Kickoff your Virtual CLC experience with a preview of the week and hear about what’s new and what’s next for chapters in FY2022.

Prepare for a successful FY22 as an ASID chapter leader at the kickoff for Virtual CLC. Hear about upcoming events, what’s new, and updates for chapters as we enter the new fiscal year. We’ll highlight best practices and resources for ongoing skill building, and give you a peek at our new competency model framework for chapter leadership development.

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Program recorded on August 9, 2021.

Kari Stringfellow, Vice President, Member Experience

Hear the Indiana Chapter’s turnaround story and learn lessons you can apply to strengthen your own chapter board.

In the summer of 2019, the Indiana Chapter was on the verge of shutting its doors. Leadership vacancies, lack of funds, accounting problems, out of compliance with National policies – just to name a few of the problems facing the incoming board leaders. Hear the story of how they built back during the pandemic, embracing the values of transparency, communication, and tenacity to move forward. Even if your chapter is in a strong position, we can all learn from the effective leadership and management strategies they've developed to “right the ship” and revive their community.

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Program recorded on August 10, 2021.

Olivia J. Snyder, ASID, FY21 President, Indiana Chapter, FY22 Chapter Support Team Advisor

Emily McLaughlin, ASID, Immediate Past President, Indiana Chapter

Shundra Harris, ASID, RID, FY21 Chapter Support Team Chair, Former President, Texas Gulf Coast Chapter

Revitalize your leadership development efforts to build a strong volunteer pipeline.

If your chapter faces a shortage of volunteers ready and willing to step up to leadership positions, you are not alone. Before the pandemic hit, the New York Metro chapter was challenged with a shallow leadership pool due to a dwindling pipeline of volunteers in line to serve on their board. The problem was exacerbated during COVID, when the lack of in-person networking events made it even more difficult to engage volunteers and identify potential leaders. Hear how they developed a plan to ensure the ongoing strength of their volunteer pipeline through engaging virtual events, an inclusive structure, leveraging National Volunteer Week, and targeted outreach and communications.

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Program recorded on August 10, 2021.

Ali Bullis, Chapter Administrator, NY Metro Chapter, Association Manager, Capitol Hill Management Services

Jamie Stringham, ASID, FY21 Chapter Support Team Advisor, Former President, CA Central NV Chapter

Global events make an indelible impact on the New York Metro Chapter. The story of their journey towards addressing inclusivity in their design community is only just beginning.

In the wake of George Floyd’s murder in May 2020, ASID NY Metro chapter took a moment to listen, reflect and take inventory of their participation in the issue of racism within the design industry, within the chapter. From this was born the first Diversity and Inclusion Committee within the ASID community. Join us, the ASID NY Metro D&I Committee, as we share our story, what we’ve learned so far and how we would like to empower all the chapters to work towards change too.

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Program recorded on August 10, 2021.

Kristin Firine, Allied ASID, FY21 At-Large Director, New York Metro Chapter

Keith Jones, Allied ASID, FY21 Emerging Professionals Committee Chair, New York Metro Chapter, FY22 Membership Director, New York Metro Chapter

Miriam Makram, Allied ASID, FY21 Communications Director, New York Metro Chapter

Bill Beaudreau, ASID, FY21 Chapter Support Team Advisor, Former President, Wisconsin Chapter

Build an effective chapter advocacy program to influence policy and strengthen the profession.

Advocacy can be a scary concept, but it is a critical part of expanding the presence of the interior design profession at community, state, and national levels. It’s also crucial to every day practice. Whether designers are taxed, can own a multidisciplinary firm, can use certain products…or not! All these (and more) start with ASID chapter advocacy! A strong advocacy program is an essential part of any successful Chapter. Join us for a candid conversation about the process, tools and resources that can help build your chapter’s advocacy prowess and prepare fearlessly for the inevitable. We’ll engage Chapters from around the country in a frank discussion to learn how to plan, budget, and engage your entire organization in the advocacy process, whether starting from scratch or reinvigorating an existing effort.                        

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Program recorded on August 11, 2021.

