Illustrations by Kim Pfeffer 

• Maurice Blanks, Co-Founder, Blu Dot Furniture
• Thomas Heller (BS '97), Associate Vice President of Marketing, Cassia
• Satoko Muratake (BED '01, MLA '04), PLA, Landscape Architect and Director of Process, TEN x TEN Studio
• Hayley Matthews-Jones, Founder and CEO, Minneapolis Craft Market and Minneapolis Vintage Market
• Korynn Newville (BDA ’16), Artist and Architect
• Martasia Person, Menswear Designer, Target
• Anne Porter, CID, Studio Leader and Senior Interior Designer, LHB
• Jonathan Sollie, Partner and Head of Digital, Friend & Fort

Emcee: Ashley Adamma (Ochiagha) Meeks (BS ’15), Owner/Interior Designer, Fancy Meeting You Here 

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Illustrations by Sadie Krause (Sadie Krause Industrial Design, Instagram @sadiehk_art)

• Danielle Alexander Bailey, Graphic Designer/Art Director, Danielle Alexander Design

• Bradley Agee (BED '96, MLA '08), Owner, Constable-Steele Garden Design; Landscape Architecture Faculty, UMN College of Design

• Kavwimba (Kav) Mdumuka (M.Arch '17), Design-Build Integrator, Ryan Companies US, Inc.

• Elizabeth Styczinski, Interior Designer, Saint Terre Studio

• Maggie Thompson, Textile Artist and Designer/Owner, Makwa Studio

• Jim Wilson, Product Designer & Senior Lecturer, UMN College of Design

• Houston White Jr., Entrepreneur, Designer, Creative, Writer, Culturemaker & Barber; Houston White Enterprises

• Sam Soulek, Creative Director, Brand Builder, Culturemaker, Soul Seven

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Illustrations by Owen Brummel.

• Chris von Dohlen, CEO & Founder, The Von Collaborative
• Victoria Sass, Owner, Prospect Refuge
• Lisa Jane, Owner & COO, Northern Drift
• Allan Peters, Partner & CCO, Peters Design Co.
• Wale Falade, Principal, Locus Architecture; President, MSP NOMA
• Leslie Randall, Founder, The Luxury Shrink
• Han Zhang, Principal, O², President-elect, ASLA MN

Illustrations by Mortimer Ackerman.

• Samantha Tousey (BS '09 Retail Merchandising), Director of Women's Buying, MartinPatrick3
• Ashley Adamma Ochiagha (BS '15 Interior Design), Interior Designer and Engagement Strategist, Fancy Meeting You Here
• Wanjing Ji, Landscape Architect and Design Director, Coen+Partners
• Jeremiah Albrecht, Creative Director, Chandler Inc.
• Maxine Britt (BS '20 Apparel Design), Founder, Mx Apparel
• Gabriel Keller, Designer and Founding Principal, PKA Architecture
• Hannah Edwards, Designer, Illustrator, Educator, and Founder of Greater Than Courses

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Illustrations by Gretchen Pickering.

• Carla Fabian, UX Designer, Solution Design Group
• Ashley Ackerson, Director for Womenswear & Product Design, Target
• Max Musicant, Founder + Principal, The Musicant Group
• Sally Grans Korsh, Facilities Management & Environmental Advisor
• Tejas Dhadphale, Associate Professor, UMN College of Design
• Joy Martin, Architect and Owner, Joy Martin Architecture
• Judy Bell, CEO (Chief Energetic Officer), Energetic Retail

Emcee: Tane Danger, Co-founder, Theater of Public Policy; Adjunct Faculty, UMN College of Design

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Illustrations by Isabel Atkinson.

• Debra W. Barnes, CID, Vice President, General Manager, Henricksen
• Reginaldo Reyes, VP Brand Experience and Environmental Design, KNOCK, inc.
• Maura Rockcastle, Principal & Co-founder, TEN x TEN
• Beau Sinchai, Product Insights Researcher, Target; Founder/Designer, Koonyai Studio
• Kathryn Sterner, Founder and Creative Director, Winsome Goods
• Emily Hunt Turner, Founder & CEO, All Square, Attorney
• Le'Spencer Walker, Owned Brand Manager / Strategy and Operations Manager, Target

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2020 event canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic. 

Illustrations by John Barlow.

• Luis Soto, Industrial and UX Designer, Associate Designer for Home Product Design, Target
• Adam Regn Arvidson, Landscape Architect, Writer, Minneapolis Park & Recreation Board
• Michele Espeland, Certified Interior Designer (CID), Principal, Cuningham Group
• Joy McBrien, Founder and CEO, Fair Anita
• Raymond Dehn, Politician and Community Organizer, MN House of Representatives
• Marion Parke, Podiatric surgeon and luxury footwear designer, Marion Parke
• Meg Lewis, Designer, Educator, Commercial Artist, Ghostly Ferns, Fool Proof

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Illustrations by Tessa Portuese.

