Advocacy: Benefiting Your Profession and You
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Explore the tools and information you need to successfully advocate for your profession, which will help you advocate for yourself.
What happens in state capitals or Washington, D.C. can have significant impact on your business, covering everything from practice rights, taxes on services, copyright laws, and green building standards. These issues may not affect you today, but they could impact your business tomorrow. The ASID Government and Public Affairs (GPA) team works tirelessly to inform decision makers and citizens on the impact of design on the human experience and the health, safety, and welfare of the public. Hear from ASID staff leadership and Advocate by Design (AxD) volunteers to learn about advocacy and the key issues of today.
On-demand recording presented as part of the 2021 ASID Virtual Conference.
Access Period: One year from registration date.
Bryan Soukup, Esq.
Vice President, Government & Public Affairs
American Society of Interior Designers
As Vice President of Government and Public Affairs for ASID, Bryan J. Soukup, Esq., leads the Society's strategic efforts to advocate for the interior design profession from a legislative, regulatory, and policy perspective before the federal and state governments. He is the Society's sole registered federal lobbyist and chief advocate at the state and local levels. Prior to joining ASID in summer 2018, Bryan served as Director of Resilience Initiatives and as a registered federal and state lobbyist for the International Code Council (ICC). He is a licensed attorney in the District of Columbia and in the Commonwealth of Virginia.
Tracey Fillmore, NCIDQ, ASID, EDAC, APS, Green AP, RID
Senior Facilities Designer, Lee Health
Tracey Fillmore, NCIDQ, ASID, CHID, EDAC, CAPS, Green AP, RID (FL) currently serves as a senior facilities designer for Lee Health, a large healthcare organization on the southwest coast of Florida. Tracey was a fire safety inspector before becoming an interior designer and has owned her own luxury construction/design firm. Tracey has utilized her codes and construction knowledge to effectively design in many types of occupancies. Tracey has consistently demonstrated her commitment to advancing the interior design profession as a long-standing member of ASID. She previously led ASID’s Advocate by Design Council (AxD) as chair for four years, where she played a pivotal role in driving legislative and regulatory change, ensuring the profession’s voice was heard at local, state, and national levels. Tracey is currently president-elect of the South Florida Chapter of ASID. Tracey has also served as a member of the ASID Ethics and Professional Responsibility Committee, playing a critical role in refining the ASID Code of Ethics and Professional Responsibility and revising the procedures for ethics complaints. As a representative of ASID and the profession, Tracey serves on two NFPA technical committees, where she contributes her expertise in fire safety and design, and she is also an active member of the International Fire Safety Standards Coalition.