Tristan Valencia, Principal and Founder of studio black comes to the industry from decades of live production experience.

Elizabeth Griswold translates brand stories into experiences. With her focus aimed on strategic integration in the built environment, she takes a holistic approach to brand essence. A natural collaborator, Elizabeth works with a multi-disciplinary team for fully integrated design solutions. She leads EGD projects from concept to completion, ensuring consistency in the nuances of each brand. Using her passion for the EGD field as her driving force, Elizabeth successfully led the effort to create the SEGD Raleigh Chapter and co-leads the chapter with her fellow chairs.

Blake Kishler is a co-chair of the Cincinnati Chapter.

Blake Kishler is a Branded Environments Designer at Kolar Design in Cincinnati

Blake Kishler is an Industrial and Experiential Graphic Designer with an exhibit design background.

Amanda Burnstein is a Phoenix Chapter Co-Chair

Amanda Burstein is a Graphic Designer with Airpark Signs in Tempe, Arizona.

Nick Bannikoff is a Design Director at BrandCulture in Sydney, Australia and co-chair for the Sydney Chapter.

He graduated as an architect and industrial designer in 1991, and today he is one of Australia’s leading wayfinding and experiential designers.

SEGD Boston Chapter Co-Chair

For over 15 years Samuel Pease has been actively involved in all aspects of design, starting early in his career working for a nationally regarded architectural specialties fabricator, then moving through multiple internationally recognized design firms.

Barton Strawn is a Project lead at Coel Studio. He received a Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Marketing and Entrepreneurship and a Bachelor's of Environmental Design, Architecture at the North Carolina State University. His specialties: are brand development, product development, team management, and strategic planning.

Jessica Schultz is a Chicago Chapter Co-Chair.

Robin Anderson is a co-chair for the SEGD Austin Chapter and a designer at Page/Dyal Branding and Graphics in Austin, Texas. She specializes in signage and wayfinding.

2012 Distinguished Member Award honoree and 2006 Angel Award honoree

Taylor Loutsis's passion lies in solving problems from the curve of a letter to the environment of a structure, and everything in between.

Steve Hutchison is an Orange County Chapter Co-Chair and the Executive Vice President at CG Signage in Santa Ana.

SEGD London Chapter Chair

Throughout his career, Simon Borg has worked for several multi-disciplinary creative agencies with experiential graphic design being the constant thread through these moves.

Danny Roberts is an Atlanta Chapter Co-Chair.

Working in Graphic Design, Advertising, Signage & Wayfinding for 25 years, Danny Roberts is Vice President of Advertising & Design at APCO Signs. His responsibilities include Branding & Identity, Marketing Strategy, Print and Collateral Material, Web & Digital Design, National Advertising Campaign, Exhibition Design, Product Design and R&D.

Adam Wells is a graphic designer who works with clients to evoke their brand visually and experientially through environmental graphics, wayfinding, and signage.

Hannah Olin a co-chair of the Washington DC chapter and is an Environmental Graphic Designer at Gensler.

Hannah Olin has lead design projects in the areas of wayfinding, experiential graphic design and strategy for clients such as The Washington Post, Nestlé US Headquarters, Aramark, International Monetary Fund, Abu Dhabi Airports Company, Austin-Bergstrom International Airport.

Britney Butler is co-chair of the Richmond Chapter.

Since 2007, Brittney Butler has overseen the branding and graphic standards for VMDO Architects – a Charlottesville, VA-based architectural firm specializing in planning and design for K12 schools and higher education facilities.

Simon Majarian is a co-chair of the Los Angeles chapter and a Project Manager with SKA DESIGN in South Pasedena, California.

Simon Majarian has been with SKA DESIGN since 2008.

Before joining SKA DESIGN he completed his degree in design at Woodbury University in Burbank, California.

Santiago Crespo is a co-chair of the Charlotte Chapter.

Santiago Crespo, Little’s Director of Branded Graphics, leads a nimble team of talented designers who devote their efforts to crafting memorable experiences that demonstrate the values and promise of our clients’ brands.

Steve is co-chair of the Atlanta chapter.

As a professional graphic designer since 2001, Steve Dubberly has designed and managed the production, installation and fulfillment of a wide range of design projects.

Vancouver Chapter Chair

Daniela Pilossof is an Environmental Graphic Designer working at Cygnus Group. Her practice focuses on branded story-driven environments, and has successfully demonstrated the positive impact well crafted visitor experiences have on behavior, cultural structures, education, and by extension - happiness.

As the Managing Director of Media Objectives, Joe Lawton oversees all aspects of the studio. His passion for creating holistic brand experiences became the foundation for M-O.

Jonathan Mugmon is a co-chair for the Kansas City Chapter.

Nima Gopalakrishnan is a Senior Designer at Entro in Toronto. Nima is also a co-chair for the Toronto Chapter.

SEGD Wellington Chapter Chair
2018 SEGD Chapter Chair Award Winner

I am a designer, passionate about communication but interested in all fields of design …

I am passionate about visual communication, interested in all fields of design and architecture, and my favourite projects are those requiring a multitude of design fields.

Stephanie Lessman is a San Diego Chapter Co-Chair.

Shelley Rosdahl is a Kansas City Chapter Co-Chair.

Shelley Rosdahl has been in the custom signage industry for 25+ years, 15+ years as a member of SEGD.  

Heather Testa is a co-chair of the St. Louis Chapter

Heather Testa has over 31 years of experience working in the graphic, industrial, and environmental design fields. In 1997, she founded Ten8 Group with a vision of creating a company which would focus on using design to solve problems and build brand identities in a three-dimensional space.

Melissa Schmitz is a Houston Chapter Co-Chair and Brand Integration Team Leader for Kirksey Architecture based in Houston, TX.

Holly Nichols is a Salt Lake City Chapter Co-chair.

Gretchen Bustillos is a talented graphic designer with experience in a variety of creative disciplines.

Karen Block is an Orlando Chapter Co-Chair.

Frauke Bartels is a Project Manager and Senior Graphic Designer at the University of Texas at Austin and a long time SEGD member.

Katie Davis-Sayles is a Vancouver Chapter Co-chair. She is also the founder and lead designer of Kanawha Design Studio.

Tihana Deanovic is a Toronto Chapter co-chair and a Design Director at BrandActive.

Despina Macris is a member of the 2020 SEGD Board and has been on the SEGD Board since 2019; she is also the Brisbane SEGD Chapter Co-chair and Director at dotdash.