IIDA MAC Chapter 2026-2027 Board Slate

PRESIDENT ELECT
Amy Shavelson, IIDA, AIA, LEED AP ID+C // Perkins Eastman
3-year term. President Elect: July 1, 2026 – June 30, 2027, Automatic succession to President: July 1, 2027 – June 30, 2028, and automatic succession to Immediate Past President: July 1, 2028 – June 30, 2029

Amy is an award-winning interior designer and Associate Principal at Perkins Eastman with over 20 years of experience in workplace, retail, hospitality, and government design. She co-leads the regional workplace studio in Washington, DC, bringing to the role a first career in corporate fashion that sharpened her eye for materiality and human experience while exposing her to effective business practices.

Amy is grounded in the conviction that design is a direct determinant of how people feel, work, and thrive. That belief drives everything from her client work to her community engagement across IIDA, CREW DC, AIA DC, CoreNet, the Greater Washington Board of Trade, and her eleven years as a volunteer with March of Dimes. Amy recently leveraged her interior design foundation to qualify for and pass the Architecture Registration Exams, a testament to her belief in cross disciplinary rigor and the power of great mentorship, which she now pays forward fiercely to the next generation of designers.

VICE PRESIDENT OF ADVOCACY
Farihah Oliver, IIDA // Oliver Studios
July 1, 2026 – June 30, 2028 (first of two potential terms)

Farihah Oliver is a Virginia Tech graduate, a Certified Interior Designer, and the owner of Oliver Studios, a commercial interior design firm in the local DMV area. With over 18 years of experience across various design firms and market sectors, she has held technology, design, and leadership roles.

Farihah's wide-ranging experience, from operations to execution, has allowed her to build strong relationships with peers, clients, industry partners, and the community. She is committed to innovation and providing resources to help others be the best and do the best they can. Farihah has been actively involved with IIDA, serving on the Cosmo Planning, Showcase Planning Committee, and the Advocacy Committee. She has been recognized for both design and leadership and is dedicated to promoting Interior Design and forging new sustainable paths in the industry.

VICE PRESIDENT OF BALTIMORE ANNAPOLIS CITY CENTER (BACC)
Lindsay Peck, IIDA // Gensler Baltimore
July 1, 2026 – June 30, 2028 (first of two potential terms)

Lindsay Peck is a design professional with over 15 years of experience in the industry. After graduating from Virginia Tech, she began her career in Washington, D.C., where she built a strong foundation in design and developed lasting professional relationships that she later brought with her to Baltimore.

For nearly a decade, Lindsay has been with Gensler’s Baltimore office, where she has grown from a Senior Designer into a Design Manager. In her current role, she combines creative leadership with a strong understanding of the business side of design, guiding teams while continuing to evolve her own design perspective and provide thoughtful direction across projects.

Outside of her professional work, Lindsay is a mother of two young children. She recently led the design and renovation of her family’s home, a personal project that reflects her passion for design and offers a meaningful opportunity to share her work with her family.

VICE PRESIDENT OF COMMUNICATIONS
Karen Bastidas-Kasprzyk, IIDA, WELL AP // Ayers Saint Gross
July 1, 2026 – June 30, 2028 (second and final)

Karen Bastidas-Kasprzyk is an Associate Designer at Ayers Saint Gross with a passion for higher education and cultural spaces. A believer in human-centered design, she creates spaces that are as functional as they are beautiful.

She’s been an IIDA member since her college days and has served on committees since 2019, now leading as VP of Communications and helping shape the chapter’s voice and impact. Outside of work, Karen mentors students and emerging designers, contributing to both the design community in her native Ecuador and the Washington, DC region through IIDA and local nonprofit organizations.

