ASID Announces its 2016-17 National Board of Directors
The American Society of Interior Designers (ASID) is pleased to announce and welcome its 2016-2017 National Board of Directors. The 11-member volunteer board is comprised of three officers (chair, chair-elect, and past-chair), seven at-large directors, and one industry partner representative. The term for the 2017 Board of Directors begins on October 1, 2016.
The ASID National Board of Directors serves as the governing authority for the Society and is responsible for advising and assisting ASID leadership, setting policy, and acting as representatives of the Society’s 26,000+ membership.
THE 2016-2017 NATIONAL BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Charrisse Johnston, ASID, LEED AP BD+C, Associate AIA
Chair
Charrisse Johnston is a principal and the firm-wide interior design practice leader at Steinberg Architects, with offices in Los Angeles, San Francisco, San Jose, California, and Shanghai. Johnston was previously senior associate and studio operations leader at Gensler where she managed and designed K‐12, higher education, and workplace projects. Before that, as vice president of corporate planning at Morgan Stanley Dean Witter, she oversaw the company’s consolidated financial and strategic planning efforts. She is a past National ASID Board member, SAC member, EPAC member, and student chapter president.
Tim Schelfe, ASID
Chair-Elect
Tim Schelfe is a managing partner, co-owner, and director of interior design for JDavis, a multidisciplinary design firm serving the Mid-Atlantic and Southeast regions. With offices in Raleigh, North Carolina and Philadelphia, JDavis’ areas of expertise include multifamily housing, urban design and planning, senior living, commercial office, mixed-use, retail, clubs, and resort projects. Prior to JDavis, Schelfe was owner and managing principal of his own design firm for more than 14 years. He has received over 20 design awards for his diverse portfolio of work including hospitality, multi-family, commercial, residential, and senior living projects.
Sandy Gordon, FASID, LEED AP
Past-Chair
Sandy Gordon is an award-winning designer experienced in creating sustainable built environments for retail, corporate, hospitality, and residential clients, with a focus on enhancing her clients’ physical well-being, productivity, and business bottom line. As principal of Sandy Gordon Interiors, a consultant firm based in Madison, Wisconsin, Gordon provides design services for built environments, businesses, and products. She also has served as an adjunct instructor at the university level, teaching various design topics, most recently “Sustainable Design Strategies and Aging in Place Design.” In addition to serving on the ASID Board of Directors, Gordon has served as chair of the ASID Student Advisory Council, as a member of the ASID Chapter Support Team, as faculty for the ASID REGREEN educational program, and as an NCIDQ Exam reviewer. She is the creator of “Impact of Sustainability in Designing the Retail Experience,” a video based on her design research.
Directors at Large
Sarah W. Colandro, ASID, LEED AP ID+C
Sarah W. Colandro, NCIDQ, ASID, LEED AP ID+C has held positions at some of the nation’s largest and most respected architectural firms. Before becoming a Principal at Fawley Bryant, she was the Director of Interior Design for the Hillier Group and Interior Project Director for Ellerbe Becket. Colandro is also serving on the International Board of Directors for the Interior Design Continuing Education Council. She regularly mentors interior design students, and has made educational presentations to associations and community groups. Since 1988, Colandro has been involved in a variety of projects, both in scale and in content. In addition to projects for markets such as sports/recreation, higher education, health care, and corporate facilities, she has an extensive background in hospitality design, including new buildings and renovations for many clubs, resorts, and venues in Florida.
Steve Hart, ASID, AIA, LEED AP, AIA
Steve Hart is a vice president leading the interior design studio for Heery International in Atlanta. With more than 28 years of experience, Hart has amassed an impressive portfolio of notable projects in the healthcare and higher education markets, but his true passion is in workplace solutions. Through the years, he has been recognized for his work with many Fortune 500 clients on projects that re-envision the workspace to meet their individual and business needs. As a design leader in the Atlanta area, Hart is regularly involved with educational programs at institutions such as SCAD, Georgia Tech, the Art Institute of Atlanta, and Georgia State University.