Katherine Setser, ASID, NCIDQ, IDEC, IIDA, Assistant Professor, Architecture + Interior Design, Miami University

Douglas Feldman, ASID, Allied AIA, CAPS, Green AP, RID, Past President, Florida South Chapter, Chair, Outreach & Engagement Committee, Advocate x Design Council

Dana Nunn, ASID, NCIDQ, CCS, LEED AP, WELL AP, Interior Design Director, Bettisworth North

Bryan Soukup, Esq., Vice President, Government & Public Affairs, American Society of Interior Designers

Robin Stroebel, ASID, RID, LEED AP ID + C, Member, Ethics & Professional Responsibility Committee, Advocate x Design Council

Emmy Knott Williams, ASID, Member and Advocacy Volunteer, Carolinas Chapter

Saima Seyar, ASID, FY21 Chapter Support Team Advisor, Former President, Texas Gulf Coast Chapter

Leverage the power of your community through committees.

There was an “aha moment” when the Illinois chapter board found themselves burnt out from doing all the work of the chapter, including events' management. Of course the board will end up doing all the work if they don’t provide other volunteers with “on ramps” to get involved and take on new responsibilities. This epiphany led to the creation of a more effective chapter committee structure, incorporating new systems for operations and accountability to form nineteen active committees. Learn how your chapter can strengthen its committee structure to more effectively delegate the work of the chapter and build your volunteer leadership pipeline in the process.

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Program recorded on August 11, 2021.

Susan El-Naggar, ASID, NCIDQ, RID, WELL AP, LEED Green Associate, President, Illinois Chapter

Janel Hyland, Chapter Administrator, Illinois Chapter

Shundra Harris, ASID, RID, FY21 Chapter Support Team Chair, Former President, Texas Gulf Coast Chapter

Amplify your chapter’s presence on social media, and apply consistent messaging in communications to build the brand of your chapter and the greater ASID community.

Hear how the Pennsylvania East chapter completely revitalized their communications strategy, embracing a holistic brand message for consistency across channels. They've built up their (previously non-existent) social media presence to more actively engage with members and the greater design community, and focused on developing consistent branding standards for all communications. Their lessons learned also apply to online events, and they’ll share best practices to ensure that all online experiences are professional and true to the ASID brand. Learn tips to refresh your own communications strategy and create a consistent brand experience.

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Program recorded on August 11, 2021.

Kimberley A. Slater, Allied ASID, FY21 Communications Director, PA East Chapter

Shane Jones, Allied ASID, FY22 Chapter Support Team Chair, Former President, Carolinas Chapter

Learn how to become more agile in delivering value to your community.

The effects of a global pandemic were wide-spread and far reaching. The seemingly sudden shut down of normal social activities had us all scrambling to determine how to continue our mission when we could no longer gather in-person. ASID Carolinas will share their journey through quickly adapting to virtual conferences; leveraging technology, creativity, and pooling chapter connections to continue to provide value to our membership. Join us as we share the good, bad, ugly, and plans for the future based the lessons learned and what our members are telling us they want.         

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Program recorded on August 12, 2021.

Gisele Taylor-Wells, ASID, NCIDQ, LEED AP, FY21 President, Carolinas Chapter, FY22 Chapter Support Team Advisor

Shane Jones, Allied ASID, FY22 Chapter Support Team Chair, Former President, Carolinas Chapter

Rethink and adapt your student programs for successful virtual delivery.

The Alabama chapter has traditionally held an annual “student day” of programming to engage interior design students across four universities. When COVID hit, they creatively adapted their traditional in-person event to all virtual and saw higher numbers of students engaged than ever before. Learn tips on how to incorporate social media, industry partners, incentives, and a mix of on-demand and live programming that you can apply to your student engagement efforts. 

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Program recorded on August 12, 2021.

Perry Lee Umphrey, ASID, RID, FY21 President, Alabama Chapter

Jill Janasiewicz, ASID, FY21 Chapter Support Team Advisor, Former President. New England Chapter

Build a mission-driven fundraising program to raise money, engage volunteers, and increase public awareness of interior design.

If you’re looking for a fundraising idea that will raise needed funds, engage emerging professionals, and raise awareness of the value in working with an interior designer, you’ll want to learn about Arizona North’s “Interior Designer for Hire” (ID4H) event. Held annually, the chapter advertises their members’ design services at a discounted rate, to expose more people to the experience of working with a designer and distinguishing the ASID brand in the process. Emerging professionals appreciate the opportunity to build their portfolios, and the chapter is never short on volunteers willing to donate their services. Get the inside story behind this mission-driven program, and learn about successful fundraising strategies, including media/public relations, industry partner and sponsor engagement, and volunteer recruitment.  

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Program recorded on August 12, 2021.

Karen Barnes, Industry ASID, Proprietor, The Elegant Window

Angela Colley, ASID, CAPS, FY21 Chapter Support Team Advisor, Former President, Florida South Chapter