What We Do

Advance and advocate for the practice of interior design, including advocating for professional registration throughout New England.

• Krista Easterly (Board of Directors, Vice President of Advocacy)

• Robin Adams

• Corinne Barthelemy

• Matt Hyatt

• Stephanie McGoldrick

• Zlily Perry

• Amanda Vigneau
  

The Business Leaders Breakfast unites people from the design profession and the business community to discuss contemporary workplace issues and to receive insights and inspiration from prominent business leaders. It is the region’s premier networking and promotional event for professionals in interior design, architecture, construction, engineering, real estate and furniture industries, as well as their clients. It is accompanied with an Honoree Reception the night before to celebrate an influential person within the design community that will be recognized at the breakfast. This is a great social event to connect with peers and create energy in the New England IIDA community and the BLB Committee is a passionate group of individuals dedicated to creating an annual leadership event that engages and empowers individuals to achieve their goals and recognizing outstanding leadership within the local design community.

• Colleen Wallace (Board of Directors, Vice President of Chapter Events)

• Alison Berg (Co-Chair)

• Alison Wittenmyer (Co-Chair)

• Tiara Castro

• Katie Chapman

• Sandi Cooper

• Edward Devine

• Claudia Dicesare

• Corinna Ghilardi

• Trevor Judd

• Emily Logan

• Jen Smith

• Samantha Wilber
  

Interested in writing, graphics, social media, the Wire, or any other exciting part of this committee? The Communications team has their hand in all aspects of the IIDA NE community and is the heart of it all! 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.

• Daryl Avery Swanson (Vice President of Communications)

• Rachel Lodi (Communications Committee Chair)

• Katie Corcoran (Podcast Chair)

• Katie Witt (Email Chair)

• Cris Maher (Website Chair)

• Lauren Maggio (Analytics Chair)

• Lexie Burgess

• John Canuto

• Cindy Cedrone

• Kathryn Chapman

• Jason Connors

• Lisa Cupolo

• Kristina DeAndrade

• Julia Donahue

• Chris Dormody

• Megan Ferro

• Yvenie Georges

• Jared Giblin

• Drake Hoffman

• Allison Hohn

• Maureen Lyne

• Ashley Maggiacomo

• Ashley McGrath

• Molly O'Donnell

• Carolina Otero

• Ashley Perkins

• Lauren Pulver McGrath

• Jillian Welenc
  

The Community Engagement 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 IIDA NE. 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 of 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.

• Rachel Winston (Board of Directors, Vice President of Community Engagement)

• Kara McGuane (Co-Chair)

• Katie Munks (Co-Chair)

• Joanna Jackson (Art Uncorked Co-Chair)

• Kayleigh Fraser

• Ana Gannon

• Isle Keijser

• Tyra Leoveanu

• Gregg Patten

• Emily Pereira

• Lara Robertson

• Luke Tanguay

• Scott Warner

The Design Awards 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.

• Colleen Wallace (Board of Directors, Vice President of Chapter Events)

• Carly Bassett (Co-Chair)

• Kelly Chiaradonna(Co-Chair)

• Ryan Akers

• Svetlana Bekker

• Meghan Bildner

• Heather Brunini

• Sarah Burrows

• Courtney Carlson

• Brittany Collins

• Annamarie Coyne

• Marcus Hamblin

• Alexandra Haslett

• Amanda Nicoletti

• Julio Ramirez

• Tiffany Riddle

• Autumn Thompson

• Laura Tomlinson

• Ali Wittenmyer

Our Design Leaders Network (DLN) is designed to be a forum for high-level conversation around firm leadership that would support the community’s design leaders in their career advancement. The programs are invite-only to allow the guest list to be tailored for the topic at hand and for smaller intimate conversations rather than a seminar format.

• Meaghan Kennedy (Advisor)

• Sandra Beringer

• Lisa Cupolo

• Kierstin Jenkins

• Melissa Kalinowski

• Debbie Petrarca

• Amy Warren

Our award winning Emerging Leaders Network program was created 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.

• Nico Flannery-Pitcher (Advisor)

• Amber Ghory (Co-Chair)

• Matthew Newman (Co-Chair)

Across all IIDA NE platforms, the EDI Committee is committed to advocating for the promotion and celebration of contributions by design professionals, regardless of their race, ethnicity, national origin, sex, age, gender, sexual orientation, religion, gender identity, disability and socio-economic status. Our efforts will serve as a foundation for IIDA NE to support current members, expand membership to new individuals, and interact with diverse vendors outside the organization. We advocate for listening and learning to promote the transformation of our industry as a whole.

• Robina Shepherd (Board of Directors, Vice President of Equity, Diversity & Inclusion)

• Corinne Barthelemy

• Lauren Beshara

• Nicole Done-Pimentel

• Marcus Hamblin

• Nicole Hathaway

• Tyler Hilaire-Dubreuil

• Margaret Gammill

• Anna Gray

• Lauren Maggio

• Brian Potter

• Rebecca Zeman

The IIDA NE Fashion Show is the biggest event of its kind in the country. The success of this event enables IIDA NE to provide many other opportunities throughout the year. Our committee has lots of fun, but the goal is always to make this event THE event of the year. Committee members are involved in sponsorship, publicity, venue details and more.

