

such as preparing beds, planting, weeding, harvesting, washing vegetables, and 

cleaning up the land. The Food Project relies on thousands of volunteers to help 

achieve their goal of creating a more just and sustainable food system and providing 

equitable access to fresh, healthy and affordable food. 

PHILANTHROPY 

13

14 

PHILANTHROPY 

Event Name: Annual Holiday Craft Night 

Event Date: Wednesday, November 28, 2018 

Event Location: IdeaPaint Showroom (Boston, MA) 

# of attendees at event: 100+ 

Charity Supported: The Italian Home for Children (Jamaica Plain, MA), Heading Home 

Total Money Raised: Over 100 ornaments and decorations produced and 20 Home Essentials 

Baskets (valued at $250/each) collected! 

Event Highlight: Each team came up with a theme and decorations. The Whoville trees were 

taller than most of our volunteers! 

Each year, over 100 designers, industry members and friends come together to create 

amazing holiday decorations and this year was no different - it is our most attended event! 

The decorations created are used to decorate the Italian Home for Children, a residential 

program located in Jamaica Plain for children with emotional and behavorial disorders. We 

also collect donation baskets (this year we collected home essentials: bedding, towels, etc.) 

for Heading Home, Boston’s leading provider of housing and support for families with children 

and individuals. 

Event Name: 

Decorating Day 

Event Date: Friday, 

December 7, 2018 

Event Location: 

Italian Home for 

Children (Jamaica 

Plain, MA) 

# of attendees at 

event: 15 

Charity Supported: 

Italian Home for 

Children (Jamaica 

Plain, MA) 

We split into teams to decorate each of the five 

living rooms at the Home - all of which included 

their own fireplace and holiday tree. This year, each 

room had its own festive theme; Candyland, Winter 

Wonderland, Whoville, The North Pole and Toyland 

which brought some extra energy and excitement 

to the day as each theme came to life! This is the 

committee’s favorite day of the year. 

PHILANTHROPY 

15

16 



Jennifer Hanson 

Rachel Arnold 

Cynthia Bartley 

Amanda Brown 

Bethany Burns 

Angela DaCosta 

Kristen Fagan 

Siobhan Haddeland 

Bonnie Matterand 

Liz McDonough 

Colleen Short 



17

18 


Event Name: 15th Annual Croquet Tournament 

Event Location: Tennis Hall of Fame (Newport, RI) 

# of attendees at event: 400 

Charity Supported: Riverzedge Arts 

Event Goals: This year, we wanted to increase the courts to allow more players which was a 

success and to continue the competitive, yet friendly spirit of our local Design community and 

its myriad of partners. 

The Providence City Center of IIDA New England was pleased to hold our 15th Annual 

Croquet event which was once again sold out. For those that were able to join us, we hope 

you enjoyed an unforgettable day of Croquet, Networking, Dining, and the Awards. 

Congratulations to Cara DiPierro from myCADD and Mary Gallagher from Payette! 



19

20 





21

22 


Event Name: 3rd Annual Habitat for Humanity Day 

Event Location: Burrilville, RI 


Charity Supported: West Bay and Northern RI Habitat for Humanity 

It was a fun day of networking, painting and installing siding for the Habitat for 

Humanity West Bay & Northern RI. 

Our goal for 2019 is to host a day in the Spring and Fall! 

Event Name: 2nd Annual Farm Night 

Event Location: Franklin Farm (Cumberland, RI) 


Charity Supported: RI Food Bank 

Designers, representatives, architects and their children from the Providence City Center 

picked vegetables to be donated to the Woonsocket RI Food Pantries. It was a great night of 

family fun with colleagues and included a tour of the Franklin Farm Barn built in 1830! 



23

24 

ART UNCORKED 


Samantha Giordano, co-chair 

Kerri Estano, co-chair 

Claudia DiCesare 

Elisa Franklin 

Chelsea Snow 

Debbie Epstein 

Yvonne Dumas 

Joanna Jackson 

Kayleight Fraser 

Mary Gallagher 

Corinne Young 

Yun Jung Cho 

Luke Tanguay 

Jennifer Services 

Rachel Winston 

Allen Hull 

Anna Dockery 


Art Uncorked is a remarkable 

networking opportunity featuring 

the talent and creativity of many 

within our own architecture and 

interior design community. We 

love the opportunity for those in 

our industry to show how talented 

they are. A portion of the proceeds 

from this event are donated to Art 

In Giving, which raises funds for 

childhood cancer research through 

the sales of fine arts. 

