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An Expanded Editorial Advisory Board to Address the Industry's Future
Retail design experts added to the board are Ray Ehscheid,
In everything that we do-no matter how skilled or talented we might
Affiliate IIDA, senior vice president of store design and merchandising
be-our success relies on people. That is, people with which to connect
at Bank of America in New York; and Alex Shapleigh, design principal at
and share knowledge across disciplines. The people with whom one
Callison in Seattle. And education design champions new to the board
connects to are vitally important, whether they are direct connections
are Sean O'Donnell, AIA, principal at Perkins Eastman in Washington, D.C.,
along one's career path, or contacts within the industry overall. It is,
and Steve Wiesenthal, FAIA, senior associate vice president and
indeed, who you know, and we thrive on connecting with connectors!
In that spirit, I am excited to announce that Contract has expanded university architect at University of Chicago.
In the hospitality sector, new advisory board members include
its editorial advisory board with 23 new members from across the country.
A handful of the new board members are highlighted on page 23, and look Todd-Avery Lenahan, principal of TAL Studio in Las Vegas; Barry Richards,
principal at Rockwell Group in New York; and Vince Stroop, principal at
to page 12 for the full list of all board members. The additional members
Stonehill & Taylor Architects in New York.
are the design vanguard in workplace, healthcare, hospitality, retail, and
Last but not least, Contract recognizes that real estate and project
education interiors, as well as real estate decision makers. As Contract
management professionals are key players in our industry, serving as
celebrates 55 years as a publication, I will rely on their knowledge and
the conduit to make great projects happen. New board additions in this
expertise, and, together, this group represents a top tier of influence
sector are Roy Abernathy, AIA, Allied ASID, senior managing director of
in the profession.
workplace strategy and analytics at Savills-Studley in Miami and Atlanta;
New board members include true leaders, such as Contract's 2013
Sean Black, managing director at Jones Lang LaSalle in New York; Bob
Designer of the Year Joey Shimoda, FAIA, IIDA, president of Shimoda
Chodos, executive vice president and principal at Colliers International
Design Group in Los Angeles; Anne-Marie Gianoudis, IIDA, a designer
in Chicago; and Peter Ferzan, principal at Turner Townsend Ferzan
at Gresham, Smith and Partners in Birmingham, Alabama, who is a vice
Robbins LLC in New York.
president on the IIDA international board of directors; and Annie Chu,
After reading those names, you will realize what is unique about
AIA, IIDA, a principal at Chu+Gooding Architects in Los Angeles who
our editorial advisory board. Rather than solely interior designers focused
was a recent past chair of the national AIA Interior Architecture
on only one sector, we have a healthy, diverse mix of architects and
Knowledge Community.
interior designers from firms large and small, and real estate and facilities
Designers at the forefront of workplace interiors joining the board
professionals as well. All are thought leaders shaping the future of
include Mary Bledsoe, IIDA, a principal at lauckgroup in Austin, Texas;
the commercial interior architecture and design industry.
Anne Cunningham, Assoc. AIA, IIDA, a principal at NBBJ in Seattle; Bill
The expanded board met at the annual Contract Design Forum
Lyons, Assoc. AIA, a principal at Gensler in Minneapolis; Melissa Price,
who is director of facilities and business offices at Quicken Loans and also earlier this month in Aspen, Colorado, and you can look for coverage
of the event on contractdesign.com in coming weeks. Welcome and
CEO of dPOP! in Detroit; Jennifer Wagner, IIDA, vice president at HKS in
congratulations to all of our new editorial advisory board members!
Houston; and Sascha Wagner, IIDA, president of Huntsman Architectural
I am pleased to have each of them associated with the Contract brand.
Group in San Francisco.
Healthcare design is important to Contract and its readers. Our
Sincerely,
October issue annually showcases the latest across the continuum of
healthcare interiors with the winners of the Healthcare Environment
John Czarnecki, Assoc. AIA, Hon. IIDA
Awards. Healthcare leaders added to the board are Suzen Heeley,
Editor in Chief
executive director of design + construction at Memorial Sloan-Kettering
Cancer Center in New York; Saliba Kokaly, vice president of facilities at
Swedish Covenant Hospital in Chicago; and Jocelyn Stroupe, IIDA, ASID,
director of healthcare interiors at Cannon Design in Chicago.
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