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ASID Announces 2010 Board of Directors

The 11-member board includes three officers (past president, president and president-elect), six director at large members, one Industry Partner representative, and one Chapter Support Team representative.

-- Interior Design, 10/7/2009 12:00:00 AM

The American Society of Interior Designers (ASID) announced a new board of directors for the 2010 calendar year. Having taken office on October 1, the 11-member board includes three officers (past president, president and president-elect), six director at large members, one Industry Partner representative, and one Chapter Support Team representative.

The board will meet throughout the year to discuss issues impacting the interior design profession and the Society, look at ways to strengthen existing resources, initiate strategic partnerships, and explore new programs.

New board members include the following:

Michael A. Thomas, FASID, CAPS: Presdient-elect
Thomas, an expert on aging-in-place and universal design issues, is president of The Design Collective Group Inc., a design/build firm with offices in Jupiter, Fla. and Phoenix, Ariz. A longtime Society volunteer, Thomas served as president of the ASID Florida South Chapter, among other chapter and national positions.

Deborah Lloyd Forrest, FASID: Director at Large
Forrest is one of North America’s top hospitality designers. Her work spans across the United States and has been published in Hospitality Design, Architectural Digest and Interior Design magazines, among others. Since 2004, Forrest has been honored as a member of Hospitality Design magazine’s Platinum Circle.

Shirley Eaken Hammond, FASID: Director at Large
A Society member for more than 25 years, Hammond has been particularly active in legislation and education issues at the national and chapter levels. Hammond has been active on several Alabama state boards and is a past president of the NCIDQ (National Council for Interior Design Qualification).

Jessica Mahne, ASID: Chapter Support Team Representative
A passionate advocate for students, Mahne is interior design program director at Madison Area Technical College in Wisconsin and also serves as faculty advisor for the school’s ASID student chapter. Prior to becoming an educator, Mahne was in-house corporate designer and construction project manager for American Family Insurance.

Lynn Lorch Metz, ASID: Industry Partner Representative to the Board
For the past two years, Industry Partner Representative to the Board Metz has served as architectural and design director (central region) for Haworth Inc., Industry Partner ASID. Prior to joining Haworth, Metz was associate principal/director of interiors for F & S Partners Inc.

Tim Schelfe, ASID: Director at Large
Schelfe brings more than 10 years of experience with the Carolinas chapter-one of the Society’s largest. He has served on the chapter board since 2004, including a term as president. He has been honored with 17 ASID Carolinas Design Specialty Awards for his work in residential, commercial and hospitality design.

Returning board members include the following:

Sari Graven, ASID: President
Bruce Brigham, FASID: Past President
Stephanie Clemons, Ph.D., FASID: Director at Large
Charrisse Johnston, ASID: Director at Large
Rachelle Schoessler Lynn, ASID: Director at Large