VICE PRESIDENT OF PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Jordan Novak, IIDA, MBA // Gensler Washington, DC
July 1, 2026 – June 30, 2028 (first of two potential terms)

Originally from the Midwest, Jordan Novak moved to Washington, DC in 2019 to launch her design career with Gensler. She quickly found her niche in workplace interiors for professional services firms, where she blends her architectural background, sociological curiosity, and newly earned MBA in marketing to shape thoughtful, human-centered environments. Jordan thrives on the details — the problem-solving, the storytelling, and the challenge of bringing a client’s vision to life in a workplace landscape that’s constantly evolving.

Over the past six years, her project work has earned recognition from organizations such as IIDA, CoreNet Global, and NAIOP, and in 2025 she was honored as one of Interior Design Magazine’s 30 Under 30 for DC. At Gensler, Jordan is also an active member of the District Ambassadors program, a cohort of emerging leaders dedicated to strengthening the CRE community and creating space for forward-thinking conversations about the future of the DMV.

Jordan’s commitment to professional growth and mentorship runs deep. She was a PLAID scholar in 2021–2022, later serving as Committee Co-Chair and now as Director of Professional Development. She has participated as a mentee in both the IIDA Student
Mentorship Program and IIDA Coffee & Close Ups, and is passionate about building meaningful relationships with young designers as they navigate the industry.

When she’s not designing, Jordan is likely at an AMC theater catching a new movie, cuddling her two cats while reading a book from the library, or testing a new recipe for her local cookbook club. She holds both a Bachelor of Science in Architecture and an MBA from the University of Cincinnati, is NCIDQ certified, and is a Licensed Interior Designer in the District of Columbia.

VICE PRESIDENT OF STUDENT AFFAIRS
Tina Li, Industry IIDA // Bialek
July 1, 2026 – June 30, 2028 (first of two potential terms)

Tina Y. Li, AIA, IIDA, is a Workplace Design Manager and Execution Excellence Lead at Bialek Environments with over 15 years of experience in workplace design. A registered architect, she specializes in space planning, furniture, and critical design solutions, partnering with multidisciplinary teams to create functional, sustainable, and flexible spaces that support client operations, budget goals, and user experience.

VICE PRESIDENT OF WASHINGTON METRO CITY CENTER (WMCC)
Joe Beal, Associate IIDA // Price Modern
July 1, 2026 – June 30, 2028 (first of two potential terms - currently fulfilling a vacant term)

Joe Beal is a Washington, DC-based design professional with a rare combination of creative expertise and client-facing instinct. Currently serving as A+D Liaison at Price Modern, he works with architecture and interior design firms across the DMV to specify furniture solutions for commercial, legal, healthcare, education, and government environments, bringing a designer's eye to every client conversation.

Joe holds an MFA in Interior Architecture from George Washington University, a foundation that informs how he approaches product specification, space planning, and design storytelling. His experience as an Interior Designer at AECOM sharpened his ability to translate client vision into functional, beautiful environments, skills he now channels into connecting A+D professionals with value-aligned furniture solutions.

Before transitioning into design, Joe spent nearly a decade as a Flight Attendant, where he developed a refined sensitivity to how physical space, environment, and layout shape the human experience, an instinct that continues to inform his work. Active in the design community, Joe serves as Vice President of the Washington Metro City Center for IIDA Mid-Atlantic and is a member of Build Out Alliance and Q City.

In accordance with the bylaws and existing roster, the following Board members are in place for the upcoming term.

• President: Kelli Jenkins, Associate IIDA (Term: 7/1/2026 - 6/30/2027)
• Immediate Past President: Sherry Kissal, IIDA (Term: 7/1/2026 - 6/30/2027)
• Vice President of Design Awards: Heidi Brown, Industry IIDA (Term: 7/1/2025 - 6/30/2027)
• Vice President of Membership: Ali Borkowicz, Industry IIDA (Term: 7/1/2025 - 6/30/2027)
• Vice President of Signature Events: Leslie Baer, Associate IIDA (Term: 7/1/2025 - 6/30/2027)
• Vice President of Sponsorship: Jonathan Butler-Knutson, IIDA (Term: 7/1/2025 - 6/30/2027)