Executive Committee

  • Kristy Bohne

    Kristy Bohne

    President

    With a degree in Interior design, Kristy has spent most of her career working hand-in-hand with her clients to create beautif…

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  • Tiffany Miller-Baker

    Tiffany Miller-Baker

    VP/Administration

    Tiffany Miller-Baker is a New York Interior Designer who loves transforming spaces into something unforgettable. For over fif…

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  • Lissette Wispe-Garrido

    Lissette Wispe-Garrido

    VP/Development

    Senior Strategic Sourcing Manager for Wyndham Hotels and Resorts, Lissette has been a member of NEWH for 7 years and counting…

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  • Michaella Nemer

    Michaella Nemer

    Secretary

    I am excited to announce my decision to join the New York Chapter in 2025, fully committed to immersing myself in the vibrant…

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  • Evelyn Liu

    Evelyn Liu

    Treasurer

  • Erica Puccio

    Erica Puccio

    Past President/Parliamentarian

    Erica Puccio is the CEO of Puccio Collaborative, a design development and brand management group to the A&D community. She jo…

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  • Levar Jackson

    Levar Jackson

    Executive Advisor

    Levar is a native New York with a passion for discovery. He recently founded Yogh Group, a sustainable and impactful hotel de…

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Board of Directors

  • Joshua Kennett

    Joshua Kennett

    Scholarship

    Josh is a manufacturing representative for carpet and rugs, working for Royal Thai, a world leader in the categories of Axmin…

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  • Garden Hahn

    Garden Hahn

    Membership

  • Lori Firpo

    Lori Firpo

    Student Relations

  • Shay Lam

    Shay Lam

    Fundraising

    Experienced, dynamic leader, who has spent 20 years crafting hospitality-driven, imaginative business spaces in Hospitality, …

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  • Michael Quaglia

    Michael Quaglia

    Marketing

  • Tiffany Miller-Baker

    Tiffany Miller-Baker

    NEWH, Inc. Delegate

    Tiffany Miller-Baker is a New York Interior Designer who loves transforming spaces into something unforgettable. For over fif…

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  • Erica Puccio

    Erica Puccio

    NEWH, Inc. Delegate

    Erica Puccio is the CEO of Puccio Collaborative, a design development and brand management group to the A&D community. She jo…

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Committee Chair

  • Amy Funk

    Amy Funk

    Education

  • Nicole  Gemma

    Nicole Gemma

    Farewell Ambassador

    With over 12 years of industry experience under her belt, Nicole currently serves as Regional Market Manager for Cortina Leat…

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  • Robert Veluz

    Robert Veluz

    Fundraising

  • Miles Sotelo Hodge

    Miles Sotelo Hodge

    Marketing

    Works with developers, architects and interior designer in specifying decorative plumbing products for multifamily and hospit…

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  • Ananya  Vijayendra

    Ananya Vijayendra

    Social Media

  • Lauren Randazzo

    Lauren Randazzo

    Public Relations

  • Anna Morello

    Anna Morello

    Publications

  • Tina Beck-King

    Tina Beck-King

    Community Service

    Tina Beck-King is the Sales Manager for Wolf Gordon, headquartered in NYC. She graduated from The Fashion Institute of Techno…

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  • Pierre Josselin

    Pierre Josselin

    Strategic Alliances

  • Sky Tucker

    Sky Tucker

    Committee Development

  • Sara Duffy

    Ways & Means

  • Catherine Kar

    Catherine Kar

    Historian

  • Holly Johnson

    Holly Johnson

    Green Voice

    Team-oriented sales professional with the proven ability to assess client needs to effectively promote goods and services. Hi…

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Kristy Bohne

Kristy Bohne

President

With a degree in Interior design, Kristy has spent most of her career working hand-in-hand with her clients to create beautiful custom carpeting for hospitality and multi-family projects. Now, with Innovative carpets, she handles both sales and design in the Northeast as well as business development nationwide.

Happily married with 2 great kids and 3 adorable pups, with a strong belief in working hard while making time for important things. Aside from being a carpet nerd, she also enjoys fitness, travel, beaches, and boating and is a proud NEWH board/Committee member for 6 years.

Tiffany Miller-Baker

Tiffany Miller-Baker

VP/Administration

Tiffany Miller-Baker is a New York Interior Designer who loves transforming spaces into something unforgettable. For over fifteen years she has turned her passion into real experience on projects as far ranging as: commercial, corporate, restaurant, retail, and hospitality. Tiffany celebrates her team and together they create functional and inspiring spaces. She takes pride in making each project unique and constantly strives to incorporate unexpected elements with a fresh way of thinking, discovering space, and expressing new ideas. Experienced in all design aesthetics and possessing an open-minded palate for taste, Tiffany is able to ease into any project and style with enthusiasm and ingenuity. When Tiffany isn’t busy creating beautiful spaces, she enjoys traveling with her family, theater, new restaurants and fashion.

Lissette Wispe-Garrido

Lissette Wispe-Garrido

VP/Development

Senior Strategic Sourcing Manager for Wyndham Hotels and Resorts, Lissette has been a member of NEWH for 7 years and counting.

She moved to the Northeast from Miami FL, where she originally fell in love with Hospitality. She now lives in Brooklyn with her 5 year old German Sheppard named Jameson, and spends her down time studying and growing indoor plants as a hobby.

Michaella Nemer

Michaella Nemer

Secretary

I am excited to announce my decision to join the New York Chapter in 2025, fully committed to immersing myself in the vibrant design community and contributing to its growth.

