Expert Qualifications
This highly qualified, award-winning design expert has a 26-year multi-disciplinary background in building and creating strategic retail environments. She earned a BS advertising from the University of Illinois-Urbana and completed post-graduate studies in graphic design at the University of Illinois at Chicago. This expert is a member of the editorial advisory board for Visual Merchandising and Store Design Magazine and was recognized as the 2018 Top Female Retail Designer for her body of accomplishments in the fields of retail design and visual merchandising. She was formerly a graphic designer, art director, and creative director with Whole Foods Market, and, currently, she is the senior design director for a large grocery chain based in California where she has helped open more than 50 uniquely designed stores in the Western U.S. and Canada.
