Editorial Advisory Board
VMSD‘s Editorial Advisory Board includes thought-leaders representing a range of retailers and designers from across the United States and abroad. In addition to determining the coveted Retailer of the Year award for VMSD, our board contributes ideas, guidance and insight related to our eclectic industry. You can meet many of our board members on-site at the International Retail Design Conference each year.
RETAILERS
Diane Archibald
VP Store Design + Development
Reitmans
Jean-Didier Allongue
Industry Consultant
Amber Bazdar
Director Visual Merchandising, North America
New Balance
Ron Brunette
Chief of Design & Branding
Kilwins Chocolate Franchise Inc.
Steven Derwoed
VP, Global Design
The Wendy’s Company
Tracey Finger
Sr. Manager Retail Creative
Apple
Jason Floyd
Sr. Director, Retail Experience
Adidas
Albert Gilkey
SVP, Design and Visual
Victoria’s Secret & Co.
Beth Harlor
Regional Design Director
Bayer
Hak Kim
Director of Construction and Store Management
The Estee Lauder Companies Inc.
Paul Loux
VP, Store Design & Experience
Ulta Beauty
Connor Matz
Senior Director, Visual Merchandising & Store Environment
Saks Global
Jason Marcoulier
Senior Director – Global Design & International Construction
Inspire Brands
Neil Marcussen
Senior Lead Business Execution Consultant
Branch Channel Management | Branch Formats – Architecture & Design
Wells Fargo
David Meyer
Lead Designer
Target
Martin Perez Miranda
Construction and Planning Director
Liverpool Department Stores
Gwen Newland
Director
Chick-fil-A
Aaron Olsen
Senior Design Manager, Store Design
Nordstrom
Jose Padron
Design Lead, The Hershey Experience (THX)
The Hershey Co.
Kevin Ruehle
Sr. Director, Architecture, Engineering & Prototype Design
Walmart Stores Inc.
Amanda Sarver
Senior Interior Designer
The Kroger Co.
Eleanor Smith
Retail Services, Store Design
Benjamin Moore
Harry Steen
Creative Director
UNFI
Juliana Strieff
Senior Director, Restaurant Design + Planning
CAVA
Manuel Urquizo
Director of Storewide Visual Campaign & Windows
Macy’s Inc.
Giovanni Zaccariello
SVP, Visual Experience
Coach
DESIGNERS/CONSULTANTS
Joe Baer
Co-Founder, CEO & Creative Director
ZenGenius Inc.
Tom Beebe
Creative Consultant, Stylist, Window Wizard
Tom Beebe
Bevan Bloemendaal
Founder
BB Creative Consultancy
Peter Dixon
Senior Partner, Creative Director
Prophet
Ray Ehscheid
National Practice Leader, Retail
NELSON Worldwide
Eric Feigenbaum
President
Embrace Design
Brent Felten
Client Relationship Director, Retail Sector
Henderson Engineers
Michelle Fenstermaker
Executive Strategy Director
Landor
Sheri Goldstein
Director of Client Services
ACS
Annie Greenhouse
Fmr. New York Chapter President
Retail Design Institute
Matt Henderson
Business Development
BRR Architecture
Jay Highland
EVP, Creative Services
WD Partners
Kathleen Jordan
Industry Consultant
Kraig Kessel
Co-Founder
Kraido
Catherine Keywan
Design Practice Leader, Associate
Bergmeyer
Amanda McAllister
Creative Director
ChangeUp
Declan McCormack
Client Leader, Retail
BHDP Architecture
Michael Munchoff
Executive Creative Director
Chute Gerdeman
Joe Nevin
Principal
Nevin Associates
Robyn Novak
Director of Strategy & Development
AGAR
Kevin O’Donnell
Founder
Thread Collaborative
Nicole Rehfuss
Director Visual Strategy, Retail
Little
Ashley Randolph
Creative Director
ROWE
Jim Scarpone
Director – Retail
Shawmut Design & Construction
Bill Sleeth
Principal
MG2
Kate Sparks
Operations Director
FutureBrand
Randall Stone
Founder
ә’māz llc
Dena Yamaguchi
Associate Principal
CallisonRTKL
Samar Younes
Chief Imagination Officer, Founder
Samaritual LLC
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