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Meet the Industry Professionals Advisory Committees

Architecture Industry Advisory Board

NameTitle/ Firm
Patricia NobreGensler. Studio Director, Principal
Kevin LennonElkus Manfredi, Vice President
Farah NazGlobal Climate Director, SJ Group
Jason J. Jewhurst, ChairPrincipal, Bruner Cott Architects
Ching-Hua HoPrincipal, PAYETTE
Michael CollardManaging Director, Page/Boston
Philip J. PoinelliALEP Principal, Educational Planner/SMMA
Philippe SaadDimella Schaffer
Tom ChungPrincipal, Leers Weinzapfel Associates (LWA)
Caleb HawkinsDesign Director Masary Studio
David HacinPrincipal, Hacin +Associates
Hubert MurrayArchitect, Artist, Writer
Jennifer GauglerBoston Landmarks Commission
Jim KostarasHabitat for Humanity, President & CEO
Melissa R DanielA/E I, Project Engineering Manager
Meredith ElbaumExecutive Director, Built Environment Plus
Aaron WilletteCertainTeed/Saint-Gobain
Alexandra DupnikAssociate Principal, Design - Unispace
Diana Nicklaus, FAIAPresident, CEO at saam architecture
Carissa DemoreVice President and Chief Policy Director, Historic New England

Industrial Design Industry Advisory Board

NameTitle/ Firm
Deniz BasarProfessor and Program Director, Universiy of New Haven
Connor BeebeGlobal Senior Marketing Manager, New Balance
Courteney DiDomenico, Co-chairCo-Founder + Chief Product Officer at Atulo Product / TAPi
Bill HartmanDirector, PA Consulting
Chandlyr JacksonUser Experience & Design Lead, NOVA
Jillian KishfyAi usage
Kirk MorrisDesign Manager, Dorel Juvenile
Nicole NassifLead Envisioner, Other Tomorrows
Danielle ShaheenCo-Founder/Managing Director, Fresco Design
Haik Tokatlyn, Co-chairFounder & Creative Director at Jaywalk Studios
Taylor Van ZileSr. Foodwear Designer, HEYDUDE

Interior Design Industry Advisory Board

NameTitle/ Firm
Susan BarbaSUSAN BARBA Interior Design
Yulia BortkevichDesign Director/Senior Associate, Gensler
Andrea Coan, ChairNortheast Sales Director at The Senator Group/Allermuir
Aimee JeanDirector of Design, RED THREAD
Jonathan L. MerinPrinciple/Workplace Strategist, SMMA
Erin MillerSenior Principle, SmithGroup
Molly PidgeonPresident/CEO, Pidgeon&Co.
Dorran PrescottManager of Facilities Planing, Brown University Health
Ryanne Sanderson (Bradshaw)A&D Specialist, Illuminate
Robina ShepherdAssociate / Senior Interior Design, Margulies Perruzzi

Design Advisory Committee (DAC)

NameTitle/ Firm
Yanel de AngelManaging Director, Perkins+Will, Boston
Maria AiolovaDirector of Global Innovation, SJ Group and Co-Founder of Terraform ONE
Carole WedgePrincipal Heaths Bridge Coaching and Strategic Planning and Carole Wedge, former President and CEO, Shepley Bulfinch
Ahmed BukhashDirector - Urban Planning at the Dubai Development Authority
Chief Architect & Founder at ARCHIDENTITY
Jeff GrantzDirector of Creative Tech for DCL & Founder of ILLUMINUS
Carla GautierFounder and CEO at KONTi Design | Build Studio
Alex NicolaidesOwner at Scout Lighting
Saloni BadiIndustrial Designer at LOFT, Researcher at MIT Hydration Monitoring Wearable - Gray Lab | Institute for Medical Engineering and Sciences, and IDSA Boston Chair
Amanda VigneauDirector at Shepley Bulfinch and VP for Advocacy at IIDA New England
Lois GoodellPrincipal and Director of Interior Design at CBT Architects

Ex-officios

NameTitle/ Firm
Jason J. JewhurstAIA Principal/Bruner Cott Architects
Andrea CoanNortheast Sales Director at The Senator Group/Allermuir
Haik TokatlynFounder & Creative Director at Jaywalk Studios
Courteney DiDomenicoCo-Founder + Chief Product Officer at Atulo Product / TAPi