ART UNCORKED 

ART UNCORKED 

25

26 



Kim Courchesne 

Jillian Tara 

Committee Member: 

Betty Horne 

Event Name: The Art of Storytelling 

Event Location: Heirloom Market at 

Comstock, Wethersfield, CT 


Event Name: Baggos & Brews 

Event Location: CT Valley Brewing, South Windsor, CT 


This is a social event centered around a Baggos Tournament held at a local craft 

brewery. It provides a fun and relaxed atmosphere that fosters networking. This year 

we introduced custom logo baggo boards and baggos for our sponsors. 

Our goal is to provide a program 

that improves the skills of the design 

community. We plan to have two 

professional development events 

a year providing programs that 

enhance the skills and marketability 

of the design community. 



27

28 


Committee Details: 

IIDA New England’s Professional 

Development committee focuses 

on providing a variety of learning 

opportunities throughout the year. 

From Student Affairs to CEU’s to 

tours, our mission is to bring value to 

designers of all skill levels. Visit the 

Professional Development page at 

www.iideane.org to learn more about 

continuing education opportunities. 

Event Name: CT Holiday Gala 

Event Location: Saint Clements Castle, Portland CT 


Charity supported: Covent to Care 

Total raised: Approximately 500 gifts (totaling about $15,000) were collected and handed 

out to children across CT that would otherwise not get anything for Christmas. Each gift is 

a specific request directly from the child which makes it even more special to have so many 

people be able to provide these children with their Christmas wishes. 

Event honoree: Pat McKenzie who heads up the Covent to Care Gift Drive and organizes the 

behind the scenes logistics of gather all the children’s Christmas wish lists. 

The 2018 CT Holiday Gala was our most successful yet. We had attendees from CT, MA, 

RI and NY, as well as from all areas of the architecture/design/construction community. It 

was great to see everyone eager to socialize with each other and enjoying the food and 

atmosphere. Also for the first time this year we hired a photobooth and it was wonderful 

to be able to capture the candid moments, to see groups of colleagues and friends posing 

for a silly photos and to be able to share those photos with everyone after. Guests were 

so enthusiastic about event that as they left they were already commenting that they were 

looking forward to next year, and we are looking forward to that enthusiasm helping our event 

be even more successful, as well as garner more interest and support for IIDA in CT! 



29

30 

BUSINESS LEADERS BREAKFAST 



31

32 



Event Name: Business Leaders Breakfast 

Event Location: The Westin Boston Waterfront 


Charity Supported: ArtLifting 

Event Honoree: Jeanne Kopacz, IIDA, LEED AP – Leggat McCall Properties 

Emerging Leader Award: Andrea Alaownis, WELL AP – Jacobs 

Event Speaker: Matthew Luhn 

Event Highlight: 

The audience was truly emotionally engaged by Matthew’s keynote and the feedback 

we received was amazing! 

Funniest moment: 

Jeanne Kopacz’s cartoons incorporated into her presentation! 

Committee Members 

Luke Tanguay, co-chair 

Allison Waters, co-chair 

Mai Nguyen 

Jessica Bartram 

Eddie Barnett 

Brittany Collins 

Sandi Cooper 

Anna DeMare 

Claudia DiCesare 

Heather Edington 

Megan George 

Megan Parsons 

Erin Polansky 

Sarah Springer 

Wendy Tabor 

Samantha Wilber 


33

34 




Kristin Perkins 

Ryanne Sanderson 

Matt Hyatt 


To recognize and empower 

the emerging leaders at each 

design firm and give them the 

tools they need to continue 

their development as a leader 

amongst their peers and within 

their firms. 


To provide a morning for us to 

come together as an industry to 

network, learn together, 

recognize outstanding 

individuals in our community and 

to leave feeling inspired! 

How does your Committee plan 

to grow in the next year? 

Each year we look at new ways 

to step up our game and to offer 

more to our attendees at the 

event. We are always looking 

for new ways to add interest and 

excitement to grow the event 

larger each year! 



35

36 


How does your 

committee plan to grow 

in the upcoming year? 

By bringing together 

the emerging leaders at 

each firm, we aim to help 

the community at large 

become more connected 

and educated about the 

many faces of our craft. 

What was your biggest 

success of this past year? 

Watching the members 

of the group build 

relationships and grow 

with each other at our 

monthly events. 

How has your committee 

helped to build and 

advance our IIDA NE 

community? 

Many members are now 

current IIDA members and 

are involved in committees 

across our local Chapter. 

