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CHAPTER HIGHLIGHTS

Arizona
In January, the Arizona chapter mentored ASU interior
design students enrolled in the Studio II: Hospitality
course. Speakers from the hospitality industry spoke on
topics such as trends in the market, new and innovative
products, and all of the benefits NEWH has to offer
students in their journey into the hospitality field. The
event resulted in 15 new student members.
The NEWH Arizona Fabulous 5 Membership Drive
was held on February 22 in five distinct areas to target
students and professionals: Phoenix, Scottsdale, Tempe,
Flagstaff, and Tucson. And on March 16, the second annual
Wine and Dine Under the Stars was held on the Pinnacle
Design Rooftop Terrace in Phoenix, with around 110
attendees. The winner of the student culinary contest and
the scholarship prize recipient is Anthony Anderson from
the Art Institute of Phoenix's Culinary Program.
The Arizona chapter is working on an event to honor
statewide hospitality design, promote new product
releases, and showcase industry firms from designers
to hotel and restaurant managers. If interested in
participating in the planning, or being a sponsor of this
inaugural event, please contact Patti Cruse at
Patti.Cruse@tarkett.com.

1. ASU Interior Design professors Brie Smith and Dala Al-Fuwaires with Katie Byrnes, Shaw
Hospitality; Shannon Vance, Longust Distributing; Cindy Louie; Michelle Purcell, FFKR
Architects; Beth Imbornoni, Kim Anderson Design; and Rachel Volk, KnollStudio 2. Elena
Merlino-Jacoby, Wolf-Gordon; Jan Braden, All About Foliage; Andrea Turner, Restoration
Hardware; and Marcy Evanchock, M.E. Design 3. Diane Berg, Hill & Associates; Shannon
Vance, Longust; Melissa Marney, Crossville; and Lori Benninghoff, L&B Interior Concepts
4. Amber Dickinson, K. Hovnanian Homes; Sara Auden, Bolyu; Michael Rael and Chuck
Urrea, Modern Surface; and Nicole Reddin, Clayton Floor Covering 5. Juan Aguilar, student
representative from NAU, with Michelle Purcell, FFKR Architects 6. Shannon Vance,
Longust and Jocelyn Abruzzese, Caesarstone 7. Katie Byrnes, Shaw Hospitality Group;
Amy Pisani, Optima; Chi Wang, ASU student; Dala Al-Fuwaires, Fuwaires-Justin Interiors;
and Heinz Chow, ASU student

Los Angeles
Founding Chapter
The Phillip Jeffries/Holly Hunt showroom at the
Pacific Design Center showcases wallcoverings
and textiles that provided the perfect backdrop for
February's A New Year, A New Headshot event, where
industry members kicked off the year with networking
and new headshots.

1. Beth Bloom, HBA; Shannon Burke, Atlas Carpet Mills; and Lauren Hausner, HBA. 2. New members Hannah Moore and Melissa Knock, DLR Group 3. Top ID Award Winner
for 2017, the team at Rodrigo Vargas Design: Devon Williamson, Tania Youseffi, Danielle Fox, Tatiana Gruzdeva, and Jeffrey Lau 4. Brigette Briones, Phillip Jeffries; Irene
Sumarsono and Katie Kwon, Elise Interior; and Jean Lin, W Design & Associates 5. Cinnamon Alvarez, A19 Lighting; Tammy Adams, Mega Western Sales; and Abby Wiyninger,
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