HOUSTON CITY CENTER
DIRECTOR Amanda Meininger Tandus-Centiva 512.635.6382 ameininger@tanduscentiva.com
ZERO LANDFILL | A PROGRAM OF BEEDANCE ZEROLANDFILL IS AN AWARD WINNING NATIONAL UPCYCLING PROGRAM THAT SUPPORTS THE SUPPLY NEEDS OF LOCAL ARTISTS AND ARTS EDUCATORS WHILE REDUCING PRESSURE ON LOCAL LANDFILL CAPACITY. SINCE 2006, THE ZEROLANDFILL NATIONALLY, PROJECT TEAMS HAVE PARTNERED WITH THE ARCHITECTURAL AND INTERIOR DESIGN COMMUNITY IN IDENTIFYING, DIVERTING FROM LOCAL LANDFILLS AND RE‐PURPOSING BACK INTO THE COMMUNITY OVER 1 MILLION POUNDS OF EXPIRED SPECIFICATION SAMPLES THAT HOLD VALUE FOR OTHER AUDIENCES.
DIRECTOR ELECT Kimberly Phipps-Nichol Abel Design Group 713.554.6722 Kphipps-nichol@ abeldesigngroup.com
JOIN IIDA AND ZEROLANDFILL ON MARCH 5TH AT JCS TO “POLLINATE” (DROP-OFF MATERIALS) AND ATTEND A CEU PRESENTED BY TEKNION, ENTITLED: “MIND/MATERIAL/MOTION: DESIGNING FOR SUSTAINABILITY AND WELL-BEING IN THE WORKPLACE” (SEE SCHEDULE OF EVENTS IN GRAPHIC BELOW.) TO ATTEND, PLEASE RSVP TO KRISTIN COLBY BY THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 26TH: KCOLBY@READERSWHOLESALE.COM
PAST DIRECTOR Joanna Prazak CRG 713.542.4360 prazakj@crgoffice.com
PUBLIC RELATIONS CHAIR Shannah O’Neill The HON Company 281.507.2988 oneills@HONcompany.com
COMMUNITY SERVICE CO CHAIR Kristina Lopez JCS 832.221.1817 klopez@j-c-s.com
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COMMUNITY SERVICE CO CHAIR Heather Rogers McCoy 713.679.0807 hrogers@mccoyinc.com
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UNDERWRITING CO CHAIR Margot Prestel MDI Resources 713.201.7569 margot@mdiresources.com
UNDERWRITING CO CHAIR Sean Pantin PBK Architects 512.784.7679 Sean.Pantin@PBK.com
CAMPUS CENTER CHAIR Duraiya Khan PBK Architects 713.354.0900 Duraiya.khan@pbk.com
IIDA HOUSTON CITY CENTER’S 7TH ANNUAL PRODUCT RUNWAY BENEFITS THE HOUSTON FURNITURE BANK, A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION THAT IS OFTEN REFERRED TO AS THE “CHARITY OF CHARITIES.” THE MISSION OF THE FURNITURE BANK IS TO PROVIDE A MORE COMFORTABLE AND LIVABLE ENVIRONMENT, MAKING EMPTY HOUSES HOMES FOR HOUSTON’S NEEDY FAMILIES. THE HOUSTON CITY CENTER IS PROUD TO SUPPORT AN ORGANIZATION THAT IS ACTIVELY CHANGING OUR COMMUNITY. TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE HOUSTON FURNITURE BANK, PLEASE VISIT: HTTP://WWW.HOUSTONFURNITUREBANK.ORG/.
