CONNECT IIDA TXOK OKC CITY CENTER October 2018
Every year in July, as our Texas Oklahoma Chapter Board kicks off a new year at our annual retreat, we decide on a guiding theme for the upcoming year --- something to tie together all our plans and goals for the year and drive our direction as a Chapter. It may sound like an easy task, but when you gather together 25 passionate design professionals who all have lofty aspirations for the next twelve months, it is quite a challenge to land on one word that is strong enough to convey all of that energy. This year, we were inspired by the word “unite.” As the largest Chapter of IIDA, with more than 1,500 members in eight city centers spread across 300,000 square miles, it is a continuous goal to ensure we are providing programs and content that are both engaging and beneficial to all of our members – nor matter if you are a student, a junior designer fresh out of school, a firm principal, or a manufacturer’s representative, or whether you live in a big city like Dallas or Houston or a smaller city like Tulsa or El Paso. Exciting things are coming your way to “unite” you with other members of the Texas Oklahoma Chapter. We are bringing you new resources, like this newsletter and a brand-new Chapter website design, and we are bringing you new ways to connect with the 1,500+ members of the Texas Oklahoma Chapter with new opportunities for the live-streaming of our events and programs! Keep your eyes and ears open for more details to come, and I hope you will all “unite” in excitement over what the Texas Oklahoma Chapter has in store for this year!
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Jennifer King IIDA TXOK President
This year at IIDA OKC, we want to bring the focus back to you, our members, our contributors, the support system of our industry we all love and value. It has been my personal goal this year to improve how we get more information to you and how we can create more meaning to your membership. As a council we hope to accomplish this by creating more professional development opportunities such as bringing in speakers and more project tours, hosting relevant CEUs, providing volunteer opportunities, and other fun ways to get you more for your membership. Being a part of a larger chapter and working alongside our other 7 city centers, has allowed us to see a great potential in what the OKC City Center is and what it can be. We are able to share ideas with our other city centers, find out what works, what doesn’t, and how we can implement those successful ideas into the culture of OKC. While your council works to bring more value to your membership, please remember that this is your City Center and we do our jobs best when we hear from you. Thank you, -
Julie Goetz IIDA TXOK - OKC City Center Director
Recent Event Recap
IIDA OKC BOWL A RAMA 2018
We kicked off our summer with the annual IIDA OKC Bowl A Rama! Bowlers and non bowlers alike came together for the games, fun, and the always delicious refreshments to support IIDA and the Oklahoma Interior Design Coalition (OIDC). J&J Flooring, who so generously sponsored Bowl A Rama, showcased the latest and greatest from J&J and even included a surprise cash giveaway. The FSB team bowled their way to the top and took home the trophy for highest score. We want to thank J&J Flooring for sponsoring and helping make the event such a success. We were able to donate $750 to OIDC towards their membership and advocacy efforts. We look forward to bowling with everyone again next year! October 2018
Upcoming Events
Please stay tuned for your chance to enter as a team and updated underwriting opportunities!
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Committee Opportunities | Get Involved
CHAPTER LEADERSHIP SUMMIT March of 2019 Oklahoma City will play host to the annual Chapter Leadership Summit and annual meeting for the IIDA Texas Oklahoma chapter. We need volunteers to help plan and coordinate this event! If you are interested in helping with this incredible opportunity, contact: Christa Ryckbost, IIDA OKC CC Past Director, at christa.ryckbost@guernsey.us. *Must be an IIDA member to serve on committee.
ADVOCACY IIDA and OIDC have been working together over the past year to make great strides in interior design advocacy in Oklahoma, and we are very excited about the upcoming year. In anticipation of a big year ahead, IIDA Oklahoma City City Center has decided to form an Oklahoma City Advocacy Committee. This committee will be tasked with creating new and creative ideas to educate our membership, legislatures, and the general public about the importance of legal recognition for the interior design profession. If you have a passion for advocacy for the interior design profession we would love to have you involved in this committee. For more information, please contact: Paige Fruits, IIDA OKC CC Advocacy Chair, at pfruits@rees.com *Must be an IIDA member to serve on committee.
