Program Advisory Committee
Merchandise Mart Properties, Inc. (MMPI) would like to recognize and thank the following industry experts whose valuable contributions have helped to shape this year’s NeoCon conference:
Michael Ancheta, managing director, education services & programs, International Interior Design Association, Chicago, Ill.
Chris Bates, OFDA, president, Office Furniture Dealers Alliance, Alexandra, Va.
Stephanie Belcher, allied member ASID, CoreNet, CREW, IFMA, associate principal, tvsdesigns, Atlanta, Ga.
Mark Bettin, ASHRAE, IES, NFPA, USGBC, vice president of engineering, MMPI, Chicago, Ill
Nancy Bohnett, ASID, IDEC, IIDA, NEWH, academic director, Art Institute of Las Vegas, Las Vegas, Nev.
Rhonda Claytor DeBerry, director of education, American Society of Interior Designers, Washington, D.C.
Zurich Esposito, executive vice president, AIA Chicago, Chicago, Ill.
Judith Fosshage, ASID, IIDA, CSI, AIA Affiliate, interior designer, Judith Fosshage Interiors, Inc., Demarest, N.J.
Leah Garris, managing editor, Buildings Magazine, Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Sue Markham, FASID, facilities administrator, Gulf Power Company, A Southern Company, Pensacola, Fla.
Eileen McMorrow, editor & publisher, McMorrow Report, Upper Montclair, N.J.
Dennis McNabb, FASID, professor, Houston Community College / Central College, Houston, Texas
Phyllis Moore, FASID, owner, Interior Designs, Decatur, Ala.
Ricardo Navarro, ASID, IDEC, ETAC, academic director of interior design, Miami, Fla.
Melvin Schlitt, ASID, IIDA, IFMA, vice president of marketing, Design Center, MMPI, Chicago, Ill.
Paul Schoenfield, AIA, architect/principal, PSA Architects, Austin, Texas
Dr. Timothy Springer, HFES, president, HERO, Inc., Geneva, Ill.
Mary Ann Thornam, NEWH, academic department chair of interior design, Art Institute of Colorado, Denver, Colo.
Marsha Turner, CAE, executive vice president, International Association of Lighting Designers, Chicago, Ill.
Ed Watkins, editor, Lodging Hospitality Magazine, Cleveland, Ohio
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- May 01
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