Fall 2008
President's Message
Mike Sullivan, IIDA Northland Chapter President
In the last issue of The Collective, I shared with you some of the initial goals that your Board members and I established as we looked at the year ahead. At that time, I mentioned that our first goal was to create a mission statement for our Chapter that would reflect our core belief and aid us in prioritizing our work. It would also serve as a means to keep you, our members, aware of this organization’s purpose. Over the last few months, we have worked together to accomplish this goal; and I am excited to be able to share our mission statement with you on behalf of the entire Board... more
Board Reports
Forums
Nick C. Nelson, Forums Co-Chair
IIDA Northland Forums presents a stellar line-up of programs for the remainder of 2008 and introduces FIRST MONDAYS... more
Membership
Jennifer Lindgren, Membership Chair
Thank you to all our members! We appreciate your support and look forward to providing you with another great year of fabulous events, interesting programs, and responsible initiatives. Your memberships are based on the calendar year and your renewal notices will be arriving soon... more
GRA Update
Rochelle Maresh, IIDA, CID, LEED A.P., Vice President of Government and Regulatory Affairs
The Northland Chapter continues to work with its coalition, MIDLAC (Minnesota Interior Design Legislative Action Coalition), in the pursuit for a Practice Act in Minnesota. The Practice Act bills are House File HF991 and Senate File SF799 authored by House Representative Thissen... more
Featured Designer
Deanne Erpelding, IIDA, CID, LEED AP
Ryan Companies US, Inc., Director of Interior Design
IIDA Northland Chapter President-Elect
Deanne works for Ryan Companies US, Inc., who does development, design-build and real estate management. She enjoys working closely with customers to fully understand their business goals and design objectives... more
“Page 6”
Keep up with what's going on with our colleagues in the design industry.
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Fusion
Eric Lovestrand
The Northland Chapter of the International Interior Design Association will host its ninth annual “Fusion” fund-raiser on Friday, Nov. 14, in St. Paul’s Landmark Center... more
Summer Party 2008 Recap
The IIDA Summer Party held Friday, July 25th at Midway Stadium was once again a huge success... more
Student Affairs
Sue Anderson, CID, IIDA, LEED AP, IIDA Northland Student Affairs Chair
The Harold Linton lecture and workshop on Interior Design Portfolio Design was held at the U of M, Minneapolis and St. Paul campuses on October 3-4... more
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