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Business coach and interior decorator Monique Nicole will receive the Mentorship Award, which honors industry leaders who share their knowledge to foster success for established and next-generation professionals. This award recognizes her history of offering guidance, support and mentorship to emerging designers from underrepresented backgrounds.

As the governing body of the Society, the national board of directors is responsible for leading and representing ASID and its members by advising on, administering, and implementing organizational policies. The board is committed to advancing the profession through a positive, forward-thinking lens, while recognizing the impact of social, technological, economic, and environmental influences on the practice of design.

Olivia Westbrook is Hallmark Channel’s first design star, leading the heartfelt home renovation series Home Is Where The Heart Is on Hallmark+. In this intimate conversation, she shares the emotional heart of her design approach, how she maintained creative control on set, and the ways personal loss shaped her connection to the show’s mission of honoring legacy through space.