Event Description: 

Monthly events are held 

through the year and 

include subjects such as 

Effective Communication, 

Financial Planning & 

Wellness, a 90-minute 

MBA, and alumni event. 

Event Location: Chapter 

Sponsor Showrooms 

# of Attendees: 25-30 

Anything else you want to 

share? 

Each graduating ELN 

member of 2018 

received a certificate and 

superlative at our year end 

party. 



37

38 

DESIGN AWARDS 

DESIGN AWARDS 


Heather Brunini, co-chair 

Marcus Hamblin, co-chair 

Ryan Akers 

Carly Bassett 

Svetlana Bekker 

Meghan Bildner 

Kelly Chiaradonna 

Brittany Collins 

Annamarie Coyne 

Rebecca Durante 

Jennifer Gregoire 

Caitlin Greenwood 

Teagan Jeffords 

JoshMatteson 

Lindsay Mehaylo 

Mai Nguyen 

Brian Potter 

Jeremy Rodgers 

Ashley Siswick 

Colleen Wallace 

Graphics: 

Emily Sano, Ember Creative 

Video Production: 

Bernadette Longino, Park Avenue Video 

Website Design & Management: 

Dragos Stancu, Webfix Studio 

Emcee: 

Chris Huff, Tarkett 

Stage Assistants: 

Courtney Carlson, Wayfair 

Joe Dugan III, Total Office Interiors 

Professional Judges: 

Alissa Ponchione, Hospitality Design Magazine 

David O’Connor, Steelcase 

Tom Polucci, HOK 

Student Judges: 

Jennifer McGrory, Perkins + Will 

Libby Slader, Libby Slader Interior Design 

Marianne Weiss, Gensler 

DESIGN AWARDS 

39

40 

DESIGN AWARDS 

DESIGN AWARDS 

The Design Awards program 

includes project submissions 

from professionals and 

students. Professional 

categories include – Building 

Repositioning /Building 

Amenities, Community & 

Culture, Education, Healthcare, 

Hospitality: Hotel/Lodging, 

Hospitality: Restaurant/Retail, 

Research Lab, Residential: 

Private, Residential: Multi - 

Unit, Senior Living, Student 

Housing, Workspace Under 

20,000SF, Workspace 20,000 

– 80,000SF, Workspace Over 

80,000SF, Workspace On A 

Budget. Awards are given for 

each category, as well as “Best 

in State” for states with 3 or 

more entries. This year “Best in 

State” awards were given for 

Connecticut, Massachusetts, 

New Hampshire, & Rhode 

Island. A “Best in Show” 

award is also given. Student 

categories & awards include – 

Best in Graduate Design & Best 

in Undergraduate Design. 


The Design Awards event was created in 2007 to celebrate teamwork and showcase interior 

design projects throughout New England. Each year our mission is to expand the program 

to include more submissions, as well as promoting excellence within the design work itself. 

We aim to deliver a professional, high-class event focusing on the impact of design within our 

community. 

How does your committee plan to grow in the upcoming year?: 

We plan to continue to grow the number of firms and further promote the diversity of the 

work occurring in the New England area. This means we will dive deeper into our resources 

in order to grow the network of submissions from new firms. We will also continue to improve 

the submission process in order to create the best experience for those entering their 

projects. 

What was your biggest success of this past year?: 

It has been very rewarding to receive compliments like, “This was the best design awards 

yet!”. We continue to build upon the amazing foundation created by our predecessors, and 

recognize that the continued success is due to the incredible hard work of each individual 

on the committee. We are always blown away by the power of the collaboration by this 

committee! 

How has your committee helped to build and advance our IIDA NE community?: 

The Design Awards program provides all design firms in the New England the opportunity 

to be in the spotlight. This year we saw many new firms entering projects. This expanded 

inclusion not only honors the firms and their work, but it also sheds light on how wide spread 

the New England design community is and the impact they have on this industry. 

DESIGN AWARDS 

41

42 

DESIGN AWARDS 

DESIGN AWARDS 


This year the committee chose to create an online event program rather than a 

printed program. This opened funds for other parts of the program and lowered our 

environmental impact! 

Funniest moment of the event (that we can all laugh about now!): 

Chapter Sponsors were trickling up until the evening of the event. The committee found 

out about an additional sponsor moments before the show. Was this cause for alarm? No 

way! This was worked right into the show with an on - stage phone call to make sure this 

sponsor was recognized. 

Anything else you want to share: 

We are truly grateful for all the efforts of each who contribute to this event. We would 

like to thank the IIDA NE Board of Directors, our chapter administrator – Jessica Bartram, 

volunteers, professional vendors, judges, and all of the sponsors for making the 2019 

Design Awards a success! 

