Meet the Judges

Our experts come from diverse backgrounds

 Left to right: Diane Anderson, interior designer and owner of Diane Anderson Designs, Linda Bobski, real estate agent and staging professional with Coldwell Banker, Benita Brewer, Allied Member ASID, Bath & Kitchen Showroom, Linda Cain, AKBD, designer with Casework Inc., Andrea Darr, editor-in-chief of Kansas City Homes & Gardens, Merejo Dussair, co-owner of Design Build Team

Left to right: Julie Foster, Allied Member ASID, interior designer with McCartney Cabinets, Michael Gekas, designer with PlanetReuse.com, Katie Gruenewald, AKBD, kitchen designer with Kitchen Studio: Kansas City, Arlene Ladegaard, Allied Member ASID, IIDA, interior designer and owner of Design Connection Inc., Sarah Marshall, AKBD, kitchen designer with Armstrong Kitchens, Miche McKown-Brown, Allied Member ASID, interior designer and owner of Me and My Baby Designs

Left to right: Kevin Noble, AKBD, designer with Casework Inc., Heidi Pollmann, ASLA, LEED AP, landscape architect with Confluence, Mike Pollmann, Associate AIA, Susan Provines, Allied Member ASID, interior designer and owner of Susan Provines Interiors, Kathleen Ramsey, Allied Member ASID, interior designer and owner of Ramsey Interiors, John Schutt, designer and owner of Studio 605

Left to right: Sue Shinneman, CKD, kitchen designer and owner of Kitchen Studio: Kansas City, Chad Skelton, craftsman and owner of CAS Woodworks, Dorota Smerek, design consultant and owner of Dolcie & Co., Vicki Sneden, CKD, kitchen designer with Armstrong Kitchens, Jill Tran, interior designer and owner of Jill Tran Interior Design, Carolyn Wear, ASID, interior designer and owner of Carolyn Wear Interior Design

We’d also like to recognize the design students at Johnson County Community College for their participation in the judging, as well as thank instructors
Kristeen Armstrong-Scott, CKD, Diana Ingham, ASID, and Jan Cummings, program director:
Jill Bartlett  l  Karmin DeBey  l  Julie Foster  l  Jennifer Fuentes  l  Chelsea Hardesty  l  Kristi Schaffer  l  Keliah Smith  l  Kelly Specht