Erica Puccio

Erica Puccio

Past President/Parliamentarian

Erica Puccio is the CEO of Puccio Collaborative, a design development and brand management group to the A&D community. She joins the NEWH NY Chapter as the 2024 President with over 20 years of experience in interior design, product management, business development, and marketing & branding knowledge. Her passion and dedication drive her commitment to elevate and empower the voices of present day and future industry leaders who promote sustainable spaces, quality products, and positive inclusive experiences. All in the best effort through community outreach and collaboration to help shape and sculpt our cultural landscape for next generations.

Levar Jackson

Levar Jackson

Executive Advisor

Levar is a native New York with a passion for discovery. He recently founded Yogh Group, a sustainable and impactful hotel development and ownership group after spending 15 years in hospitality art sales. His biggest strength is curiosity. It’s fed into multiple passions from aviation to inventions. Through that curiosity Levar became a pilot and that curiosity furthered an idea for an energy generation system that he patented. Levar continues his drive to create in new and dynamic ways.

Joshua Kennett

Joshua Kennett

Scholarship

Josh is a manufacturing representative for carpet and rugs, working for Royal Thai, a world leader in the categories of Axminster, Hand Tufted, and Carpet Tile. He lives in NYC, and covers clients in the states of NY, NJ, PA, OH, and DE, while working on projects globally.

Josh started his career at Hilton Worldwide’s headquarters, working in Strategic Sourcing of FF&E (namely carpet, textiles, and art). He then did a stint at Marriott International, prior to working for vertically integrated manufacturers, first in decorative lighting and now in his specialty of carpet. Josh studied fashion and textiles, and is a fan of music, art, and anything design-related.

Shay Lam

Shay Lam

Fundraising

Experienced, dynamic leader, who has spent 20 years crafting hospitality-driven, imaginative business spaces in Hospitality, Retail, Asset Strategy and Aviation sectors, encompassing architecture, interior design, real estate, program and project management and construction.

His results-driven approach is focused on impactful placemaking, driving meaningful connections, effective people management, and translating data into actionable strategies for growth. Acutely aware that successful projects require steadfast alliances, teamwork and dedication, he has built strong industry relationships and trust with clients, teammates, colleagues, peers and vendor partners, to orchestrate dynamic guest experiences told through a bold voice.

Avid cook who is always hungry.

Tiffany Miller-Baker

Tiffany Miller-Baker

NEWH, Inc. Delegate

Tiffany Miller-Baker is a New York Interior Designer who loves transforming spaces into something unforgettable. For over fifteen years she has turned her passion into real experience on projects as far ranging as: commercial, corporate, restaurant, retail, and hospitality. Tiffany celebrates her team and together they create functional and inspiring spaces. She takes pride in making each project unique and constantly strives to incorporate unexpected elements with a fresh way of thinking, discovering space, and expressing new ideas. Experienced in all design aesthetics and possessing an open-minded palate for taste, Tiffany is able to ease into any project and style with enthusiasm and ingenuity. When Tiffany isn’t busy creating beautiful spaces, she enjoys traveling with her family, theater, new restaurants and fashion.

Erica Puccio

Erica Puccio

NEWH, Inc. Delegate

Erica Puccio is the CEO of Puccio Collaborative, a design development and brand management group to the A&D community. She joins the NEWH NY Chapter as the 2024 President with over 20 years of experience in interior design, product management, business development, and marketing & branding knowledge. Her passion and dedication drive her commitment to elevate and empower the voices of present day and future industry leaders who promote sustainable spaces, quality products, and positive inclusive experiences. All in the best effort through community outreach and collaboration to help shape and sculpt our cultural landscape for next generations.

Nicole  Gemma

Nicole Gemma

Farewell Ambassador

With over 12 years of industry experience under her belt, Nicole currently serves as Regional Market Manager for Cortina Leathers. Before moving to NYC in 2020, Nicole called Los Angeles “home”. There, she stumbled into the interior design industry after logging countless hours at eclectic temp assignments including (but not limited to) aircraft leasing, residential construction, and monitoring calls for a prison phone provider. After years of administrative service, Nicole happily made the shift to #replife, serving as ambassador for materials such as decorative glass, carpet, and hard-surface flooring. Originally an East Coast gal, she jumped at the opportunity to make the cross-country move to NYC in March of 2020, only to find that “nobody was there”. In October of 2021, while aimlessly walking around the Upper West Side with her cat in a Baby Bjorn (both masked), Nicole met a nice tall man who agreed to marry her “someday”. They live together, most of the time, in Chelsea.

Miles Sotelo Hodge

Miles Sotelo Hodge

Marketing

Works with developers, architects and interior designer in specifying decorative plumbing products for multifamily and hospitality projects. Represents Blanco, Brizo, Delta, Ginger, Hydro Systems, Kraus, Laufen, Mansfield, Native Trails, Newport Brass, Peerless, Steamist, Watco. An amateur photographer with a passion for marketing and social media. An adventure traveler. Owner of two adorable Devon Rex cats: One from The Ukraine and the other from Moscow.

Tina Beck-King

Tina Beck-King

Community Service

Tina Beck-King is the Sales Manager for Wolf Gordon, headquartered in NYC. She graduated from The Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT) with a BS in Marketing. Wolf Gordon is an American design company founded in 1967 offering specifiers a wide range of interior products such as wallcoverings, specialty paints, coated and woven upholstery, wood veneer and acoustic materials. Tina has been with Wolf Gordon since 2003, she currently manages 8 Account Executives covering NYC, NJ, Westchester, CT and Long Island. Tina resides on Long Island with her husband Rodger, their two children, Katarina (21) and Markus (17) and their awesome rescue dog Tango.

Holly Johnson

Holly Johnson

Green Voice

Team-oriented sales professional with the proven ability to assess client needs to effectively promote goods and services. Highly motivated self-starter with strong interpersonal and persuasive communication skills. Strong closer, expert in establishing rapport and client trust.

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