Santa Monica College, Interior Architectural Design

Description Awards Alumni

Our Alumni:

Sample Program Student Success Stories in the Wide Career Path Available from our Program Training:

If you are one of our past students, we welcome you to post/update your successes. Besides keeping in touch with the friends you've made in the program, it could be good marketing for your business. Email submissions/updates to Childress_Cary@smc.edu. (I will link your website &/or email if you like.)

By Last Name: (plus First Name Cross Reference)

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A

  • Alexis Schlemer, see Schlemer
  • Alfaro, Sherry:
    • Upholstery Designer: Ralph's Interiors, Santa Monica
  • Alfred Robledo, see Robledo
  • Amador, Noel:
    • Assistant, Retail Store Design, Banana Republic
  • Anna Munandar, see Munandar
  • Angela Lee, see Lee
  • Antoine Workman, see Workman

B

  • Barbara Clare, see Clare
  • Blatsos, Stephanie:
    • Transfer to Woodbury University, Architecture
  • Byung-Jun Lee, see Lee

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C

  • Calderon, Evelyn:
    • Model Home Design Assistant, Color Design Art
  • Chuck Feesago, see Feesago
  • Christopher Grantham, see Grantham
  • Clare, Barbara:
    • Architectural Color Designer and Teaching Faculty
  • Clair, Rebel:
    • Interior Health/Green Designer
  • Coulter, Stephanie:
    • Showroom Manager, Brown Jordan International, Pacific Design Center

D

  • de Lemos, Nikky:
    • Entertainment Set Decorator
  • Douglas, Nancy:
    • Licensed Tile and Hard Stone Contractor

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E

  • Erika Lewis, see Lewis
  • Evelyn Calderon, see Calderon

F

  • Feaster, Sandi:
    • Randolph and Hein, Pacific Design Center
    • Accepted into Graduate School, Clemson, Charleston, South Carolina, in the History of Decorative Arts
  • Feesago, Chuck:
    • Furniture Designer
  • Ferreira, Melody:
    • CAD Production Designer

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G

  • Gabriella Toro, see Toro
  • Gina Marra, see Marra
  • Glantz, Rosalyn:
    • Interior Architectural Designer
  • Guillermina Chiu, see Chiu
  • Grantham, Christopher:
    • Designer with Claire Thompson, IIDA, CID, Principal, The Thompson Collaborative

H

  • Hayashi, Rika:
    • Office Designer, Interior Spaces International
  • Hernandez, Michael:
    • Office Manager/Sales: Thomas Lavin, Inc., Pacific Design Center

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I

  • Islas, Erica:
    • Student in SMC Interior Architectural Design Program,in 1990's
    • Did paid Internship under SMC Interior Architectural Designer, Gabriella Toro: Salary: $12 to $15/hr.
    • Hired by Gabriella Toro as Assistant Designer Project Manager: $50/hr.
    • Incorporated and opened own company: EMI Interior Design, Inc.; current salary: $125.00/hr.
    • Currently hosting SMC Interior Architectural Design Intern, Maricarmen Hassanzadeh
    • Guest Speaker, SMC Interior Architectural Design Program Career Class

J

  • Jonathan Wong, see Wong

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K

  • Kala Madhure, see Madhure
  • Kathy Nixon, see Nixon
  • Knapp, Nancy:
    • Design Assistant: Hirsch Bedner Hospitality Design, Santa Monica
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L

  • Lai, Yu Ming:
    • Transfer Student: CSULB: Interior Architectural Design
  • Lee, Angela:
    • Graduate of SMC's Interiors Program
    • academic transfer to CSULB
    • graduated in Interior Architectural Design
    • now a practicing Professional Designer in Santa Monica at Gensler, one of the premier design corporations in the world.
  • Lee, Byung-Jun:
    • CAD Production Designer
  • Lewis, Erika:
    • Plaskoff Design Group, Tarzana
  • Lisa Prokaeva, see Prokaeva
  • Loftin, Marci:
    • HGA Commercial Architects, Marina del Rey
  • Lytel Young, see Young

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M

  • Madhure, Kala:
    • Manager, Amy De Vault Interiors, Venice
      • Amy De Vault is a graduate of SMC Interior Arch. Design Program and a practicing professional for high end homes and commercial interiors throughout Southern California. Amy has continuously done a Room for the Annual Pasadena Showcase House, assisted by SMC Students.
  • Maeda, Takuji:
    • EuroConcepts Kitchens, Pacific Design Center
  • Marci Loftin, see Loftin
  • Marjorie Te, see Te
  • Marra, Gina:
    • Western Regional Sales Rep, Cowtan & Tout Fabrics
  • Melody Ferreira, see Ferreira
  • Michael Hernandez, see Hernandez
  • Micheal Okelly, see Okelly, Micheal
  • Munandar, Anna:
    • Photographer & Interior Architectural Designer

N

  • Nancy Douglas, see Douglas
  • Nancy Knapp, see Knapp
  • Nikky de Lemos, see de Lemos
  • Nixon, Kathy:
    • Licensed General Contractor, Residential Renovations
  • Noel Amador, see Amador

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O

  • Okelly, Micheal:
    • Furniture Designer / Builder
  • Olga Yefremova, see Yefremova

P

  • Prokaeva, Lisa:
    • Design Assistant, The Elia Design Group, Inc., Pasadena

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Q

R

  • Rebel Clair, see Clair
  • Rika Hayashi, see Hayashi
  • Roberta Tseng, see Tseng
  • Robledo, Alfred:
    • Window Treatment Fabrication
  • Rosalyn Glantz, see Glantz

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S

  • Sandi Feaster, see Feaster
  • Sarah Zulaga, see Zulaga
  • Schlemer, Alexis:
    • Lighting Designer, Long Beach
  • Sherry Alfaro, see Alfaro
  • Stephanie Blatsos, see Blatsos
  • Stephanie Coulter, see Coulter

T

  • Takuji Maeda, see Maeda
  • Te, Marjorie:
    • CAD Production Designer, Architect's Office
  • Tjandra, Yus:
    • Transfer to California State University @ Long Beach, Interior Architectural Design Program
  • Toro, Gabriella:
  • Tseng, Roberta:
    • Transfer to CSULB, Interior Architectural Design Program

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V

W

  • Wai Lin Yip, see Yip
  • Wong, Jonathan:
    • Interior Designer
    • Published Numerous Times recently:
      • The Los Angeles Times Magazine, April, 2005
      • The Los Angeles Times Newspaper, December 1, 2005
      • Better Homes & Gardens
      • Author of 3 books, the 1st being: "Walls that Wow"
  • Workman, Antoine:
    • Draftsman with Claire Thompson, IIDA, CID, Principal, The Thompson Collaborative

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X

Y

  • Yefremova,Olga:
    • Transfer to Woodbury University, Burbank
  • Yip, Wai Lin:
    • Retail Design: Ethan Allen Westwood
  • Young, Lytel:
    • Interior Architectural Designer, Published Numerous Times, most recently, House Beautiful.
  • Yu Ming Lai, see Lai
  • Yus Tjandra, see Tjandra

Z

  • Zulaga, Sarah:
    • Transfer to CSULB in Interior Architectural Design

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