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Contents
76 Sofitel Philadelphia at Rittenhouse Square
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42 Have You Seen
Spring 2025
4 PRESIDENT'S LETTER
A message from NEWH, Inc.
President Sandy Banks
8 NEWS
The NEWH SOHE Award
10 NEWS
Recognizing the 2025 NEWH TopID Firms
24 EQUITY, INCLUSION, AND DIVERSITY
Integrating EID in restaurant design
26 GUEST PERSPECTIVE
How NOT to sell yourself
28 WHO'S WHO
See what fellow NEWH members are
celebrating
38 CONFERENCE ROUNDUP
NEWH content at BDNY and the EquipHotel
Show, Paris
42 HAVE YOU SEEN?
Highlighting members' new products, from
flooring to textiles and lighting to bath
48 SCHOLARSHIPS
Highlighting NEWH, Inc. scholarship
recipients
50 STUDENT SPOTLIGHT
Valeria Martinez
52 STUDENT SPOTLIGHT
Jeff rey Wu
54 SUSTAINABILITY
The NEWH Green Voice Design Competition
graduate winner & A sustainable approach
for 2025
58 Q&A: MELISSA PETERSEN
Past-President/Parliamentarian,
San Francisco Bay Area
60 Q&A: ERICA PUCCIO
President, New York
62 Q&A: MARYANN THORNAM
NEWH, Inc. Director of Education
64 INTERNATIONAL SPOTLIGHT
Delphine Leon Bellancourt, NEWH Paris
68 ON THE COVER
Kellex fosters meaningful connections
72 PROJECT: SPRINGHILL SUITES
SANDPOINT
STUDIO a28
76 PROJECT: SOFITEL PHILADELPHIA AT
RITTENHOUSE SQUARE
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80 PROJECT: PANDAN CHICAGO
ESG ARCHITECTURE & DESIGN
84 CHAPTER HIGHLIGHTS
Chapters share what's new and noteworthy
102 SAVE THE DATE
NEWH and industry events
104 NEW MEMBERS
The newest additions to the NEWH family
110 PARTNER PROFILES
Learn about some of NEWH's corporate
partners
114 SPONSOR INDEX
Sponsors in this issue
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On the cover from Kellex: Donald Gray,
Charles Rice, Donald Poteat, Lew English,
Jennifer Showers, Bryan Beam, Anna Chaney,
Renea Canipe, and Chris Rice (front)
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NEWH - Spring 2025
Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of NEWH - Spring 2025
President's Letter
News: NEWH SOHE Award
News: NEWH TopID 2025
Equity, Inclusion, and Diversity
Guest Perspective
Who's Who
Conference Roundup
Have You Seen?
Scholarships
Student Spotlight: Valeria Martinez
Student Spotlight: Jeffrey Wu
Sustainability Point of View
Q&A: Melissa Petersen
Q&A: Erica Puccio
Q&A: MaryAnn Thornam
International Spotlight: Delphine Leon Bellancourt
Cover Story: Kellex
Project: Springhill Suites Sandpoint
Project: Sofitel Philadelphia at Rittenhouse Square
Project: Pandan
Chapter Highlights
Save the Date
New Members
Partner Profiles
Sponsor Index
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NEWH - Spring 2025 - Scholarships
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NEWH - Spring 2025 - Student Spotlight: Valeria Martinez
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NEWH - Spring 2025 - Student Spotlight: Jeffrey Wu
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NEWH - Spring 2025 - Sustainability Point of View
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NEWH - Spring 2025 - Q&A: Melissa Petersen
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NEWH - Spring 2025 - Q&A: Erica Puccio
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NEWH - Spring 2025 - Q&A: MaryAnn Thornam
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NEWH - Spring 2025 - International Spotlight: Delphine Leon Bellancourt
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NEWH - Spring 2025 - Cover Story: Kellex
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NEWH - Spring 2025 - Project: Springhill Suites Sandpoint
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NEWH - Spring 2025 - Project: Sofitel Philadelphia at Rittenhouse Square
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NEWH - Spring 2025 - Project: Pandan
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NEWH - Spring 2025 - Chapter Highlights
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