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Who's Who

Christy Thacker has been
promoted to hospitality sales
coordinator at Surya.

Group One Partners was honored
with the "Best Custom Project"
award at the 2014 Marriott LINK
Conference in Indianapolis for its
renovation of the Residence Inn
Boston Downtown/Seaport hotel.

Darci Sassen is wearing two hats
in new management roles: as
senior vice president of sales for
the Andrew Morgan Collection and
as director of contract sales for
Duralee Contract.

From awards to promotions, see what your fellow NEWH members are up to

Jennifer Frost, principal at Rice
Fergus Miller, is engaged to
Rashard Fleming. They plan to wed
in September 2015. 

Ronna Nitzky, president of Pentimento Lighting & Furnishings, unveils
www.lanternland.com, an online design resource for traditional
handmade copper lanterns and outdoor lighting. Use coupon NEWH10
for savings through September.

The Northwest chapter's board
members organized the Walk for
Sam, a fundraiser to raise money
for one of its local reps, Bobbi
Mellick of JANUS et Cie, whose
19-year-old daughter, Sam, was
diagnosed with Leukemia in late
2013 and is currently undergoing
treatment at Seattle Children's
Hospital. Back row: Grace O'Brien,
Paige Nelson, Cheri Bargen,
Stephanie Ellis-Carmody, Bobbi
Mellick, Katie Zuidema, Erica
Lange, and David Pratt; front row:
Sam Mellick, Kate Scott, Crystal
Higgins, Mackenzie Nix, and Yeng
Lukanen
Gonzalo Leon has been promoted
to vice president at Fabric
Innovations.   

After a short hiatus, Leslie Flohr,
is now the Pacific Northwest
representative for Vaughan Benz,
Alger-Triton, Trend Lighting, Q-Lite
Lamping, Via Motif, and Neoteric
Luxury.

Marriott International's Sadie
Tsang and Justin Biermann got
engaged at Gooseberry Falls of
Lake Superior in Minnesota.
 

Chris Robinson was promoted to
senior commercial sales manager
- hospitality lead for Delta Faucet
Company.
ENVEL Design's Greg Muzzo and
Heather Sardella recently got
engaged and will be married in
October this year; and Quinn and
Pam Mayer of ENVEL traveled to
Tanzania at the end of last year
for an incredible adventure in the
wilds of East Africa.

Rafal Zelek is now an assistant
project manager at Group
One Partners, a Boston-based
architectural, interior design, and
purchasing firm.

Houston firm studioDW recently completed two projects: the Embassy
Suites Denver Stapleton and the Regency Grand at West Covina, a
senior living community in California. A highlight of the Embassy
Suites' redesign is the color-changing column light in the middle of
the atrium.
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Longust architectural and design
rep, Shannon Vance, is now the
Arizona chapter's vice president of
development.

News from Dallas-based Joyce
Design Group: Jessica Smith
welcomed her second baby
boy; Lindsay Schardt joined the
company as senior designer and
Jessica McGrath as a designer;
and intern Christina Snell
celebrates her year anniversary.

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