• Colleen Wallace (Board of Directors, Vice President of Chapter Events)

• Allison Jones (Chair)

• Gabrielle Blum

• Janine Byrne

• Bridget Cooke

• John Donaghy

• Melisa Donato

• Krista Easterly

• Michaela Ellison

• Amber Ghory

• Rouba Haykal

• Matt Hyatt

• Kayla Metheny

• Mai Ngyuen

• Molly O'Donnell

• Rob Pendleton

• Bre Reboca

A close-knit design community actively promoting and supporting the practice of interior design in Connecticut. The Hartford City Center Committee organizes and develops a full range of amazing events and programs for CT-based designers and IIDA industry members, giving committee members opportunities to contribute to the city center’s growth and build their professional network in many ways.

• OPEN (Board of Directors, Vice President of City Centers)

• Scott Montemerlo (Chair)

• Rachel Arnold

• Brett Berry

• Amanda Cleveland

• Caroline Gresh

• Kerry Jackson

• Kelly Johnson

• Melissa Kalinowski

• Meagan Kelly

• Tyra Leoveanu

• Damaris Martinez

• Catherine Mojo

• Cathy Murphy

• Erika Roberts

• Melissa Spiga

Developed in 2019, the Leadership Exploration & Development (LEAD) program squarely focuses on our chapter's mission to increase the value of our members by supporting continued advancement and development throughout their careers. While our incredibly successful Emerging Leaders Network (ELN) supports early-career designers, the LLP offers a "next step" as those designers move into subsequent stages of their careers, including senior leadership positions at their companies. Ideal LEAD-ers have at least 10 years and a maximum of 15 years of experience in the design industry and have significant experience leading project teams that they can reflect upon during the program.

• Nico Flannery-Pitcher (Advisor)

• Andrea Coan (Co-Chair)

• Amy Hill (Co-Chair)

• Leah Raabe (Board of Directors, Vice President of Membership)

• Bri Dazio

• Lisa DesJardins

• Linda Durant

• Kalyn Pavlinic

• Jennifer Phan

• Lisa Statkiewicz

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.

• Annie Tudryn (Board of Directors, Vice President of Professional Development)

• Alison Berg

• Sandi Cooper

• Katrina Eliadis

• Melissa Hulbert (WIC Chair)

• Matt Hyatt

• Julie Jaenicke

• Wayne Jenkins

• Allison Mee

• Laura Regrut

• Marianne Weiss (WIC Chair)

• Christine Wu

Interested in bringing great programming to the Rhode Island design community? Providence’s team strives to bring professional development, networking, student support and philanthropy events that help our small community coalesce. Our volunteers get to dive into whatever area they feel passionate about whether it is finding a local charity to support through a philanthropy event, making graphic content, finding professional development that’s beyond a traditional lunch and learn program or finding way to connect students with the design community.

• OPEN (Board of Directors, Vice President of City Centers)

• Debbie Petrarca (Chair)

• Rachel Arnold

• Cynthia Bartley

• Ryan Liese

• Stephanie McGoldrick

• Helen Medina

• Kim Patriarca

• Susan Sullivan

• Lauren Weintraub

Do you enjoy being part of the greater good? The Sponsorship team works year round to assist all the event committees in their efforts to fundraise for the chapter’s premier events throughout New England. Our mission is to provide value and deliver programs that are exclusive to our premier chapter sponsors so they want to be part of the bigger picture of IIDA NE year after year. Our internal goals are to provide a structure for fundraising to support all chapter events but to also help fund events that are put on by committees like Philanthropy and programs like NCIDQ Training Class, Emerging Leaders and the Principals Round Table event.

• Amelia Papadakis (Board of Directors, Vice President of Sponsorship)

• Alinka Amoroso

• Brett Berry

• Melissa Cipriano

• Jeanine Cosentino

• Chris Dormody

• Carly Gordillo

• Drake Hoffman

• Steph Lowe

• Ryanne Sanderson

• Nancy Snyder

Interested in influencing the careers of the future designers of our community? The Student Engagement team works to connect students in the New England area to local professionals, and expose them to aspects of the design profession that they will be encountering as upcoming graduates. Our mission is to educate and give students the tools needed to succeed as they emerge into the design profession. The team works to develop a well-rounded breath of knowledge to support students in learning about the profession and as they search for prospective jobs through portfolio reviews, career fairs, and mentorship programs.

• Nicole Ward (Board of Directors, Vice President of Student Engagement)

• Bri Dazio

• Susannah Bowers

• Courtney Carlson

• Alexa Delisle

• Monica Hanley

• Eleftheria (Ritsa) Konstantinidis

• Kelly Johnson

• Jacqueline McGuire

• Rachel Terwilliger

• Marissa Walczak

• Emily Washek