ASID Bylaws and Policies Update: Impact on Chapter Operations

With over 40 years of experience in interior design, Benjamin Huntington has designed a wide variety of residences, including Hamptons homes, city apartments, and the recent transformation of a Victorian schoolhouse in the Scottish Highlands. Benjamin founded his design studio in New York and is a NY State certified Interior Designer. As an expert in Feng Shui, he has practiced for over 35 years in a variety of schools and has developed his own unique style of Urban Feng Shui. He has taught Feng Shui for over thirty years, presenting Feng Shui & Design to a wide variety of audiences globally. Benjamin, an ASID Fellow, has also held many varied leadership roles in the design world, including President of the ASID NY Metro Chapter twice, and currently serves as the Chair of the ASID Ethics and Professional Responsibility Committee. 

Jessica A Irizarry is an association management professional specializing in component relations and volunteer management. Passionate about community stability and growth, as well as an avid volunteer herself, she has shared her enthusiasm and expertise in support of ASID chapters for the last eight years. Jessica served as the 2022-2023 National Chair of the American Society for Association Executives (ASAE) Component Relations and Volunteer Management Professionals Advisory Council. Jessica holds a degree in communication and political science from the University of South Alabama, located in Mobile, AL where she currently resides with her fur babies, Lady, Stella and Tiger Lilly,

Robin Anderson is an adult education and online learning professional with over 15 years of experience in teaching and learning methods, instructional design, educational research and learning theory, and program management in higher education institutions and non-profit organizations. She has developed curricula for textbooks, professional education for in-person and virtual education environments, and career education programs. Her experience with non-profit organizations ranges from committee work and volunteering to leading a national board of trustees. She has presented nationally at conferences and workshops for her research in experiential and transformative learning methods efficacy.

Robin holds an M.Ed. in Adult Education and Training from Colorado State University in Fort Collins, CO, and specialty certifications in Ergonomics Assessment, and Quality Matters Online Learning Standards. She has a B.A. in Journalism from University of Maryland in College Park, MD. (randerson@asid.org)