GRAPHICS CHAIR Thien Tran CRG 337.412.7176 ttran@crgoffice.com
INTERESTED IN UNDERWRITING THE EVENT? HTTP://IIDA-TX-OK.ORG/WORDPRESS/WP-CONTENT/UPLOADS/PR15-UNDERWRITERPACKAGE.PDF MARK YOUR CALENDAR! FEBRUARY 10TH: TEAM REVEAL AND Q+A EVENT FEBRAUARY 26TH: DEADLINE FOR TEAMS TO DECLINE COMPLIMENTARY HAIR & MAKE-UP SERVICE MARCH 5TH: FASHION 101 MARCH 27TH: TEAM PORTFOLIOS AND POSTERS DUE APRIL 9TH: GARMENT JUDGING APRIL 17TH: PRODUCT RUNWAY! FEBRUARY 2015 | iida-tx-ok.org
COMMUNICATIONS CHAIR Anna Garrison Dunn acs Flooring Group, Inc. 832.506.5987 adunn@acsflooring.com
HOUSTON CITY CENTER 15TH ANNUAL STUDENT CONFERENCE | DAY OF CEU’S
SUSTAINABILITY CHAIR Ashley Elks Powers Brown Architecture 713.224.0456 elks@powersbrown.com
SUSTAINABILITY LIASON Evelyn Band Kimball Office 678.315.5773 Evelyn.band@kimball.com
MEMBERSHIP CHAIR Heather Barlow T&L Distributing 713.854.2449 hbarlow@tldistributing.com
INDUSTRY CHAIR Stacy Dobbs Wolf Gordon 832.370.2759 Stacy.dobbs@ wolf-gordon.com
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PROGRAMS & PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT CO CHAIR Charlotte McFadden Office Pavilion 713.595.0575 cmcfadden@ ophouston.com
PROGRAMS & PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT CO CHAIR Necia Bonner Inventure Design Group 281.433.0408 Necia.bonner@ invdesgroup.com
ASSOCIATES CHAIR Kate Barkmann Abel Design Group 713.554.6723 kbarkmann@ abeldesigngroup.com
ASSOCCIATES LIASON Meghan Simecek Kirksey Architecture 713.426.7506 meghans@kirksey.com
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HOUSTON CITY CENTER STUDENT CONFERENCE LIASON Jennifer Trenta CRG 832.594.6830 trentaj@crgoffice.com
STUDENT CONFERENCE LIASON Monica Ward acs Flooring Group, Inc. 832.752.0284 mward@acsflooring.com
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UPCOMING EVENTS PRODUCT RUNWAY TEAM REVEAL FEBRUARY 10 JTYLER TIME: 6:00PM STUDENT CONFERENCE FEBRUARY 18TH-20TH WESTIN HOTEL
STUDENT CONFERENCE DAY OF CEU’S FEBRUARY 19TH WESTIN HOTEL
TIME: 7:30A-9:30P ZEROLANDFILL “POLLINATE” AND CEU MARCH 5TH JCS TIME: 1P-6:40P PRODUCT RUNWAY FASHION 101 MARCH 5TH PRODUCT RUNWAY APRIL 17TH BAYOU MUSIC CENTER
WELCOME, NEW MEMBERS! ANNA PIPHER, GERFLOR BREANN NASH, AMB ARCHITECTS KARIN RESTREPO, GLASS APPS KRISTEN FISHER, GENSLER LOUISE KOVALSKI, CONTINTENTAL TERRAZZO SUPPLY RAWA RASSAM, FKP ARCHITECTS SYLVIE BUCCI, FKP ARCHITECTS WILLIAM YOUNG, MAARS INTERESTED IN JOINING? EMAIL HEATHER BARLOW AT HBARLOW@TLDISTRIBUTING.COM
MEMBERSHIP RENEWAL RENEW TODAY! THROUGH MARCH 1ST, THE $75 REGISTRATION FEE FOR NEW AND RENEWAL MEMBERS WILL BE WAIVED! IN ADDITION, YOU WILL BE ELIGIBLE TO WIN A $500 AMERICAN EXPRESS GIFT CARD IF A COLLEAGUE THAT YOU REFER SIGNS UP FOR MEMBERSHIP BEFORE MARCH 1ST. DON’T MISS OUT!
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