DIRECTOR Kimberly Serrano Gensler Kimberly_Serrano@ gensler.com
DIRECTOR ELECT Kressia Rodriguez English + Assoc. krodriguez@englisharchitects.com
IIDA ChiliBowl benefiting TAID This year Quality Service Floor Covering generously hosted the 2017 Chili Cook-Off event in their warehouse. The theme was all things football! Chili teams had fun not only cooking up their best chili recipes, but also decking out their tables in festive football garb. A big thanks to our distinguished judges: Stephanie Burritt / Gensler, Clara Mechelle Karnei / IA Interior Architects, Al Marcus / The Grateful Bread, and Randy Hines / The Kolache Shoppe. All proceeds from the event benefit TAID (Texas Association of Interior Designers). This year’s winners were: BEST OVERALL CHILI: Quality Service Floor Covering/Mohawk
PAST DIRECTOR Kimberly Phipps-Nichol Blue Water Studio bluewaterstudio.us@ mac.com
BEST TRADITIONAL CHILI: Quality Service Floor Covering/Mohawk (2nd year running) BEST HANGOVER CHILI: Inventure Design & MDI Resources SPICIEST CHILI: Abel Design Group
PUBLIC RELATIONS CHAIR Heather Barlow T&L Distributing hbarlow@tldistributing. com
MOST UNUSUAL INGREDIENT: Quality Service Stone & Marble MOST SPIRITED TEAM: Inventure Design & MDI Resources
COMMUNITY SERVICE CO CHAIR Jennifer Brugliera Koroseal jbrugliera@koroseal.com
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COMMUNITY SERVICE CO CHAIR Ana Davidson Ferguson Rice ana@fergusonrice.com
JANUARY CISTERN TOUR For the January tour, IIDA hosted a members only project tour at the Buffalo Bayou Park Cistern. With a sold-out event, everyone in attendance experienced the amazing Magdalena Fernandez install “Rain.” Rain is a sound and light show organized by the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston and co-presented by Buffalo Bayou Partnership. Thank you to everyone that attended and participated in this event!
UNDERWRITTING CO CHAIR
Stephanie Foster Tandus Centiva sfoster@tandus-centiva. com
UNDERWRITTING CO CHAIR
Cece Zamora Lews & Company cece@lewsrepgroup. com
CAMPUS CENTER CHAIR
Rachael Stone Gensler rachael_stone@gensler. com
ADVOCACY CHAIR Necia Bonner Kirksey Architecture neciab@kirksey.com
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GRAPHICS & COMMUNICATIONS CHAIR
Maureen McLaine Stantec Maureen.McLaine@ stantec.com
MARCH PROJECT TOUR - HEADQUARTERS Last month we had the opportunity to tour one of Houston’s most original workplaces, and see the brand-new space designed by PDR. Headquarters is located in Houston’s trendy EaDo neighborhood and everything about the space embodied the creative vibe felt from that area. Headquarters is a creative office where people with all different needs can find a space that works for them. You bring your own furniture and the collaborative and shared spaces are provided to you. IIDA would like to give a huge thank you to Peter and Devin Licata, co-founders of Headquarters, for touring and hosting us, and WPS and MDI for sponsoring food and drinks.
SUSTAINABILITY CHAIR
Evelyn Band Industry Professional esamband@gmail.com
SUSTAINABILITY CHAIR
Kristin Colby Reader’s Wholesale kcolby@ readerswholesale.com
MEMBERSHIP CHAIR Guillermo Ortiz Johnson Simon Resources gortiz@johnsonsimon. com
INDUSTRY CHAIR Kristina Lopez Kimball Office kristina.lopez@kimball. com
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PROGRAMS & PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT CO CHAIR Margot Prestel Mann MDI Resources margot@mdiresources. com
COMING UP! PRODUCT RUNWAY Don’t miss out on this year’s Product Runway: Cover to Cover! Revention Music Center: 520 Texas Avenue, Houston, TX 77002 – Friday, April 28th, 2017 Pre-Show Reception @ 7pm - Fashion Show @ 8pm Philanthropic link to donate to design teams will be open until the night of April 27th! To donate to a team visit: https://iida.ejoinme.org/IIDAHCCPR17PHILANTHROPIC Check out our NEW website: https://www.productrunwayhouston.com
PROGRAMS & PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT CO CHAIR Ashley Elks HOK ashley.elks@hok.com
For tickets visit Live Nation: http://concerts1.livenation.com/event/3A0052342C8D6C6D
ASSOCIATE CHAIR Challie Shafer Rea Gensler challie_schaferrea@ gensler.com
STUDENT CONFERENCE LIASON Shannon Oliveira FKP Architects soliveira@fkp.com
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STUDENT CONFERENCE LIASON Katie Hudson Lottechem katie.hudson@ lottechem.com
