My focus for my term as President will be on advocacy for interior design. I believe Interior Designers deserve the recognition as profession and acknowledgment of the active role we have in the design/build community.
ASID & IIDA team has now formed The Michigan Consortium of Interior Design. I have been one of the representatives for our ASID chapter for over a year. We have made great headway this past year.
June 2023 we had our first face to face meeting with state representatives.
As I will be following in the footsteps of our first African American chapter President, I will continue her legacy of giving a voice to the underrepresented in our profession. Diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) is an important core value to our chapter and for ASID as an organization.
I am hopeful for the future of ASID in Michigan and nationally. I will work to meet all of the core values we stand for continue to grow our membership and community.

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