• Tim Carl, CEO & Design Principal, HGA
• Susan Shields, Co-owner, Airtex Group
• Nyakim Gatewich, Model, @queennyakimofficial
• Greg Van Bellinger, Vice President, Target
• Carlo Missio, Sr. Urban Designer, WSB & Associates
• Merick Reed, CEO, Carbon Collective
• Kate Worum and Jennifer Jorgensen, Co-Founders, She She

Illustrations by Justy Nusbaum.

• Kate Arends, Owner, Wit & Delight
• Ana Nelson, Senior Landscape Architect, Perkins+Will
• Matthew Kreilich, Principal Architect, Snow Kreilich Architects
• Coleman Iverson, Chief Creative Officer / Co-Founder, Hidrate, Inc.
• Tao Ham, Associate Vice President, HGA
• Jerry Allan, President, Criteria Architects
• Ashley Damian, Women's Shoe Designer, Target

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Illustrations by Lizzie Goncharova.​​​​​​

• Brent Webb, Business Development Associate, Sherman Associates
• Susan Weyandt, Area Healthcare Manager, Steelcase
• Jennifer Yoos FAIA, Principal/CEO, VJAA (video not available)
• Sharon Werner, Founder/Creative Director, Werner Design Werks (video not available)
• Wesley Uthus, Owner, Primp cheap-chic boutique
• Anna Claussen, Director of Rural Strategies, Institute for Agriculture & Trade Policy
• Brad Holschuh, Wearable Technology Designer and Faculty, UMN College of Design

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Illustrations by Dan Forke.

• Andrew Flesher, Designer, Andrew Flesher Interiors
• Anna Growcott, Consulting Associate, Artspace
• Tara LaTour, Designer, Tara LaTour
• Monica Little, Founder and Chair, Little
• David Samela, Architect, Salmela Architect
• Audra Simmering, Senior Director of Product Development and Sourcing, Illume
• Ellen Stewart, Landscape Architect, St. Paul Parks and Recreation

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Illustrations by Max Lindorfer.

• Michael Alexin, Vice President of Product Design & Development, Target
• AJ Paron-Wildes, Interior Designer/Regional Architectural and Design Manager, Allsteel
• Todd Thyberg, Creative Director and Owner, Angel Bomb
• Peter Remes, Developer, First & First
• Joan Soranno FAIA, Design Principal, HGA
• Pete Hagen, Senior Product Manager of Sourcing, Target
• Bob Close FASLA, Landscape Architect, Bob Close Studio, LLC

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Illustrations by Aimee Bouchard.

• Joan Arbisi Little, Ed.D, Principal at Bibelot Shops, Inc.; Education Consultant
• AJ Dewey, Design Director, PM&J, LLC
• Stephanie Grotta, Landscape Architect, Target
• Seth Johnson, Designer and Strategist, Seth Johnson Design
• Samantha Strong, Real Estate Broker and General Contractor, Metamorphosis
• Don Thomas, Design Principal, BWBR
• Wynne Yelland AIA, LEED AP, Architect, LOCUS Architecture

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Illustrations by Henry Nahurski.

• Tom Dupont, Account Director, Kazoo Branding
• Steven Dwyer AIA, LEED AP, Associate Vice President, HGA
• Josh Dye, Marketing and Outreach Coordinator, HousingLink
• Lee Ehmke, Director and CEO, MN Zoo
• Anna Lee, Technical Designer, Target,  and Designer, Ruby3
• Jackie Millea, Founding Partner, Shelter Architecture
• Julie Allinson, Founder and President, Eyebobs

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Illustrations by Dan Henderson.

• Alan Arthur, President/CEO, Aeon
• Lyn Berglund, CID, ASID (BS '76), Director of Interior Design, Mohagen Hansen
• Bruce Chamberlain, ASLA (BLA '89), Vice President, Principal, Hoisington Koegler Group, Inc.
• Quan Hoang, Chief Creative Officer, Pixel Farm Digital
• Kristina Klockars, Vice President, Hot Mama
• Barry Kudrowitz, Product designer and associate professor of product design, College of Design, University of Minnesota
• Julie Snow, Founder of Julie Snow Architects

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Illustrations by Mercury Creative Group (formerly Beganik Strategy+Design).

• Anita Barnett, Principal, Perkins+Will
• John Cuningham, Founder, Cunningham Group
• Damon Farber, Founder, Damon Farber Landscape Architecture
• Amy Michielle Freeman, Creative Director, Soho Exchange
• Chuck Hermes, Chief Experience Offiicer/Founding Partner, Clockwork
• Wayne Laberda, Senior Apparel Designer, Target
• Bill Mague, Vice President, Artspace Projects, Inc.

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Cum Laude

Honors

A portion of Honors level sponsorship and half of all sponsorship after program expenses goes to support Design Justice fellowships and initiatives.

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