IIDA STUDENT MENTORING PROGRAM - A WORD FROM THE PROFESSIONALS We would like to thank all who could participate in the 2017 IIDA Student Mentoring Program. Design students were matched with mentors to experience a day in the life of a designer. Students attended meetings with clients, visited job sites, sat in CEU lunch and learns, and so much more. If you participated, we would love to hear your stories and see your photos. You can send us your 1-2 paragraph write up and your photos to Maureen McLaine at Maureen.McLaine@stantec.com. If you are interested in seeing what other students and mentors were up to, you can search hashtag #IIDAsmp. Kressia Rodriguez of English + Associates, hosted Daniela Gonzalez a student from Houston Community College as part of the IIDA Student Mentorship program. “The day started with a tour of the office and went straight into a conference call construction meeting. During lunch she was able to experience a CEU lunch and learn. She spent part of the afternoon in our resource library getting to know some of the finishes we use on a daily basis and was able to assist in finish selections of a current project. She finished her day by spending some time learning some Revit tools from one of our Project Managers. The E+A team truly enjoyed having Daniela at the office and spending the day with our designers.” - Kressia Rodriguez, English + Associates
Maureen McLaine and Gretchen Diesel of Stantec Architecture, hosted Houston Community College student Montserrat Puente as part of the IIDA Student Mentorship program. “Trying to convey what a designer does into one day can be difficult, so we did our best to compact as much information as we could into our time. We began with a tour of the office and getting to know more about each other. After the tour, Gretchen and Montserrat met with the design team on a current project. For lunch, we sat in on a CEU lunch and learn. During the second half of the day, she sat in a team meeting where she had some great ideas regarding the furniture and equipment layout for a space. The day came to a close with finish selections and some discussion on material specifications. The Stantec team had a great time working with Montserrat & truly enjoyed her input.” - Maureen McLaine, Stantec Architecture
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IIDA STUDENT MENTORING PROGRAM - A WORD FROM THE STUDENTS
Kimberly Serrano of Gensler hosted Nancy Tongogaro, a student from the Art Institute as part of the IIDA Student Mentorship program. “Kimberly was a great mentor! I was given very clear instructions on how to get to the Gensler office and was also provided with multiple options on a date that would fit both our schedules. During the session, she took great strides to ensure a beneficial learning experience by having me sketch a display for a client, visiting a job site, and walking me through the process of receiving submittals and RFIs through a general contractor. The most meaningful part of my day was visiting the job site and being able to see the process in motion. In addition to seeing the process, it was nice to see the interaction between interior designer and client. I am grateful for IIDA and Kimberly for making opportunities like this possible for students.” - Nancy Tongogaro, Art Institute of Houston Kimberly Phipps-Nichol formally with Inventure Design hosted Nadia Krotz, a student from the Art Institute as part of the IIDA Student Mentorship program. “I had a great experience attending the IIDA mentorship day with Kimberly Phipps-Nichol. I was able to see what the day in the life of a designer was like and learned how their office functions. I reviewed finishes for a client with Kimberly and Courtney Thomas, the architect in the morning. We went to the job site to meet with the client, contractor, broker and owner and looked at the shell space for a medical office. I really appreciated watching Kimberly work at the job site and it was obvious how her experience really benefited the client. We don’t get a lot of exposure to healthcare projects in school, but seeing how design can improve the patient and employee experience was inspiring.” - Nadia Krotz, Art Institute of Houston
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CONGRATULATIONS TO J. TYLER - HCC UNDERWRITER OF THE YEAR!
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AWARD ANNOUNCEMENTS
Congratulations to Alyssa Turner for being awarded Houston City Center Volunteer of the Year!
Congratulations to J. Tyler for being awarded Houston City Center Underwriter of the Year!
Congratulations to the Houston City Center for winning Excellence in Graphics during the Annual Meeting in Austin!
MOVERS AND SHAKERS • Ashley Elks, IIDA went from Powers Brown to HOK • Kimberly Phipps-Nichol, IIDA left Inventure Design and will be re-opening her company, Blue Water Studio, here in Houston. Specializing in community, sustainability, health and wellness spaces, Kimberly is excited to combine her 20+ years of experience with her passion for serving the community. • Lori Foux, IIDA went from Skyline to DesignTex • Rebecca Hawkins, Assoc. IIDA went from English to Powers Brown • Katie Hudson, Industry IIDA went from Coalesse to Staron Solid Surfacing • Christine Wright, IIDA went from Method Architects to Interface
NEW MEMBERS • Beth Bradbury, Industry IIDA INTERESTED IN BEING FEATURED IN OUR NEWSLETTER? Email Heather Barlow at hbarlow@tldistributing.com
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