Jennifer Kolstad, ASID, Assoc. AIA
Jennifer Kolstad is a passionate advocate for design. As the global director of interior architecture for HKS, Kolstad collaborates with practice leaders and design directors across all sectors to unify architecture and interior design. She is co-director of the HKS Human Experience Lab with Dr. Upali Nanda, a project that challenges existing and future design thinking through research-based prototype development. Her diverse international portfolio of hospitality, healthcare, retail, institutional, and corporate interiors projects has been honed through her experience at SOM, Gensler, and ALDAR in Abu Dhabi. Her award-winning work has been published in Interior Design, Architectural Digest, House and Garden, D Home, PaperCity, and Healthcare Design. She is a frequent speaker and active member of the Dallas Chapter of DIFFA.
Denise Rush, ASID
Denise Rush is the director of undergraduate interior architecture at Boston Architectural College, Boston. Rush has a multi‐focused practice which includes commercial and residential design, and has been an adjunct faculty member of Columbia College, Chicago; Harrington College of Design; and the Illinois Institute of Art. She has design practice leadership experience at Perkins + Will, SmithGroup, and the University of Illinois. She has been active with the ASID Illinois and New England Chapters.
Teresa Sowell, FASID
Teresa Sowell is a workplace strategist at a major defense contractor responsible for strategic and portfolio planning for six million square feet of offices and labs both domestic and international. Sowell leads key strategic initiatives across the enterprise related to workplace design and real estate utilization. Her team has proven that interior design workplace initiatives can result in a competitive business advantage. She is a past National Board member, Arizona South chapter president, and Foundation Board of Trustees member.
Khoi Vo, Allied ASID
Khoi Vo holds the position of professor and chair of the interior design department at the Savannah College of Art and Design. After receiving his M.Arch. degree from the Southern California Institute of Architecture, Vo practiced at numerous award winning firms specializing in high-end residential, hospitality, institutional and retail design before establishing Khoi Vo Design; a boutique firm dedicated to historical renovations and new developments in commercial and residential design. In addition to academia and private practice, he is a member of ASID Student Advisory Council and a site visitor for the Council of Interior Design Accreditation (CIDA).
Lynn Vogeltanz, ASID
Lynn Vogeltanz, ASID, is a studio lead at Direct Supply Aptura, a development services firm specializing in the planning and design of senior living communities across the United States and Canada. As part of the management team with Direct Supply Aptura, Vogeltanz guides the strategic direction of her studio while recruiting and developing a team of designers dedicated to making senior communities better for residents, families, and caregivers. The company’s design team has won numerous design awards including the Senior Living New Skilled Nursing of the Year award and ASID Wisconsin’s Senior Living award.
Industry Partner Representative
Eddy Schmitt
Eddy Schmitt is the senior vice president, Americas for Steelcase. In this role, Eddy is responsible for yearly sales of $2.2 billion, accounting for more than 70 percent of the company’s global business. Prior to taking the Americas helm, Schmitt served Steelcase for five years as directeur général, France, and for three years as vice president of International Product Design, Engineering and Marketing. He is based in Grand Rapids, MI.
About ASID
The American Society of Interior Designers believes that design transforms lives. ASID serves the full range of the interior design profession and practice through the Society’s programs, networks, and advocacy. We thrive on the strength of cross-functional and interdisciplinary relationships among designers of all specialties, including workplace, healthcare, retail and hospitality, education, institutional, and residential. We lead interior designers in shared conversations around topics that matter: from evidence-based and humancentric design to social responsibility, well-being, and sustainability. We showcase the impact of design on the human experience and the value interior designers provide.
ASID was founded over 40 years ago when two organizations became one, but its legacy dates back to the early 1930s. As we celebrate nearly 85 years of industry leadership, we are leading the future of interior design, continuing to integrate the advantages of local connections with national reach, of small firms with big, and of the places we live with the places we work, play, and heal. Learn more at asid.org.