Committee 

Members: 

Kara Hanson 

Amelia Papadakis 

Kamran Nafissi 

Jeanine Cosentino 

Nicole Cameron 

Jennifer Imbaro 


To provide excellent 

concierge service 

to our valued 

chapter sponsors 

that encourages 

them to return to 

sponsor year after 

year, therefore 

raising awareness, 

excitement, and 

funds for the 

organization. 


We hope to not only encourage our current chapter sponsors to sponsor again next 

year, but also drive in support from first-time sponsors. 


We were able to exceed our 2019 Chapter Sponsor goal with a record breaking 19 

sponsors! Thank you to everyone who has supported us! 


By encouraging support from industry members, we are able to fund and host more 

events that bring IIDA NE members together. 

SPONSORSHIP 

43

44 

SPONSORSHIP 

Event Name: Chapter Sponsor Appreciation Dinner 

Event Location: Chickadee 



We had a wonderful night thanking and appreciating our 2018 Chapter Sponsors, and 

welcoming our 2019 Chapter Sponsors. 


The food seemed endless! We all could not believe how much food kept being 

brought out! 

SPONSORSHIP 

45

46 

FASHION SHOW 

FASHION SHOW 

FASHION SHOW 

FASHION SHOW 

47

48 

FASHION SHOW 


Marty Smith, co-chair 

Allison Jones, co-chair 

Krista Easterly 

Kris Esposito 

Chris Huff 

James Boland 

Jen Imbaro 

Joshua Cunnigham 

Kyle Forsgard 

Leah Raabe 

Lyndsey Almon 

Mai Nguyen 

Matt Hyatt 

Melisa Donato 

Ria Knapp 

Rouba Haykal 

Stefanie Comeau 

Svetlana Bekker 

Jessica Bartram 

Brittney Durocher 

FASHION SHOW 

FASHION SHOW 

49

50 

FASHION SHOW 

Each year, New England’s best interior design firms and schools 

team up with industry manufacturers to create and model oneof-a-kind 

fashions exclusively fabricated from tools of their trade 

- carpet, wall coverings, tile, lighting and more! They compete for 

cheers, awards and bragging rights. It’s one of the most amazing 

displays of creativity in the city, an unforgettable experience, and 

one of the hardest tickets to come by. 

Event location: Boston Convention and Exhibition Center 

Number of attendees at event: 1700 Seated guests, 23 Teams 

Charity supported: Youth Build Boston 


Co-host Allison was pregnant and delivered her baby during peak 

fashion show planning season. Final floor plans for the ballroom 

layout were completed in the hospital postnatal ward. 

How does your committee plan to grow in the upcoming 

year? 

Every year the fashion show committee strives to plan a 

bigger and better show than the year prior. We aim for new 

design firms to get involved, include awesome judges, and 

reach our livestream broadcast to more viewers. 


We once again brought the largest fashion show to date 

to our guests. 

FASHION SHOW 

FASHION SHOW 

51

52 

FASHION SHOW 

ADVOCACY 

Misson/Goals: 

IIDA New England advocates for the legal recognition, support, and protection of the 

Interior Design profession. Interior Design legislation helps establish and maintain 

safety and welfare of the general public. IIDA NE firmly believes that legal recognition, 

achieved through licensing, registration, and certification brings uniformity to the 

profession, defines responsibility, and encourages excellence in the Interior Design 

industry. Visit the Advocacy page at www.iidane.org to learn more. 

Misson/Goals: 

IIDA New England’s Professional Development committee focuses on providing 

a variety of learning opportunities throughout the year. From seminars to CEU’s 

to tours, our mission is to bring value to designers of all skill levels. Visit the 

Professional Development page at www.iidane.org to learn more about continuing 

education opportunities. 



53

2018 - 2019 YEARBOOK COMMITTEE 

2018 - 2019 YEARBOOK COMMITTEE 

BRITTANY MORIN 

VP Of Communications, Editor 

ELIZABETH ARKINS 

Copy Content Editor 

STEPHANIE GRIEBEL 

Copy Content Editor 

LAUREN MCGRATH 

Editorial Graphic Designer 

MOLLY SHERMAN 

Editorial Graphic Designer 

2019 CHAPTER SPONSORS 

TITLE 

SUSTAINING 

PATRON 

DONOR 

HCC

IIDA YEARBOOK 2019

You also want an ePaper? Increase the reach of your titles

Delete template?

Save as template?