Chapter Profile
The New York Chapter of the Retail Design Institute is proudly the largest chapter in the organization. Its members include many architects, interior designers, store planners, fixture suppliers and other trades who live and work in what is certainly the retail store capital of the country. We have a long tradition of hosting monthly meetings where our members and guests can get together for refreshments and networking at a venue that includes a presentation of current trends and events in the world of store design. Now we have the opportunity to expand our networking to your desktop. In the coming months, you will see our website grow to include many new initiatives. We want to feature our members right here so that others can learn about us and join us in our enterprise. Tell us how we can help you to make your membership work for you.Gallery
Member Profiles
| Name | Company | Location |
| Steve Albrecht | Nu- Visions | Seaford, NY |
| David Apfel | ||
| Peter-Tolin Baker | P-T B Design Services | New York City, NY |
| Katie Blumhorst | Eileen Fisher | Irvington, New York |
| Sarah Boysel | Marymount University | Bowie, MD |
| Lorraine Bullis | Retail Design Institute | |
| Rob Ceretti | RC3 LLC | Brooklyn, NY |
| Marian Crawford | Mancin Duffy | New York, NY |
| Robert Curcio | Curcio Design, LLC | Philadelphia, PA |
| Russell Ferdico | Amerlux Lighting Solutions | Fairfield, NJ |
Chapter President's Message
Your newly elected officers have assumed their positions and are ready to bring you another fine season of events and networking. Our new Treasurer, Maureen Farrell, is also our Program Director with several events planned well into the fall. Our new Vice President, Steve Kitezh, has a flair for writing as you can see in his articles in the News section. Steve and I will be launching a new initiative this year with our "Stores of the Month". As we see and hear about new store openings in the region, we will post them on our website to share with you. Accordingly, we ask you to share your latest discoveries with us by sending a photo and an article or a link to a newsworthy store opening. We intend to have sufficient postings to acknowledge the best every month. By the end of the year, we will surely be able to recognize that the greatest Store of the Year in our area is "....." Our new Secretary, Tony Celano, is a perennial member and supporter of our organization. He knows our history and will be bringing it to life on these pages. Our Membership Director, Kristine Krattiger, is ever expanding and fine tuning our target market to bring new faces to the group. Our Employment Director, Marvin Kim, will soon launch a link to his employment agency to provide consultancy to our members in need. Our former President and Chairman, David Kloman, is now our Education Director. He will initiate new ties with the various design schools in the region to promote our profession and to provide assistance and advice to students interested in store design. Our former President, Joe Demeri, is our Website Director. He initiated our original website at www.isponyc.com which we continue to maintain as this new site is developed in conjunction with our fellow chapters. The new position of Marketing Director is in the good hands of Patti Bradley. She will develop a comprehensive format for all the other committees to communicate to our members. Your Board also includes a highly developed task force of dedicated members who make it all happen. Lori Bambauer, Perry Cirigliano, Debra Gerstenfeld, Rima Nassar, Rhonda Polen, Stephen Schwartz, Amie Tesler and Bella Vara are there for you. See you all at the next meeting.Marc LaPointe
NY Chapter President
marc.lapointe@isponyc.com
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