Ask the Experts | Chapter Showcase: Marketing & Communications

Kasey Sterling has been involved in interior design for 22 years, graduating from the Interior Designer’s Institute in Newport Beach in 2001 and finishing her graduate work in Oxford, UK. She spent the first decade of her career working as an industry partner in a high-end multi-line residential showroom before transitioning to a design firm. Currently the ASID CA Orange County Chapter’s administrator, she’s been a student, industry partner, and practitioner member of ASID, and previously served as ASID OC’s communications director.

Emma Tessler is the founder and CEO of Ninety Five Media, a female-run digital marketing agency that helps scaling brands monetize their digital marketing using the Ninety Five Media Method. They help their clients connect with ideal clients, build community, and convert audience members into paying clients. 

Hannah Wiser began her journey with ASID at East Carolina University. She volunteered as treasurer and president for the ECU Student Chapter while earning top of class for both her BS in Interior Design and MS in Quantitative Economics and Econometrics. Hannah continued with ASID as a design research intern, working with Susan Chung, former VP of Research, at ASID headquarters. She also interned with Aviva Stanoff Design during two seasons of High Point Market. Hannah has since worked as a consultant for commercial banking clients at Financial Risk Group in Cary, NC. She specialized in technical communication and documentation, completing projects that range from coding to data strategy transformation. Hannah is now a founding partner of a mentorship business focused on personal and professional development programs. She currently serves as the Professional Development Director for the ASID Carolinas Chapter.

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.