Nathalie Faubert, MIES, is a lighting designer working at Cline Bettridge Bernstein Lighting Design. She has worked on projects in the hospitality, educational, commercial, and residential fields. Her project work at CBBLD is published in numerous design industry magazines, with articles appearing in Architectural Digest, Architectural Record, Interior Design and Oculus. She has an BS in Interior Design and a MA in Lighting Design. She has been teaching lighting design to BFA and MPS-L students at NYSID since 2014.

Director, MPS in Lighting Design

Shaun Fillion, Educator IALD, is an award winning lighting designer with two decades of lighting design experience and a decade of experience as an educator. Fillion was recognized with an Illumination Award (Grace Church, NYC), the IESNA Section Service Award and the Princess Grace Award. As Lighting Studio Manager for RAB Lighting, Shaun Fillion is responsible for meeting performance targets for the studio, providing guidance and growth. Fillion is secretary of the IES Progress Committee and the Libraries RP committee, as well as advisory member of the Residential Lighting Committee. Fillion serves on the board of managers for the Illuminating Engineering Society (IES) of North America, New York City Chapter, and serves as adviser to the Student Lighting Competition Committee. He is a certified instructor for AGi32.

Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean

Ellen started at NYSID as faculty member in 1999, later becoming lower division area coordinator, associate vice president for academic affairs, and ultimately, VP for academic affairs and dean in 2012. Fisher is a NYS certified interior designer with graduate degrees in teaching with technology and architectural studies. She earned a PhD in Architectural Studies/Human Environmental Sciences from the University of Missouri in 2011. For many years, she maintained an active design practice. Her areas of expertise include evidence-based design, design & literacy, and digital learning. 
 

Rachel Fletcher is a geometer and teacher of geometry and proportion to design practitioners. She holds an MFA in Theatre Design from Humboldt State University, an MA in Dramatic Literature from SUNY Albany, and a BS in Theatre from Hofstra University. Her latest book is Infinite Measure: Learning to Design in Geometric Harmony with Art, Architecture and Nature.

Ph.D., The Graduate Center of the City University of New York

M.Phil, The Graduate Center of the City University of New York

BA, MA, Hunter College

Masters in Urban Planning, Graduate Center, City University of New York
MS, Education, Brooklyn College
BS, City College, City University of New York
BS, Education, New York University

Brian received a BA from Sarah Lawrence College, an MA in Philosophy from University of Houston, and a Ph.D. in Philosophy from Stony Brook University. His research interests include 20th Century Continental Philosophy, Phenomenology, Aesthetics, and Philosophy of Place.

MA, Savannah College of Art and Design
BA, University of Kentucky

B.Arch, Drexel University

Adam is an interior designer at Martin Brudnizki Design Studio with more than seven years of professional experience.  He teaches Advanced Graphic Communications at NYSID. He holds a Bachelors of Architecture from NYIT.

BFA, New York School of Interior Design
BS, Brooklyn College

Ph.D., MA, New York University
MA, The Central Academy of Fine Arts, Beijing, China
BA, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China

Antonio is an interior designer with 3+ years of experience. A graduate of the School of Architecture, University of Puerto Rico (2010) and the New York School of Interior Design (2013), his experience includes working on corporate and healthcare interior projects. He currently teaches an introduction to Google Sketchup mini course at NYSID.

Daniel Rogers has over 27 years of experience in the lighting industry as lighting designer, manufacturer, sales rep, teacher, and consultant. He currently serves as ICF Lighting Technical Lead for ENERGY STAR product specification development, providing technical expertise to EPA on lamp and luminaire product design, efficiency metrics, and test procedures. He is Lighting Certified by the National Council on Qualifications for the Lighting Professions (NCQLP), is Chair of the NCQLP Examination Committee, and is a United States Green Building Council LEED Accredited Professional.

BAE, Pennsylvania State University

A German native, Stefan is an award-winning master craftsman in tailoring and pattern making who earned his MFA in Interior Design from the New York School of Interior Design. He began his career at S. Russell Groves in New York and later worked for several prestigious firms such as Pierce Allen, Selldorf Architects, and MR Architecture & Decor. He founded his own firm Steilish Interiors & Architecture in 2012. 

Freya has been teaching design history at NYSID since 2007. She teaches Historical Styles I and II and Design Theory, and has taught elective courses on Great Women Designers, Technology in Design, and The Habsburg Empire. Van Saun received a BA in Restoration and Connoisseurship of the Decorative Arts from the Fashion Institute of Technology and an MA from Bard Graduate Center for Studies in the Decorative Arts.

Mark Wright, AIA is a registered architect with 35 years of professional experience and an active private practice. He holds a BA in Architecture, Art, and Art History, and B.Arch, both from Rice University. As an architectural historian he has focused on the American architect H. H. Richardson.

Andrew is the senior portfolio manager at Vidaris, Inc.