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Monica Letourneau

Interior design professor

Education

  • M.F.A., interior design, Savannah College of Art and Design
  • B.A., historic preservation, Roger Williams University

Credentials

Academic experience

  • Professor, interior design,  2002-present
    Graduate coordinator, 2010-22
    Chair, interior design, 2005-09, Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, GA

Professional experience

  • Senior interior designer, 1997-2002, Cooper Carry Architects, Alexandria, VA and Atlanta
    Provided interior design services for corporate, educational, and multifamily housing projects. Managed design process in execution of services from programming through construction administration phases. Coordinated documents with project team including architects, engineers, lighting, acoustic, audio-visual, graphic design, security, and art consultants.
  • Junior interior designer, 1991-1997, Hansen Architects, Savannah, GA
    Provided full interior design services at firm. Assisted project architects on educational, commercial, healthcare, hospitality, and residential projects.
  • Marketing coordinator/business development, 1981-1991
    As member of the marketing department at architectural firms, I provided graphic design and written materials for promotional literature, assembled consultant teams, wrote marketing proposals, award submittals, coordinated project photography, and monitored quarterly sales goals.

    • Perry Dean Rogers & Partners Architects, Boston
    • Ayers/Saint/Gross Architects, Baltimore
    • Bernard Johnson & Associates, Bethesda, Md.

Certification and professional services

  • NCIDQ Certified
  • LEED AP ID+C, accredited professional, 2005–22
  • National Council for Interior Design Qualification (NCIDQ), examination proctor, 2010–18
  • Interior Design Continuing Education Council (IDCEC), CEU course reviewer, 2008–14

Awards, recognitions, and honors

  • Faculty Sabbatical Award, "Sustainable Building Design," 2016
  • School of Building Arts Dean's Award, cross-disciplinary collaboration, Goodwill Coastal Empire Attended Donation Center, 2013
  • Faculty Sabbatical Award, "Exploration of Non-Western Architecture and Culture," 2009

Organizations

  • International Interior Designers Association (IIDA)
  • Interior Design Educators Council (IDEC)
  • American Society of Interior Designers (ASID)
  • U.S. Green Building Council, Georgia (USGBC)

Publications and presentations

Scholarly activities

  • Design Summit Participant, Institute for Patient-Centered Design, Inc., Charleston, S.C., Oct. 2018
  • Environments for Aging Conference & Expo, Savannah, Ga., April 2018
  • Coverings, Atlanta, 2018
  • NeoCon, Furniture and Finishes tradeshow, Chicago, June 2017
  • Autodesk Revit software course, 50 hour training, July 2017
  • Central Europe for Sustainable Building Design Conference, June 2016
  • Venice Architecture Biennale, Venice, Italy, May 2016
  • National meeting, Interior Design Educator's Council, Fort Worth, Texas, 2014
  • National meeting, National Trust for Historic Preservation, Savannah, Ga., 2014
  • "Bringing Sustainability to the Classroom," presented at SCAD TADtad, Savannah, Ga., Oct. 2012.
  • Regional meeting, American Society of Interior Designers Southeast, Charleston, S.C., Oct. 2012
  • Regional meeting, Interior Design Educator's Council International, Statesboro, Ga., Oct. 2011
  • NeoCon, Furniture and Finishes tradeshow, Chicago, June 2011
  • Design Ethos Conference, Savannah, Ga., Oct. 2010
  • NeoCon, Chicago, June 2010
  • Regional meeting, Interior Design Educator's Council International, Atlanta, March 2010
  • Participant, International Federation of Interior Architects and Designers General Assembly, Dubai, U.A.E., Nov. 2009
  • ACSA South East, Fall Conference, Savannah, Ga., Oct. 2009
  • NeoCon, Chicago, June 2009
  • Meeting, Interior Design Educator's Council South Region, Auburn University, Auburn, Ala., Nov. 2008
  • International meeting, Interior Design Educator's Council, Montreal, Canada, March 2008
  • NeoCon, Chicago, June 2007
  • Regional meeting, Interior Design Educator's Council, Greensboro, N.C., Oct. 2006
  • International meeting, Interior Design Educator's Council, Austin, Texas,  March 2006
  • Greenbuild 2005, Atlanta, Nov. 2005
  • Regional meeting, Interior Design Educator's Council, Tallahassee, Fla., Oct. 2005
  • Green/Blue Workshop on Sustainable Design, Savannah, Ga., March 2005
  • International meeting, Interior Design Educator's Council, Savannah, Ga., March 2005
  • Greenbuild 2004, Portland, Ore., Nov. 2004
  • EnviroDesign 2004, Minneapolis, April 2004
  • Panel participant, Boston Architectural Society Career Day, Sustainable Design, Wentworth Institute, Boston, Oct. 2003

Publications review/jury

  • Reviewer, Interior Design Graphic Standards, second edition, Bingelli, Wiley & Sons, 2012
  • Senior thesis show guest critique, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio, May 2009