FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

October 4, 2018

IIDA RECOGNIZES AIMEE SCHEFANO AS THE 2018 ADVOCATE OF THE YEAR

CHICAGO, IL – IIDA is proud to honor Aimee Schefano, Associate IIDA, interior designer, SMMA, as the 2018 IIDA Advocate of the Year. The annual Award recognizes an IIDA Member whose dedication and commitment to interior design advocacy has made a significant impact on their design community.

Schefano serves as vice president of advocacy for the IIDA New England Chapter. She has worked tirelessly over the past three years to restructure and recommit the Chapter’s advocacy and legislative efforts in Massachusetts. Armed with a new committee and lobbyist support, Schefano has sought to advance the perception of interior design by engaging and educating numerous state legislators along with the governor.

“Aimee embodies everything we could ask for in an advocacy volunteer-leader,” said IIDA Advocacy and Legislative Affairs Director Emily Kluczynski. “She navigates the legislative and grassroots process seamlessly, and truly elevates the profession through her relationship building with policymakers in Massachusetts.”

For more information about the Advocate of the Year Award or IIDA advocacy initiatives, please contact Abigail Rathbun, advocacy and public policy manager, at arathbun@iida.org.

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IIDA is the commercial interior design association with global reach. We support design professionals, industry affiliates, educators, students, firms, and their clients through our network of 15,000+ members across 58 countries. We advocate for advancement in education, design excellence, legislation, leadership, accreditation, and community outreach to increase the value and understanding of interior design as a profession that enhances business value and positively impacts the health and well-being of people’s lives every day. www.iida.org