Not a member? Follow the link below to sign up today! http://www.iida.org/membership
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Volunteer Opportunities | Give back
For more information, please contact Joli Sanders at joli@focusonhome.org
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GET HIRED - Job Openings SPACES, INC. Office furniture dealer and interior design firm looking for experienced interior designer. Preferably around 5 years. Auto Cad skills a must. CAP skills a plus. Furniture experience a plus. Salary based on experience. Great benefits and fun work environment. If you or someone you know would be a great fit, please contact Alison Hafar at: alisonhafar@spacesok.com
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New Job? Received an award or a promotion? Recently passed the NCIDQ? Want to get our emails?
Tell Us About YOU!
WE WANT TO KNOW! Movers & Promotions Have you changed companies lately? Are you new to the Oklahoma City Interior Design Community or have you just landed your first design job? If so we want to know about it and list it here! Send any information to our communication chair Melissa Park at iidaokc.comm@gmail.com Awards and Recognitions Have you recently been honored for something? Or has one of your projects won an award or received recognition! That’s exciting and we know you want to (humbly) scream it from a mountain top – let us help! Send any information regarding the award or recognition to iidaokc.comm@gmail.com and we’ll make sure it appears here! Newly Licensed Designers Did you just pass the NCIDQ (way to go!) or recently become licensed with the State of Oklahoma? That is amazing news and we want to celebrate with you! Let us know about it iidaokc.comm@gmail.com and we’ll make sure everyone can celebrate with you too!
IIDA IS SOCIAL! Make sure to follow us on Facebook and Instagram to stay up to date on all of our upcoming events, volunteer opportunities, and professional development programs! If you would rather receive updates through email, please let our communications chair know and we will add you to the list. iidaokc.comm@gmail.com IIDA OKLAHOMA CITY CITY CENTER
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CONNECT WITH US iida okc city center 2018-2019 council
DIRECTOR Julie Goetz, Assoc. IIDA
PAST DIRECTOR Christa Ryckbost, NCIDQ, IIDA
MA+ Architecture
Guernsey iidaokc.director@gmail.com iidaokc.pastdirector@gmail.com
COMMUNICATIONS
GRAPHICS CHAIR
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Melissa Park, RID, IIDA
Leslie Caldwell, Assoc. IIDA
Andrea Durbin, NCIDQ IIDA
JHBR Architecture
Bell and McCoy Lighting
MA+ Architecture
iidaokc.comm@gmail.com
iidaokc.graphics@gmail.com
iidaokc.profdev@gmail.com
MEMBERSHIP CHAIR
INDUSTRY CHAIR
STUDENT LIAISON
SPECIAL EVENTS CHAIR
SPECIAL EVENTS CO CHAIR
Emily Crawford, Affiliate IIDA
Karla Paulk, Assoc. IIDA
Kylie Huddleston, Assoc. IIDA
Robin Eischeid, Industry IIDA
Lauren Sanders, Industry IIDA
Triple C Lighting
FSB
FSB
Bentley Mills
Crossville Studios
iidaokc.students@gmail.com
iidaokc.specialevents@gmail.com
iidaokc.specialevents@gmail.com
iidaokc.membership@gmail.com
iidaokc.industry@gmail.com
HISTORIAN
ADVOCACY CHAIR
ZEROLANDFILL CHAIR
EMERGING LEADERS CHAIR
Allison Fredrickson, NCIDQ IIDA
Paige Fruits, RID IIDA
Amanda Lee, RID IIDA
Kristi Warren, Industry IIDA
TAP Architecture
REES
Patcraft
Best Companies, INC
iidaokc.historian@gmail.com
iidaokc.advocacy@gmail.com
iidaokc.zerolandfill@gmail.com
iidaokc.emergingleaders@gmail.com
Please contact any of us with any questions you may have, we are here to help!
Oklahoma City City Center Sponsors We know that none of what we are able to do would be possible without our incredible Oklahoma City City Center sponsors! Special thanks to all of the following:
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