Program Consultants
The individuals on CIDA’s list of program consultants have demonstrated the appropriate background and experience to provide consulting services to interested programs.
These individuals have demonstrated:- a strong understanding and practical experience in applying current CIDA standards during the accreditation process;
- a broad and in-depth knowledge of interior design education either through service as a CIDA site visitor, extensive experience as a faculty member at a CIDA-accredited program, or a combination of the two;
- demonstrated commitment to quality interior design education through professional and service activities;
- professional attributes, including strong communication skills, open-mindedness, ethical behavior, dependability, and timeliness.
Program consultants may be called upon to serve in an advisory capacity as set forth in an independent service contract between the individual program and consultant. Programs may contract with a consultant to provide a broad range of services depending on the interests and issues affecting program development. Each consultant’s self-identified area(s) of expertise are identified below.
Individual programs and consultants negotiate service contracts, including compensation for services rendered, independent of CIDA. CIDA does not maintain guidelines or provide advice to programs or consultants related to services and fees. Please click here to download CIDA’s policy and procedure for program consultants (PDF document).
If you have any questions about the list of program consultants, please contact Megan Scanlan, accreditation manager, megan@accredit-id.org.
Program Consultants
Scott Ageloff is Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean of the New York School of Interior Design. Prior to his position at NYSID, Mr. Ageloff was Associate Professor of Interior Design at Marymount College in Tarrytown, New York, where he served as Chair of the Arts Division.Mr. Ageloff received his undergraduate degree in architecture, with honors, from Carnegie-Mellon University and Masters of Architecture from Yale University. Prior to graduate school, he was a Fellow in the Luce Scholars Program of the Henry Luce Foundation and during that time he was a working member of the Architects Group Forum, an architectural firm in Seoul, Korea. He is licensed to practice architecture in New York and New Jersey, and is a New York State Certified Interior Designer. He has served as a grader of the NCIDQ exam and is a CIDA site visitor. Mr. Ageloff is also a member of ASID, AIA, and IDEC.
Scott Ageloff’s self-identified areas of expertise are as follows:- curriculum revision;
- overall program development;
- reviewing student work to determine compliance with CIDA Standards;
- organizing a CIDA site visit; conducting a successful self-study process;
- and providing constructive criticism on draft Program Analysis Reports.
Lynn M. Jones, ASID, IIDA, IDEC, serves as the Graduate Coordinator/Professor of Interior Design at Brenau University. She previously served as their Interior Design Program Director, as well as Chair of the Art & Design Department.
Lynn completed her undergraduate degree magna cum laude at Purdue University. She then relocated to Atlanta and practiced professionally in commercial office and hospitality design. Lynn taught adjunct at the Art Institute of Atlanta and was soon hired full-time as continuing education director. Her graduate work in Historic Preservation was completed at the University of Georgia. In 1990, she launched Jones Interiors to complement her teaching.
Brenau secured FIDER (CIDA) accreditation under Lynn’s guidance in 1993. Lynn has been actively involved in CIDA as a site visitor and currently serves as a team chair. Beginnings of Interior Environments, her introductory textbook, is used extensively by professional interior design programs nationally and internationally.
Lynn M. Jones’ self-identified areas of expertise are as follows:- overall program development and related curriculum revision
- conducting a successful self-study process and providing constructive criticism on draft Program Analysis Reports
- reviewing student work to determine compliance with CIDA Standards
- and organizing a CIDA site visit
Marjorie Kriebel is Emeritus Professor of Design at Drexel University’s Westphal College of Media Arts and Design in Philadelphia, PA. She taught for 36 years in Drexel’s undergraduate and graduate interior design programs, serving as Coordinator of the Master of Science Program, Head of the Design Department, and Associate Dean for curricular issues. Marjorie has extensive experience as a CIDA site visitor and team chair and a breadth of knowledge about interior design education from chairing the Journal of Interior Design Publication Management Board, serving as associate editor of the journal, and continuing to serve on its Editorial Review Board.
Marjorie Kriebel’s self-identified areas of expertise are as follows:- overall program development;
- conducting a successful self-study process;
- reviewing student work to determine compliance with CIDA Standards;
- curriculum revision; organizing a CIDA site visit;
- and providing constructive criticism on draft Program Analysis Reports.
Cheryl Reece Myers, Ed.D., ASID, has been a director of interior design programs for 30 years and a STEP Workshop leader for 22 years. Her postgraduate work was in interior design pedagogy with an emphasis on testing. Cheryl is NCIDQ certified and serves as a volunteer site visitor for CIDA. Cheryl has also served as an interior design curriculum consultant for universities in Kuwait, Honduras, and the United States. She is currently a professor at the University of Oklahoma and conducts summer seminars in Honduras. Cheryl’s company, Design Consultant Associates, conducts an immersion space planning workshop known as Space Camp. She also developed an online testing website, www.DesignQuiz.com.
Cheryl Reece Myres’ self-identified areas of expertise are as follows:- curriculum revision;
- overall program development;
- reviewing student work to determine compliance with CIDA Standards;
- and conducting a successful self-study process.
Lisa Tucker is a Virginia-certified interior designer and licensed architect with over 20 years of design practice experience. Lisa has also been teaching interior design for the past eight years and is a full-time faculty member at Virginia Tech in the CIDA-accredited interior design program. Lisa serves as a volunteer CIDA site visitor and team chair. Her research and creative scholarship focus is on sustainable design and historic preservation. She has been heavily involved in IDEC’s sustainability initiatives.
Lisa Tucker’s self identified areas of expertise are as follows:- curriculum revision;
- reviewing student work to determine compliance with CIDA Standards;
- organizing a CIDA site visit;
- conducting a successful self-study process;
- and providing constructive criticism on draft Program Analysis Reports.