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Furthering IIDA's committment to increasing inclusion, access, opportunity, and diversity throughout all facets and activities of the Association and the profession of interior design.
The IIDA Equity Council is composed of members and chapter leaders who are committed to increasing inclusion, access, opportunity, and diversity throughout all facets and activities of the association and the profession of interior design. The council will lead IIDA in the development of initiatives to increase the representation of identified historically underrepresented design professionals, create anti-racist and anti-bias policies, goals, and objectives, and work with the governing bodies at IIDA to actively and visibly promote equity, diversity, and inclusion.
Through the assessment and identification of systemic racism and unconscious-bias, we can better acknowledge and eradicate it within the association and the profession at large. In response, the Equity Council will produce, develop, and provide a series of tangible actionable tools, steps, and strategies informing IIDA’s commitment to ensure inclusion for all members.
“Our association as a whole, and each chapter within it, is passionately committed to ensuring that the world in which we live and the industry in which we work are prioritizing equity and inclusion for all,” said IIDA Executive Vice President and CEO, Cheryl S. Durst, Hon. FIIDA. “The Equity Council functions as one of IIDA’s many efforts to hold our industry accountable to its standards and values.”
“Just as society is confronting the ongoing impact of systemic racism, so must we as individuals and as an industry. We need change. We need to promote diversity, education and awareness. I leapt at the opportunity to join IIDA’s Equity Council, offering my experience as a female leader, my voice and allyship to this broad group of passionate professionals to help drive that change.”
- Amy Storek, Ind. IIDA
2022-2024 Equity Council Chairs
Ronnie Belizaire, FIIDA | Independent Design Consultant
Cheryl S. Durst, Hon. FIIDA | Executive Vice President and CEO, IIDA
Jon Otis, IIDA | Founder and Principal Object Agency (O|A)
Amy Storek, Ind. IIDA | CEO of the Americas, Arper
Objectives
Lead IIDA in developing effective initiatives to support the Association, its chapters, and the profession in all efforts to increase the representation of identified historically underrepresented design professionals.
Create new anti-racist and anti-bias policies, goals, and objectives that will encourage the Association, stakeholders, and the design industry at large to strive for equity, diversity, and inclusion.
Work proactively and collaboratively with all convened bodies within the Association (the International Board, Chapter Leadership Council, College of Fellows, and other task forces and committees) to promote equity, diversity, and inclusion actively and visibly.
Assess and Identify how symptoms of systemic racism and unconscious bias can be acknowledged and eradicated within the Association and the profession at large.
For more information about the IIDA Equity Council, please contact memberservices@iida.org.
