Executive Committee

  • Megan May

    Megan May

    President

    Megan May is a former interior designer and executive sales representative for Ulster Carpets providing custom axminster to t…

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  • Angie Law

    Angie Law

    VP/Administration

    Angie Law is the Marketing Director and Customer Engagement Director with Signature Flooring. She severed as Marketing Direct…

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  • Kelly McCallister

    Kelly McCallister

    VP/Development

  • Brittany Panachida

    Brittany Panachida

    Secretary

    Brittany is a graduate of the University of Georgia with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Interior Design. Brittany began her care…

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  • Jessica Kendrick Schoenberg

    Jessica Kendrick Schoenberg

    Treasurer

    Jessica Kendrick is an account executive with Couristan Hospitality who enthusiastically works with designers across the sout…

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  • Todd Fuller

    Todd Fuller

    Past President/Parliamentarian

    Director of Social Media on the 2022 NEWH International Board of Directors Vice President of Administration on the 2022 NEWH…

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  • Penny Shelton

    Penny Shelton

    Executive Advisor

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Board of Directors

  • Deaderia Morris-Bowman

    Deaderia Morris-Bowman

    Scholarship

    Deaderia Morris-Bowman is Director of Design & Marketing for Distinction Hospitality, Inc. Distinction Hospitality is headqua…

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  • Nina Pawelczyk

    Nina Pawelczyk

    Membership

    Nina Perala is the east coast Sales Manager for Quiltcraft Industries. She’s an Industrial Design graduate from Georgia Tec…

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  • Sheryl White

    Sheryl White

    Student Relations

  • Kelly Burgess

    Kelly Burgess

    Programming

    Kelly truly started her career in hospitality in 2019 when she shifted from a career in luxury furniture sales to a new caree…

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  • Susan Trau

    Susan Trau

    Fundraising

  • Rosalie Capiral-Little

    Rosalie Capiral-Little

    Equity, Inclusion, & Diversity

    "With decades of diverse design and management expertise across major brands in Hospitality, Retail & Visual Displays, F&B, a…

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  • Beth James

    Beth James

    Marketing

  • Todd Fuller

    Todd Fuller

    NEWH, Inc. Delegate

    Director of Social Media on the 2022 NEWH International Board of Directors Vice President of Administration on the 2022 NEWH…

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  • Angie Law

    Angie Law

    NEWH, Inc. Delegate

    Angie Law is the Marketing Director and Customer Engagement Director with Signature Flooring. She severed as Marketing Direct…

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Committee Chair

  • Jennifer Cahill

    Jennifer Cahill

    Scholarship

  • Margarita Leon de la Barra

    Margarita Leon de la Barra

    Hospitality

  • Pamela Villafane

    Pamela Villafane

    Fundraising

  • Connie  Land

    Connie Land

    Community Service

    Connie Land is the Regional Sales Manager for Hanes Hospitality, a division of Leggett & Platt. Connie has a BSc in Furnishin…

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Megan May

Megan May

President

Megan May is a former interior designer and executive sales representative for Ulster Carpets providing custom axminster to the Hospitality Industry and sits on the Board of NEWH Atlanta as the Programming Chair.

Angie Law

Angie Law

VP/Administration

Angie Law is the Marketing Director and Customer Engagement Director with Signature Flooring. She severed as Marketing Director with the Atlanta Chapter in 2022 and is now the VP of Development for 2023. Beth James is the Product Development and Design Director for Hospitality with Signature Flooring. She is serving as the Marketing Director with the Atlanta Chapter for 2023.

Brittany Panachida

Brittany Panachida

Secretary

Brittany is a graduate of the University of Georgia with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Interior Design. Brittany began her career within the hospitality market as an Art Consultant with Wendover Art Group where she led the Vacation Ownership segment of their business. Her experience also includes prototypical brand scheme development with all major brands and custom projects with leading design firms across the country. Brittany serves as the Membership Chair of the Atlanta NEWH Board, and is pleased to bring her relational and business development skills to Banko Design.

Jessica Kendrick Schoenberg

Jessica Kendrick Schoenberg

Treasurer

Jessica Kendrick is an account executive with Couristan Hospitality who enthusiastically works with designers across the southeast (GA, AL, TN, NC, SC) to create carpet and rugs for hospitality projects. She has been involved in the hospitality industry for over a decade and values the connections between the NEWH community and her work at Couristan.

Todd Fuller

Todd Fuller

Past President/Parliamentarian

Director of Social Media on the 2022 NEWH International Board of Directors
Vice President of Administration on the 2022 NEWH Atlanta Chapter Executive Board

Deaderia Morris-Bowman

Deaderia Morris-Bowman

Scholarship

Deaderia Morris-Bowman is Director of Design & Marketing for Distinction Hospitality, Inc. Distinction Hospitality is headquartered in High Point, North Carolina and focuses on providing custom furniture to the hospitality industry.

