Phyllis Harbinger, FASID, CID, is a professional interior designer, author, speaker, and educator.  Since 1993, she has successfully run her award-winning firm, Design Concepts/Interiors, LLC, which services both commercial and residential clients worldwide. 

Phyllis is NCIDQ certified, NYS Certified, and a professional member of the American Society of Interior Designers, serving as president of the ASID NY Metro Chapter in 2014-15 and in leadership roles on the national level as chair of the ASID Chapter Support Team from 2016-17, and two task force committees since 2018. She has also been a member of the Decorators Club since 2012, and a CIDQ ambassador since 2017. She is a mentor and a tenured adjunct assistant professor of Interior Design at the Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT), her alma mater, where she has taught Design Studio and Professional Practice for the past twenty years.

In 2014, Harbinger embarked on an editorial journey with Wiley Publishing and launched an exciting book, “The Interior Design Productivity Toolbox,” which streamlines the processes and systems for interior designers, students, and the design/build community. As a direct result of the success of the book, Phyllis and her team launched her business strategy and coaching business to further her work with designers, architects, and the design/build community, providing a unique set of tools with which her clients can grow and manage their roles in the corporate world or as principals of their own firms. 

Phyllis has been a resident guest host of The Chaise Lounge and The Student Lounge, critically acclaimed and globally recognized podcasts serving the design community, and speaks on a wide variety of topics.

BJ Miller, FASID, CCIM, combines her expertise in real estate, design, urban development, and senior living to bring leadership, vision, and cohesion to complex projects. In 1992, she founded The Vision Group Studios, a commercial interior design firm that she still heads today.

Devoting the decade of her forties to real estate, she founded Urban Redevelopment Alliance (URA) based in Johnson City, Tennessee, in 2003. In the ensuing decade, URA would lead the development and renovation of over 500,000 s.f. of the historic building stock in downtown Johnson City. BJ's role on local boards (PBA/JCDA) served as a catalyst for the public private partnerships required in the gentrification of the urban fabric. The decade of her fifties have involved a deeper dive into senior living operations, pursuing a Master's Degree in Architecture at UNL and receiving a certificate in gerontology in 2016 as part of that program.

In 2017 she joined forces with Paradigm Atlantic, a senior living management company, as managing director. The collective group recently launched Indigo, a small house assisted living model with plans to roll out a portfolio of this innovative residential model of care. In October 2017 she was elected chair of the American Society of Interior Designers (ASID) National Board of Directors, where she currently serves as past-chair of the board.

Angelita Scott, Ph.D., is an assistant professor of Interior Design at Georgia Southern University and owner of Angie Scott Design. Her research takes a proactive approach to the interior environment focusing on the intersection of the built environment and well-being, and the intersection of culture and the built environment. Through these perspectives she focuses on mental health, stress reduction, and occupant satisfaction. Dr. Scott has worked in the interior design profession as a practitioner, educator, and researcher for nearly 20 years.

Dr. Scott earned a Ph.D. in interior design with a focus on evidence-based design from the University of Minnesota and also holds a Master of Business Communication certificate from the University of St. Thomas. She was recently named a WELL Community Advisor for the WELL Building Institute, has spoken at numerous national and regional conferences, and was named an American Society of Interior Designers (ASID) Ones to Watch Award winner and Scholar recipient. Her business, Angie Scott Design, focuses on well-being consulting services for residential and housing professionals. She believes interior designers have the ability to make great contributions to the human condition by supporting a human-centered design approach. Through the lens of well-being and social justice, she hopes to empower people as change agents for the greater good.