Instructors Shannon M. Leddy
Thomaï Serdari
Shannon Leddy is principal of her firm, Shannon M. Leddy Interior Design and has been working in the profession for over 20 years as an interior designer. Shannon achieved an MA in Sustainable Interior Environments and BFA in Interior Design from the Fashion Institute of Technology. She is a past board member of the ASID NY Metro Chapter.
Thomaï Serdari is an architectural historian with a Ph.D. from the Institute of Fine Arts, NYU. She began her research on entrepreneurship in the creative professions while at the Leonard N. Stern School of Business, NYU. Other areas of research and scholarship include marketing and branding, topics she combined with her knowledge of entrepreneurial businesses to create Transform specifically for NYSID.
Leyden Lewis Leyden Lewis is the Director of the Institue for Continuing and Professional Studies. A graduate of Parsons School of Design, his diverse range of projects includes luxury residences on Manhattan’s famous Museum Mile, and a contemporary art-filled winter retreat at the Breakers Row in Palm Beach, Florida. As a fine artist, his work has been exhibited widely.
Joseph Marino Joseph Marino has worked as draftsman, designer and project manager for various architects, engineers and planners. In 1997, with partner Pamela Giolito, he co-founded the firm, Marino+Giolito, Inc. Together, they have completed numerous buildings and projects in and around New York City; most notably, the Fogliano-Breda Residence in Eastchester, NY and the Belkin-Stein Residence in Manhattan. In addition, the work of Marino+Giolito, Inc. has been featured in magazines, including Elle Decor (UK Edition), and more than a dozen books published by Stewart, Tabori & Chang; Watson-Guptil; and Ryland, Peters & Small.
Anthony Pellino Anthony Pellino, ASID holds NCIDQ certification and ASID Professional membership. His background includes designation as a Benjamin Franklin Scholar at the University of Pennsylvania, holding a BFA with honors from Parsons School of Design and a Master of Architecture from Columbia University’s GSAPP. Work by Mr. Pellino has been featured in British Elle Decoration, New York magazine, Interior Design and Architectural Digest. He has trained and worked with various architects and interior designers including Stanley Jay Friedman, Inc., Eric J. Smith Architect, PC and David Anthony Easton, Inc.
Summer 2018 | Continuing & Professional Studies
Francis Sheehan A fine arts graduate of Pratt Institute and Scuola Internazionale in Venice, Italy, Francis Sheehan has been a painting and drawing from life coach at the Leslie Lohman Museum in NYC for 12 years. As a widely exhibited visual artist Francis’ photographs have also been published in Time, Newsweek, and U.S. News & World Report along with textbooks worldwide.
Nina Strachimirova Nina Strachimirova is a licensed architect in the United States and Europe with more than 35 years of practical experience. For the last 20 years, she has worked on the planning and design of custom high-end residences, apartments, and corporate interiors in the US and Canada.
Katherine Tomko Katie Tomko is an NCIDQ certified interior designer who has worked at Gensler, Rockwell Group, and SOM, as well as smaller design firms, doing both commercial and residential design. She received a BA in Interior Design from Michigan State University.
Iva Filipovic Ulam Iva Ulam is a registered architect with 20 years of experience, most recently working on projects such as SF MoMA for Snohetta, and WTC2 and AP Museum for BIG. She holds MS degree in Advanced Architectural Design from Columbia University and she is a Graduate Engineer of Architecture from University of Belgrade.
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