Elizabeth Battin
 
 

Elizabeth is an interior designer with 10 years of professional experience in residential and commercial design. She holds a MFA in Interior Design from New York School of Interior Design and a BS in Architecture from The University of Michigan.

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Ann Bell
 
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MA, Bard Graduate Center

BA, City University of New York

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David Bergman, RA, LEED AP, Director, MPS Sustainable Interior Environments
 
 

David Bergman is the founder of DavidBergmanEco, author of Sustainable Design: A Critical Guide and the blog EcoOptimism, which is dedicated to the belief that positive, often symbiotic, solutions exist to our environmental and economic issues. He is on the Executive Board of the NYC 2030 District and a trustee of Yale Blue Green as well as a former executive board member of the Designers Lighting Forum of New York and a former president of Furniture New York. He holds a Master of Architecture from Princeton and a BA from Yale.

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Reid Betz, AIA, LEED AP
 
 

Reid is a partner at Ageloff & Associates. His career began in Atlanta where he started to put his interest in sustainability into practice. Before settling into the residential sector, he worked on sustainability initiatives for the design and construction of the 2nd Avenue Subway. He holds a Bachelor of Civil Engineering degree from Cooper Union and a Master of Architecture degree from Georgia Tech. 

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Raymond Blackburn
 
 

Ray is a teacher and writer living in New York City.  He has taught various English courses at NYSID since 2004. He has an MFA in Creative Writing from City College and a BA in British Literature from Hunter College.  He also has a CELTA certification for the international instruction of ESL.  

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Jeffri Boisvert
 
 

Jeffri is an interior designer who has worked on residential projects all over the US; from single family residences to multi-million-dollar estates. He believes that everyone deserves well thought out, functional design that makes their lives easier, efficient, and beautiful. He has taught residential design studios, architectural woodwork detailing, kitchen and bath design, and drafting at NYSID.

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David Burdett
 
 

David is a principal at Das Studio. He is a ARB (UK) registered architect with 30 years of architectural, interior, and garden design work in both the United Kingdom and the United States. He has experience in healthcare, affordable and special needs housing, residential new construction, and renovation and work on Listed Buildings. He recieved a MA from De Montfort University, Leicester, UK and a BA from Leicester Polytechnic School of Architecture.

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Ruth Virginia Burt
 
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Ruth is the founder and principal of Ruth Burt International. She has an extensive background in both commercial and residential interior design. Since 1979 she has worked with a variety of New York City-based firms including Edward Durell Stone Associates PC, Stuart Mager, Inc., Naomi Leff and Associates Inc., Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc., Mancini Duffy Associates and Jack Lenor Larsen, Inc. She received an MA from New York University, and BA from Marymount Manhattan College, and a AAS from New York School of Interior Design.

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John Buscarello, ASID
 
 

John is a NYS Certified Interior Designer with more than 30 years of professional experience. He is president of John A. Buscarello, Inc. and his design work has been published internationally. He graduated from Adelphi University, summa cum laude with a BA in Art History and Studio Art and also studied design at FIT. Interior Design magazine named him a "Kitchen & Bath Design Leader." He was a awarded a Medalist citation for his outstanding dedication and work for ASID. Publications include: Interior DesignThe New York TimesNew York SpacesHouse Beautiful, many books as well.

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Matthew A. Postal
 
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Matthew is an architectural historian specializing in 19th and 20th century architecture and urbanism. He has been a member of the research staff of the New York Landmarks Preservation Commission since 1998. Matt holds a PhD from the Graduate Center of the City University of New York. He is the co-author of the Guide to New York City Landmarks(2003 and 2009) and Ten Architectural Walks in Manhattan (2009). He received a MA from New York University, Institute of Fine Arts and a BA from Vassar College. matthewpostal.com

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