After graduating from Spelman College, Deaderia began her career working at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, DC. and later completed a certificate in business at Georgetown University.

Deaderia joined Marriott International in 1987 and spent 20 years as part of the Marriott Team. During her time at Marriott, as Senior Designer and Interior Design Manager, Deaderia worked on design renovations covering a broad range of hotel brands including Ritz-Carlton, JW Marriott, Marriott Marquis, Renaissance and Marriott Hotel & Resorts. Deaderia worked with various customers including Host Hotels. Her projects and renovations were in the United States as well as Europe and South America.

She left Marriott to join Kimball Hospitality as Director of Design, where she spent 13 years engaged in a broad range of projects and helped enhance the brand image and overall marketing for the company.

Deaderia is passionate about the Hospitality Industry and is NCIDQ-certified, a member of ASID, and an active member of NEWH. In addition, she loves puppies, flowers, and recently the joy of cooking. Deaderia resides in Atlanta Georgia with her husband Elmer Bowman.

Nina Pawelczyk

Nina Pawelczyk

Membership

Nina Perala is the east coast Sales Manager for Quiltcraft Industries. She’s an Industrial Design graduate from Georgia Tech & got her start in the hospitality industry as an Art Consultant in 2012. Thanks to the pandemic, Nina recently moved to Philadelphia with her dog, Queso, and boyfriend, Joe, and supports the NEWH Atlanta chapter remotely.

Kelly Burgess

Kelly Burgess

Programming

Kelly truly started her career in hospitality in 2019 when she shifted from a career in luxury furniture sales to a new career in hospitality art consulting at SOHO. Kelly has revered art and interior design her entire life, and holds a BFA in Interior Design from Georgia State University. When not at work, Kelly loves to see live music, travel, and spend time with her two adopted fur children Kali and Murphy.

Rosalie Capiral-Little

Rosalie Capiral-Little

Equity, Inclusion, & Diversity

“With decades of diverse design and management expertise across major brands in Hospitality, Retail & Visual Displays, F&B, and Corporate Workplace practices, Rosalie stands as a creative luminary passionately shaping human experiences within the built environment. In her role as a self-employed creative strategies consultant, her unique blend of talent and vision drives programming optimization, utilizing creative design solutions for brand marketing initiatives.

Excelling in grassroots networking and communication, Rosalie fosters trust-based relationships by understanding each client’s unique project opportunity and solving for their “WHY”.

Driven by a commitment to community and a focus on the next generation, Rosalie developed design education initiatives, launching the original Project Pipeline Programs for the NOMAtlanta Chapter as the emeritus Director of Community Outreach. A similar framework was introduced in 2022 during her initial year volunteering as the Co-Director of Programming for EID with the NEWH ATL Chapter. The Project Pipeline Program continues to spark interest among middle school and early career college students throughout Atlanta, GA, especially those who may not have considered careers in Architecture and Design as attainable. Feeding the pipeline is key.

In 2023, Rosalie developed and implemented the inaugural Student Internship Program for the A&D Studio, while employed at IHG Hotels & Resorts as a Brand Strategies Manager encouraging local HBCU students to apply. Presently, she continues to work in Academia as a professional mentor for emerging creatives at SCAD, advocating for the representation of the underrepresented communities in design especially in thought leadership roles.

As the 2024 Director of EID for the NEWH Atlanta Chapter, Rosalie aims to continue to enlighten the community on the values of EID while organically integrating our committee’s mission and goals through volunteerism. Rosalie wants to ensure her personal impact extends beyond design aesthetics, leaving a lasting legacy of inspiration and inclusivity through storytelling and shared experiences.”

Todd Fuller

Todd Fuller

NEWH, Inc. Delegate

Director of Social Media on the 2022 NEWH International Board of Directors
Vice President of Administration on the 2022 NEWH Atlanta Chapter Executive Board

Angie Law

Angie Law

NEWH, Inc. Delegate

Angie Law is the Marketing Director and Customer Engagement Director with Signature Flooring. She severed as Marketing Director with the Atlanta Chapter in 2022 and is now the VP of Development for 2023. Beth James is the Product Development and Design Director for Hospitality with Signature Flooring. She is serving as the Marketing Director with the Atlanta Chapter for 2023.

Connie  Land

Connie Land

Community Service

Connie Land is the Regional Sales Manager for Hanes Hospitality, a division of Leggett & Platt. Connie has a BSc in Furnishings and Interiors from the University of Georgia. After graduation, Connie worked for iconic interior designer Dan Carithers and with IHG prior to opening her own residential design firm, which she ran for 10yrs. Connie has been in hospitality design and sales since 2014, first with Grohe/American Standard prior to joining Hanes Hospitality in 2018.

When not working, she enjoys spending time with her busy 15yr old son, running, playing tennis or volunteering and is the founder of Atlanta’s Shamrock N Roll road race and Estrellitas.

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