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On the Scene

Chapte r and industr y eve nts

Sunshine Chapter

In August, the Sunshine chapter hosted its Casino Night
fundraiser at the Winter Park Farmers market in Florida,
enjoying food, live entertainment, and a silent auction.
Thank you to the event sponsors: Gay Nell & Associates,
Majestic Mirror & Frame, Fil Doux, Daltile, Mario Contract
Lighting, Lily Jack, Restoration Hardware, Sunbrite, the
Wonderly's, American Standard, Shafer Commercial
Seating, American Leather, Bertollini, Jaclo, Samuelson,
Clayton Miller Hospitality Carpets, the Gary Group, JLF
Collections, Sesco Lighting, National Wallcovering, and
Marble Systems. And the chapter's monthly Sundowners
in Orlando, which are held on the first Wednesday of each
month, continue to be well attended and lively.

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1. Robert Pullen, Fil Doux, and Gay Williford, Gay Nell & Associates at the Casino Night fundraiser
2. Lora Spran, Disney Imagineering; Jim Hurley, Jim Hurley Associates; Cindy Andrews, Sunbrite; and Eric Taylor, Daltile at the Casino Night
fundraiser
3. Joemy Vega, DeVega Studio, and Rick Sconyers, Hard Rock International at a Sundowner event in Orlando
4. Matt Long and Sara Anastasia, Patcraft Carpet; Brandi Cook and Nicole Everett, L2 Studios;
5 and Eric Taylor, Daltile at the Sundowner
5. Casino-ready: Yadhyra Munoz Schlegel, LuP Interiors; Josh Altenbach, D&G Associates; and Morgan Brody, Jaclo

San Francisco

In July, the chapter hosted an educational panel
discussion on successful hotel brands, followed by its
regional tradeshow at the Park Central Hotel in San
Francisco.

A hotel tour was held in August at the Hotel Zephyr
where attendees enjoyed modern community spaces
full of art, games, and activities. Thank you to sponsors
Global View, Studio Twist, room360 by FOH, Julie Coyle
Art Associates, and Mt. Terrace; and to Hotel Zephyr.
And in September, the chapter held its annual foodie
event, partnering with the Cornell Hotel Society at
Calavera in Oakland, a Mexican-inspired restaurant and
agave bar. The restaurant was designed by Arcsine and
is owned by a Cornell alumnus. Thank you to Calavera
and to sponsors HF Collection, Stone Source, and Kevin
Barry Fine Art Associates.

1. Leigh Mitchell, MZA, and Claire Love, BraytonHughes Design Studio at Calavera
2. Deb Calkins, Verne Yett; Michelle Wildenhaus, Studio Twist; Courtney Parker, room360 by FOH; Julie Coyle, Julie Coyle Art Associates;
Johanna Malen, Malen Concepts; Leslie Livingston, Global Views; and Kiko Singh, BraytonHughes Design Studio
3. Brooke Taylor and Adam Winig, Arcsine; and Jessica Sackler and Michael Iglesias, Calavera and Dos Ojos Hospitality
4. Julia Grandon, Studio EL Hospitality; Janine Peluffo, Moore & Giles; Alison Neff, JLF Collections; Jill Schmitz, Ramsey Purchasing;
Brittany Erlbaum and Carlos Recinos, JLF Collections; and James Schaffner, P/Kaufmann at the regional tradeshow at the Park Central
Hotel
5. Rebecca Ruggles, Gensler; Charles Register, Couristan Contract & Hospitality; and Emily Morley, ForrestPerkins at Hotel Zephyr
6. Leigh Mitchell, Mitch Zerg & Associates; Brooke Taylor, Arcsine; and Terri Metzger, B+N Industries, at the Calavera event
7. Kevin and John Barry, Kevin Barry Fine Art Associates, with Rachael Fischbach, BraytonHughes Design, at Hotel Zephyr
8. Panelists from the Branded session: Sam Suleman, IHG/Equinox Hotels; Claire Scheidegger, Commune Hotels & Results; Eileen Slora,
Fairmont Hotels and Resorts; Kenneth Allen Villamil, Hyatt; and Michael Adams, Hospitality Design magazine

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