Our Shared Vision and Mission
IIDA Southwest Chapter holds a shared vision and mission that we use as a guide to keep us grounded in our goals, initiatives, and work.
Vision
Our vision is to support culture, enhance business value, solve problems, and positively impact the health and well-being of people’s lives through a greater understanding of interior design.
Mission
IIDA provides meaningful resources to commercial interior designers, industry partners, educators, design students, and clients, to advance our profession and enhance personal growth and business value. IIDA strives to provide its members connectivity, leadership opportunities, education, experience, and trust to continuously add enrichment to the design community and to our profession through Advocacy, Community, Professional Development, and Membership.
Commitment
Our Southwest Chapter and the wider IIDA community are committed to the sustained, intentional, and organized dismantling of racism in all of its forms and instances. We stand to instill meaningful change with regard to diversity, equality, and inclusivity.
Board of Directors
VP of Communications
Gretchen Balicoco, Associate IIDA
Bowman Ramon Design Group
Director of Email
Thuraya Alnaseri, Associate IIDA
Atmosphere Commercial Interiors
Director of Media
Taylor Celaya, Industry IIDA
Atmosphere Commercial Interiors
Director of Professional Development
Christie Devine, IIDA
Cotton Architecture + Design
Director of EDI and Philanthropy
Janene Wong-Brehmer, Associate IIDA
Director of Student Affairs
Chunyao Liu, Educator IIDA
Arizona State University
Tucson City Center Director
Melissa Almquist, Industry IIDA
Plan B Southwest
