ASID Illinois President-Elect
I am excited to announce that I have been voted in as the President-Elect for the American Society of Interior Designers Illinois Chapter.
My one year term as President-Elect will begin on October 1st, 2021 and I will serve as President for one year starting on October 1st, 2022.
My goal as President-Elect is to bring a new and fresh perspective to the Chapter and the Illinois design community. ASID has been such an influential part of my career and I feel that it is my responsibility to give back and help others. I want to connect with our community to demonstrate the value of ASID membership and its impact on personal and professional development.
I hope to inspire our students, engage our emerging professionals, provide value to our professional members, and recognize our industry partners. I will strive for an inclusive community, highlight our members' diverse backgrounds, and motivate others to pursue paths of leadership.
We will create a community that shares, uplifts, and supports one another, ultimately increasing the awareness of our profession. As the Board of Directors, we will collaborate and communicate effectively to support the President's goals and endeavors. We will commit to improving our Chapter and ensure value for all of our members.
Serving as an ASID Illinois President has always been one of my goals.
Becoming an ASID Illinois Chapter President is a goal that I have had since I was a student member. I remember thinking to myself, what an honor it would be to one day serve on the ASID Illinois Board of Directors. Fast forward ten years later, I’ve achieved that goal as I’ve been serving as the Communications Director for the last year and I excited to start my term in October as President-Elect.
Joining as ASID was one of the most influential parts of my college experience.
I joined as a student member in 2010 after enrolling at the Illinois Institute of Art- Chicago. I was honored to serve as the Student Chapter President for FY11-FY12. With 6 Chapter officers and 22 additional members, our year was an incredible success, winning two ASID National Awards.
This leadership position was critical in forming my character, skill set, goals, and ultimate career success. I owe so much gratitude to ASID and I have strived over the last 10 years to give back and volunteer my time to help design students and my peers.
It is a personal mission of mine to help designers pass the NCIDQ exam and become Registered Interior Designers.
In 2019, I created the NCIDQ Committee for ASID Illinois. The purpose of the committee is to provide supplementary educational support and mentorship for NCIDQ candidates. As the Committee Chair, I lead weekly study sessions for the Spring 2019 testing season for 5 NCIDQ exam candidates. The participants of this study group were able to ask questions, learn new study techniques and benefit from the synergy of working with other design professionals.
After 8 weeks of intense test preparation, I am so proud to say we had a 100% pass rate for the exams each of these candidates took. This ASID Illinois NCIDQ study group has evolved into a partnership with IIDA and is now part of ASID Illinois’ regular offerings each testing season.
