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CHAPTER HIGHLIGHTS
Los Angeles Founding
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" In the Spirit " Happy Hour
We hosted our first ever " In the Spirit " Happy Hour at Mother Tongue in West Hollywood.
This casual meet up was so much fun that we are now looking forward to hosting these
mixers throughout the year.
(Top and Middle Row -Left to Right) Macelle Albelda (Multi-line rep, WE Hospitality), Anita Khulna (Daltile), Monica Wells (Tarkett), Peggy Lee (Marriott),
Eric Ponce (Daltile), Amira Baba (Summa), Jason St. John (Bells& Whistles) Katelyn Huinker (Momentum), Jasmine Glover (Bells & Whistles). (Bottom
Row - Left to Right) Gina Wilkins (Garrett Leather), Casey Kaplan (Singular!), Gema Bernabeu (iSiMar), Esteban Valero (iSiMar), Maya Ponce (Baylor
Studio), Siri Shirahara (Baylon Studio).
Historic ToplD fu Scholarship Brunch
What an amazing event! We were able to celebrate our two ToplD Firms - Atwater Inc. Studio and Leo A Daly, plus, award seven
student scholarships to the tune of $37,500. This was a historic day as the Los Angeles Chapter exceeded $1 Million
($1,081,598 to be exact) in scholarships to 399 students in its 40-year history! This event was made possible by our Annual
Sponsors and event sponsors - Durkan and Kevin Barry Fine Art Advisory. This event was held at Piccalilli in Culver City, which was
such a fabulous setting for us where we enjoyed their amazing Cali-Asian cuisine in an exotic and bright venue.
Picture 1: Napaporn Noimuang (MDC Wallcovering), Romania Khan BAR Architects & Interiors, Macelle Albelda (Multi-line rep, WE Hospitality), Katie Smith (Cuningham), Katelyn Huinker (Momentum). Picture 2: Shannon Baxter
(SMB Contract), Jenny Diaz (IHG), Julia Marks (DAC Art Consulting), Molly Frier (Key and Commons), Avery Graning (Linda Synder & Associates). Picture 3: Olivia Thomas (Durkan), Ruohan Liu(Leo A Daly), Lisa Tarpley
(MZA Hospitality), Donald Wong (David Elliot Builders), Christina Coleman (Leo A Daly), Suthinee Kasemsomporn (Leo A Daly), Chelsea Kitchens (Innovations). Picture 4: Jeromy Alder (JW Adler Interiors), Stina Funch
(Atwater Inc Studio), Olisha Guitierrez(Atwater Inc Studio), Diego Robles (Atwater Inc Studio), Jennifer Williams (303 Solutions), Valerie Hogan (Kevin Barry), Kristin Til (Rottet Studio).
NEWH 40th Anniversary Bash at the HD Expo
NEWH turned 40 this year! The Los Angeles Founding Chapter co-hosted with the Las Vegas Chapter to celebrate our 40
years of existence in a night to remember. Our fabulous industry partied in style with our 700 closest friends at the House of Blues
at Mandalay Bay Hotel in Las Vegas. This event kicked off one memorable HD Expo tradeshow at the end of April. Cheers NEWH!
Picture 1: (From the left) Back: Ann Parenti (Las Vegas Chapter), Lisa Gray (LA Founding), Deborah Herman (LA Founding), Sandy Banks (NEWH, Inc.), Claire Koch (LA Founding), Desiree Perkins (Washington DC Chapter)
Lisette Cirni Cicconi (LA Founding), Lynda Sullivan (LA Founding), and Kathy Stein (LA Founding). Front: Shelia Lohmiller (NEWH, Inc.), Nikki Jones (Las Vegas Chapter). Picture 2: Bash attendees at the House of Blues.
Picture 3: Hope Case (Courstian), Sandy Banks (NEWH, Inc.), Helen Reed (NEWH Inc), Shelia Lohmiller (NEWH, Inc.), Katie Smith (Cuningham). Picture 4: Justin Young the Jazz Man.
CEU EDUCATION SESSION
In May, we hosted our first CEU of the year with Momentum Textiles & Wallcovering.
A huge thank you to everyone who attended this FABULOUS event. The content is so
timely for our members. Be sure to catch their CEU!
Presented by Katelyn Huinker (Momentum)
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