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BY AMBROSE CLANCY
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Many designers have been inspired in their work by those
closest to them, but perhaps none more so than AJ Paron.
The creator of multimillion-dollar design/build firms and
the driving force behind programs for the American Society
of Interior Designers (ASID) and the University of Minnesota,
Paron points to her 25-year-old son, Devin-an artist on the
autism spectrum-as one of her prime inspirations. She
credits Devin for revealing to her new concepts of spaces,
and how art and creativity are as powerful a form of
communication as any other when it comes to bringing
to life comforting-yet-stimulating environments.
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The University of Minnesota graduate has worked across
multiple fields of design, from the creative to the business
side, serving as national sales director of Design Public Group
and national A&D director at Allsteel. An allied member of
ASID-where she recently was named an honorary fellow-
she also is an associate member of the International Interior
Design Association (IIDA) and The American Institute of
Architects (AIA), and is LEED AP ID+C and WELL AP certified.
In July, Paron was appointed executive vice president and
design futurist for SANDOW Design Group. A Minneapolis
native, she lives in the Twin City area with Devin and her
daughter, Ava, 12.
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