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IIDA Member Moves: Winter 2025

Join us in celebrating the accomplishments of our members as they grow throughout their careers

IIDA members are evolving in their careers and developing new expertise. Join us as we celebrate members’ latest professional achievements.

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Sara Ables, IIDA
Senior Designer, OTJ Architects
IIDA Texas/Oklahoma Chapter
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Melissa Armatis, IIDA
Associate and Interior Designer, Populous
IIDA Michigan Chapter
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Heather Bourgeois, Ind. IIDA
Enterprise Account Executive, Sherwin-Williams
IIDA New England Chapter
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Vane Broussard, Assoc. IIDA
Senior Interior Designer, Perkins&Will
IIDA New York Chapter
  • Sara Ables, IIDA, started a new role as Senior Designer at OTJ Architects.
  • Melissa Armatis, IIDA, started a new role as an Associate and Interior Designer at Populous.
  • Heather Bourgeois, Ind. IIDA, started a new role as an Enterprise Account Executive at Sherwin-Williams.
  • Vane Broussard, Assoc. IIDA, started a new role as Senior Interior Designer at Perkins&Will.
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Julia Carnaghi, IIDA
Interior Designer, Stantec
IIDA Illinois Chapter
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Margaret Craig, IIDA
Interior Designer, Gresham Smith
IIDA Rocky Mountain Chapter
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Jenny DeLand, Ind. IIDA
Director, BlueFox Furniture LLC
IIDA Illinois Chapter
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Lindzey Duval, IIDA
Project Interior Designer, HKS, Inc.
IIDA Illinois Chapter
  • Julia Carnaghi, IIDA, has been honored as the Emerging Leader Honoree by the IIDA Illinois Chapter.
  • Margaret Craig, IIDA, started a role as Interior Designer at Gresham Smith. Craig has also been certified as a WELL Accredited Professional from International WELL Building Institute (IWBI).
  • Jenny DeLand, Ind. IIDA, started a role as Director of BlueFox Furniture.
  • Lindzey Duval, IIDA, started a new role as a Project Interior Designer in the Commercial Interiors studio at HKS, Inc.
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Sarah Geske, IIDA
Assoc. Interior Designer, HLW
IIDA Southern California Chapter
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Fiona Grandowski, IIDA
Principal, DLR Group
IIDA Georgia Chapter
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Madeleine Helgren, Assoc. IIDA
Interior Designer, VCBO Architecture
IIDA Intermountain Chapter
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Maddie Hitchcock, Student IIDA
Freelance Home Stager, LoKation Real Estate
IIDA Georgia Chapter
  • Sarah Geske, IIDA, has been honored as the Emerging Leader Honoree by the IIDA Southern California Chapter.
  • Fiona Grandowski, IIDA, has been awarded the Leadership Award of Excellence from the IIDA Georgia Chapter.
  • Madeleine Helgren, Assoc. IIDA, has been named one of Utah Businesses’ 20 in their 20's of 2025.
  • Maddie Hitchcock, Student IIDA, started a role as a Freelance Home Stager at LoKation Real Estate.
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Caylah Jago, Student IIDA
Associate Interior Designer, Smith & Company Architects
IIDA Texas/Oklahoma Chapter
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Valerie Jardon, IIDA
Managing Director, Principal, IA Interior Architects
IIDA Illinois Chapter
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Julia Kerr, Assoc. IIDA
Interior Designer, NORR
IIDA PA/NJ/DE Chapter
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April Kooiman, Ind. IIDA
Client Experience Coordinator, Walk Thru Plans-Sioux Falls
IIDA Great Plains Chapter
  • Caylah Jago, Student IIDA, started a new role as Associate Interior Designer at Smith & Company Architects.
  • Valerie Jardon, IIDA, has been awarded the Leadership Award of Excellence from the IIDA Illinois Chapter.
  • Julia Kerr, Assoc. IIDA, started a new role as an Interior Designer at NORR.
