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#AD The Good Old Fashioned Trade Show is back to spring us into the new season! Join 50+ of your favorite manufacturers & reps for a day of fun while checking out the newest products in our industry. Designers & specifiers can register via Eventbrite for either the lunch session (11:00am-2:00pm) or the happy hour session (3:00pm-7:00pm) with food & drink provided. Raffle prizes are up for grabs, including 2 opportunities to win a $500 gift card to the Allison Inn, sponsored by Source. Be sure to stop by the Flower Truck to pick up a fresh bouquet from Five Sisters Flower Company. We look forward to seeing you at Everett West on April 19th

Thank you to all who attended our NEXT Speaker Series last Thursday! We hope you all enjoyed the thought-provoking conversation and left inspired to make a difference in our community. Be on the lookout over the next week for more pictures from the event and thank you's to our amazing sponsors.

Calling all Interior Design students! Join our fully virtual student design symposium this Friday and Saturday. Hear from emerging design professionals, get tips and tricks on your portfolio, and learn about how to negotiate your salary at your first professional job. Click the link in bio to register.

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Have you recently invested in and acquired new professional certifications? The IIDA Oregon Chapter strives to promote continuing education for all members and to reduce barriers in obtaining professional certifications which support the advancement of the InteriorDesign profession. One way we support our members is by awarding at least (1)Professional Certification Reimbursement per year to candidates who have successfully completed exams or coursework resulting in a professional certification. Link in bio to learn more about eligibility requirements. Deadline to apply is June 23rd.

#AD: Contourlines NW is pleased to announce the opening of its very first Portland showroom! Located in the heart of downtown on SW Park & Washington, this large and bright showspace will feature product from ERG International, 9to5 Seating, Func, Dekko, and Special-T! Please be sure to follow @contourlinesnw and @jamielynnhugginsfisher on your socials and look out for the grand opening date!

We are seeking passionate candidates to volunteer and serve on the IIDA Oregon Chapter Board of Directors for the 2023-2024 board year! Our board year runs from July 2023-July 2024. If you are interested in getting involved, please complete the nominations form! The deadline to apply is Friday March 24th.

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Cheryl Durst – Moderator

Hon. FIIDA Executive Vice President & CEO of IIDA

Meet our Moderator for the NEXT Annual Keynote Speaker Series - Cheryl Durst!

An exceptional communicator, innovator, and visionary leader, Cheryl Durst has spurred progress, driven change, and encouraged the expansion of the Interior Design industry. As the Executive Vice President and Chief Executive Officer of the International Interior Design Association (IIDA), Cheryl is committed to achieving broad recognition for the value of design and its significant role in society through both functionality and engagement in everyday work spaces and the built environment.

Demonstrated by her active involvement in connecting industry professionals, including designers, manufacturers, clients, end users, and employers, she has worked to promote an understanding of how design impacts human behavior and affects all aspects of shared spaces. In 1997, Cheryl joined IIDA as the Senior Director of Education and Professional Development. Promoted to Executive Vice President and Chief Executive Officer in 1998, she began the task of rebuilding and redefining the organization, which was teetering on the brink of bankruptcy and closure due to organizational mismanagement. Despite this significant challenge, Cheryl implemented an aggressive fiscal redevelopment and turnaround strategy. Through her efforts, she revived the association and repositioned it as a profitable enterprise, integral to the interior design community and dedicated to furthering the profession of interior design.

Today, with 15,000 members across 58 countries, Cheryl oversees the strategic direction of IIDA, curates and publishes Perspective, the association’s thought-leadership journal, manages a team of 25 professional staff members, leads the 10-member International Board of Directors, and directs all outreach and programmatic efforts, including more than a dozen global design competitions, which recognize worldwide excellence in interior design.

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Steven Nakana, PhD – Panelist

PGE Community Outreach Manager, Partners in Diversity board member

Meet our third speaker for the NEXT Annual Keynote Speaker Series - Steven Nakana!

Dr. Nakana holds a doctorate in International Studies from the Graduate Institute for International and Development Studies at the University of Geneva, Switzerland, which obtained a sum cum laude recognition. Dr. Nakana also holds two master’s degrees in Sociology from the University of California, Berkeley, and International Relations from the University of Cape Town in South Africa, and a two-year graduate certificate in conflict resolution and peacebuilding.

Dr. Nakana’s portfolio of work has included grant writing, community outreach, stakeholder engagement, research, program and project management training, interest-based negotiation, and conflict resolution training.

His professional experiences have traversed academia, the non-profit, and the public and private sectors, working at the intersection where racial and social equity, diversity and inclusion, policy analysis, conflict resolution, emotional intelligence, and organizational culture change meet, locally and internationally, including Kenya, Niger, Indonesia, and Nigeria. He also served as an adjunct instructor at Portland State University and Concordia University.

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Rebecca Alexander – Panelist

Founder and CEO of AllGo, Published Author

Meet our second speaker for the NEXT Annual Keynote Speaker Series - Rebecca Alexander!

Rebecca Alexander is the Co-Founder & CEO of AllGo, the first review platform designed with fat people’s needs in mind. Rebecca founded AllGo because, as a fat woman, she has spent countless hours scouring the internet to reduce her anxiety about going to new places.

Rebecca wants to make the information plus-size people want easier to find. And ultimately, she hopes the world will become more accommodating for people of size.

Rebecca is also the author of A Kids Book About Body Image, which debuted in 2020 and is now in its second printing. Find her on Instagram & Twitter at @portlandrebecca.

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@can.we.all.go #canweallgo @portlandrebecca

Téjara Brown - Panelist

FFA Architecture & Interiors; Senior Design Associate, Interiors Lead/Co-Founders of Diversity in Design, DJC Woman of Vision 2022

Meet our first speaker for the NEXT Annual Keynote Speaker Series - Téjara Brown!

Téjara grew up in NE Portland where her passion for creativity, spatial experiences, and the arts guided her to choose interior design as her career. A dynamic path led her to work both in the design industry and the social sector where she gained a deeper and more nuanced understanding of the importance of diversity, equity, and inclusion in the design and architecture fields. This understanding coupled with her own life experience led her to co-found the local and soon to be nonprofit, Diversity in Design, a networking group that is focused on supporting, elevating, and empowering BIPOC design professionals in our community.

Téjara has a long history of engaging with the design community, formerly serving on both the IDC Oregon and IIDA Oregon boards. She is a WELL Accredited Professional and is currently a Senior Associate and the Interior Design Lead at FFA Architecture and Interiors where she also spearheaded and chairs their internal equity, diversity, and inclusion committee as well as their mentorship program.

In recognition of her hard work and leadership in the design community, Téjara was named a DJC Women of Vision Honoree for 2022. Whenever she has a chance, she enjoys dancing, cooking, scrapbooking, and meeting new people.

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