Carolyn Ames Noble, ASID, WELL AP, WELL Faculty
Chair
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Welcome to the ASID Foundation, a 501C3 setup through the American Society of Interior Designers for the purpose of inspiring the power of design.
ASID Foundation Mission
Our mission is to elevate the value of design and designers by supporting innovative, informed, sustainable and healthy initiatives that promote thriving and vibrant environments to work, live, learn, play, and heal. The Foundation is dedicated to providing resources and tools necessary to grow the interior design profession through scholarships, research, and education with the support and donations of members like you.
For educators we offer grants to support the development of educational programs, as well as grants for research. There are also prizes for outstanding academic contributions to the field of design, whether it be a book, video, whitepaper, or other format.
For design firms and practitioners we offer opportunities to conduct research around the impact of design. The Foundation also awards prizes for the design of spaces that meet criteria around impact and wellness.
For students we offer a number of graduate and undergraduate scholarships that align with various disciplines of design practice. We also offer prizes recognizing outstanding research and thesis projects.
2024 ASID Foundation Board of Trustees
David C. Euscher, ASID, LEED AP, Associate AIA, WELL AP
Trustee
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Teresa Humphrey, LEED AP ID+C
Trustee
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Carolyn Ames Noble, ASID, WELL AP, WELL Faculty
Carolyn Ames Noble, ASID, WELL AP, WELL Faculty, USGBC Member
Principal, Interior & Product Design, Ames Design Collective
Carolyn Ames Noble is the founder of Ames Design Collective, where she specializes in interior design, product and CMF (color, material, finish) design development services. Carolyn consults for product lines in acoustics, architectural solutions, flooring, kitchen and bath, paint and solid surfaces. Carolyn’s work is rooted in research, lifestyle and workplace design.
Carolyn is the Chair for the American Society of Interior Designers National Board. As a WELL AP and WELL Faculty member, she creates interiors and materials with intention that champion human health, beauty and delight.
An interior design graduate from the University of Akron, Carolyn began her design journey at HWH Architects Engineers & Planners in Cleveland, Ohio, and subsequently joined the Sherwin-Williams Company, where she held several positions of increased responsibility, including hospitality & corporate interior designer, Southeast U.S. designer marketing manager, and North American color marketing & design director for the Sherwin-Williams Consumer Brands Division.
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David C. Euscher, ASID, LEED AP, Associate AIA, WELL AP
David Euscher is an award-winning designer, a lecturer at various universities and industry conferences focusing on the intersection of culture, technology and design and serves on the Houston Community College Advisory Board for the Interior Design program. David currently works at Corgan’s Houston office as the Vice President and Interior Design Studio Leader.
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Teresa Humphrey, LEED AP ID+C
Teresa Humphrey, LEED AP ID+C
Teresa Humphrey is the Director of Commercial Specifications for Wilsonart Engineered Surfaces. Her career with Wilsonart spans more than 29 years through various roles within the sales organization. Supporting Wilsonart Surfaces destined for applications in commercial spaces across the globe, Humphrey spearheads the North American Commercial Specifications and National Account teams. Through a positive attitude and dedicated work ethic, Humphrey guides a Sales team of individuals who are committed to building and maintaining customer relationships within the Architectural and Design community. As a results-oriented leader who is passionate about accomplishing corporate objectives, her positive outlook and approach allow her to enjoy each experience that comes her way.
Ruju Jasani, ASID, IIDA, NCIDQ, SEED
Trustee
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Elizabeth Von Lehe, ASID, NCIDQ
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Taneshia West Albert, MFA, ASID, IDEC, EDAC, NCIDQ, USGBC
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Ruju Jasani, ASID, IIDA, NCIDQ, SEED
Jasani is the founder of Jasani Studio. The San Francisco-based creative practice uses interior and architectural design to connect place and people. Jasani brings more than two decades of global design and implementation expertise across sector and scale. Her projects in the United States, India and Mexico have earned awards from design: retail, VMSD and IIDA. Jasani serves as the national co-chairperson for the ASID Committee on Adaptive Living (CoAL). She is a writer and a speaker. Jasani has a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Interior Architecture from the Academy of Art University and a bachelor’s degree in English from University of Mumbai. She is a professional member of ASID, ICSC, IIDA, AIA and SEED.
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Elizabeth Von Lehe, ASID, NCIDQ
Elizabeth Von Lehe currently serves as Interior Design Director at HDR, based in New York and leading teams and projects across the country and internationally. An award-winning design leader with professional experience across multiple industries, Elizabeth champions a holistic approach to design, embracing not only the built form, but branding, curation and the development of user experience from every angle. An active member of ASID, she has served on the national board of directors, supported student mentorship initiatives, and served on a variety volunteer committees. Elizabeth also serves as a regular graduate mentor and panelist for her alma mater, Columbia University, and is an adjunct professor for a special studio course with Institut Paul Bocuse in Lyon, France.
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Taneshia West Albert, MFA, ASID, IDEC, EDAC, NCIDQ, USGBC
ASID Foundation’s Research Committee
The Research Committee is comprised of leaders from top design firms and educational institutions who have a role in research and education. The committee oversees progress on all active research grant projects. They also evaluate the Foundation’s overall portfolio of research projects against the forward-looking needs of the design industry and design institutions. Annually, the team defines the new criteria for research grant applications.
2024 Research Committee
Sally Augustin, Ph.D., ASID Affiliate
Kay Sargent, ASID, LEED AP, MCR.w, WELL AP
Denise Rush, FASID
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Sally Augustin, Ph.D., ASID Affiliate
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Kay Sargent, ASID, LEED AP, MCR.w, WELL AP
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Denise Rush, FASID
Taneshia West Albert, MFA,ASID, IDEC, EDAC, NCIDQ, USGBC
S. Dawn Haynie, Ph.D., ASID Affiliate
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Taneshia West Albert, MFA,ASID, IDEC, EDAC, NCIDQ, USGBC
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S. Dawn Haynie, Ph.D., ASID Affiliate
Donors of the ASID Foundation
Since its inception, the Foundation continues to receive funding from all corners of the design industry and from those inspired by the power of design.
The following is a partial list of the charitable foundations, trusts, and corporations who have made major gifts in establishing scholarships, grants, and achievement awards:
- The Angelo Donghia Foundation Inc
- Polsky Family Supporting Foundation
- David Barret Jr Memorial Foundation
- Irene Winifred
- Dora Brahms Fund
- Yale R. Burge Fund
- Raymond Kennedy Fund
- Ethel Siegelman Fund
- Alan Lucas Fund
- Rocky La Fleur Fund
- Gary Wheeler Fund
The ASID Foundation also extends gratitude to donations made by ASID Members, design firms, industry partners, conference and program attendees, friends and families, ASID chapters across the United States, and others.
Contact the ASID Foundation
Through your support of the ASID Foundation, you can make an immeasurable difference in the many lives involved in our profession and the world we live in.
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ASID Foundation 1152 15 St., NW Suite 910 Washington, D.C. 20005 |
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