  • April Kooiman, Ind. IIDA, started a new role as Client Experience Coordinator at Walk Thru Plans Sioux Falls.
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Brianna LeFlore, IIDA
Interior Designer, Page
IIDA Texas/Oklahoma Chapter
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Paul Manno, IIDA
Principal, Gensler
IIDA Texas/Oklahoma Chapter
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Elliot March, IIDA
Co-Founder, March and White Design (MAWD)
IIDA Southern California Chapter
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Amy Mays, IIDA
Design Director, HDR
IIDA New York Chapter
  • Brianna LeFlore, IIDA, has been honored as the Emerging Leader Honoree by the IIDA Texas/Oklahoma Chapter.
  • Paul Manno, IIDA, has been awarded the Leadership Award of Excellence from the IIDA Texas/Oklahoma Chapter.
  • Elliot March, IIDA, has been recognized in Icons of Today by OLISE Magazine.
  • Amy Mays, IIDA, has been awarded the Leadership Award of Excellence from the IIDA New York Chapter.
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Mary Oliver, IIDA
Interior Designer, Devcon Construction
IIDA Northern California Chapter
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Primo Oprilla, FIIDA
Principal and Co-Founder, Studio O+A
IIDA Northern California Chapter
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Erica Orofino, IIDA
Sales Territory Manager, Inpro
IIDA Southern Florida Chapter
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Jon Otis, FIIDA
Founder and Principal, O+A
IIDA New York Chapter
  • Mary Oliver, IIDA, has been honored as the Emerging Leader Honoree by the IIDA Northern California Chapter.
  • Primo Oprilla, IIDA, has been awarded the Leadership Award of Excellence from the IIDA Northern California Chapter.
  • Erica Orofino, Ind. IIDA, started a new role as Sales Territory Manager at Inpro.
  • Jon Otis, FIIDA, has been recognized as one of Olise Magazine's 33 Icons of Today.
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Nicole Palmer, IIDA
Interior Designer, Clark Peterson Lee (CPL)
IIDA Carolinas Chapter
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Alaina Penn, IIDA
Interior Designer, PRAXIS3
IIDA Georgia Chapter
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Julianne Peters, IIDA
Interior Designer
IIDA PA/NJ/DE Chapter
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Catherine Richard, IIDA
Associate Partner, Senior Interior Designer, Kirksey Architecture
IIDA Texas/Oklahoma Chapter
  • Nicole Palmer, IIDA, started a new role as an Interior Designer at CPL.
  • Alaina Penn, IIDA, has been honored as the Emerging Leader Honoree by the IIDA Georgia Chapter.
  • Julianne Peters, IIDA, has been awarded the 2025 Young Alumni Achievement Award from Thomas Jefferson University.
  • Catherine Richard, IIDA, has been awarded the Leadership Award of Excellence from the IIDA Texas/Oklahoma Chapter.
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Becka Simms, Assoc. IIDA
Account Executive, Henricksen
IIDA Wisconsin Chapter
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America Toledo, Assoc. IIDA
Interior Designer, Design Collaborative
IIDA Carolinas Chapter
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Deborah Wagner, IIDA, CDF
Senior Principal, SmithGroup
IIDA Illinois Chapter
  • Becka Simms, Assoc. IIDA, started a new role as an Account Executive at Henricksen.
  • America Toledo, Assoc. IIDA, started a new role as an Interior Designer at Design Collaborative.
  • Deborah Wagner, IIDA, CDF, has been promoted to Senior Principal at SmithGroup.
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Bethany Williams, IIDA
Senior Interior Designer, Hiti Difrancesco + Siebold Inc.
IIDA Ohio/Kentucky Chapter
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Morgan Mitford Williamson, IIDA
Interior Designer, Omniplan Architects
IIDA Texas/Oklahoma Chapter
  • Bethany Williams, IIDA, has been promoted to Senior Interior Designer at Hiti, DiFrancesco and Siebold, Inc.
  • Morgan Mitford Williams, IIDA, has been honored as the Emerging Leader Honoree by the IIDA Texas/Oklahoma Chapter.

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