Rocky Mountain Chapter Board of Directors

Chelsea Lawrence

President

Chelsea Lawrence has over five years of interior design experience in a variety of vertical markets including hospitality, retail, healthcare, corporate office buildings, higher education, athletic club facilities, and tenant improvement.

Chelsea is an Interior Designer in Rowland+Broughton’s Denver studio and received her National Council for Interior Design Qualification (NCIDQ) in 2016. Currently she is working on the interior design for a number of hotel project, both branded and boutique, as well as renovations at a historic property in Boulder, Colorado. She is involved with all phases of design and supports computer modeling, rendering, and visualization efforts for within the studio.

An outdoor enthusiast, Chelsea’s passion for wilderness and intentional travel drives her perspective of experiential design and has recently influenced her pursuit of lifestyle blogging. Her study abroad experience at Florence University of the Arts (FUA) was the genesis of her appetite for innovation and exploration both professionally and personally. She graduated Magna Cum-Laude from Colorado State University in 2011 with a Bachelor of Science in Interior Design. She was recognized with several honors and scholarships including NEWH Icons of Industry Honorable Mention, NEWH Rocky Mountain Regional Scholarship, ASID Foundation Legacy Scholarship, CSU Top Interior Design Portfolio Award, and four Brass Ring Awards.

Her enthusiasm for leadership development, scholarships, and education within the design industry has drawn her to become invested with the Network of Executive Women in Hospitality (NEWH) for which she is currently serving as President for the Rocky Mountain Chapter.

Harmony Bishop

Fundraising

My design career has included Restaurant Interior Designer, Capital Purchasing Manager, and most recently Specification Manager for LG Hausys. I am fortunate to work in an industry that I love, and have been given the opportunity to build relationships with designer and vendors that are invaluable. I believe that my drive to succeed in everything I do and my passion for the world of design has lead to a promising career in the design industry.

Ellen Armer

Hospitality

Ellen Armer is an independent multi-line hospitality sales rep in the Denver, Colorado area, representing a broad range of high-end product, from furniture to carpet to fabric and lighting. In addition to several years on the sales side, she has also worked in procurement, and prior to coming to Colorado in 2002, she ran a small residential interior design firm in Cleveland, Ohio for more than 20 years.

When she isn’t working, Ellen enjoys reading, cooking, sewing, bicycling with her husband Graham, and hiking and sailing with him and their dog Molly. She also spends as much time as possible with her children and grandchildren, who live in Cleveland and Raleigh, NC.

This is Ellen’s third year on the Rocky Mountain NEWH Chapter’s board, and she looks forward to many more!

NEWH

Rocky Mountain

Executive Committee

Chelsea Lawrence

President

Nicole Brindle

VP/Administration

Kyla Chambers

VP/Development

Sharon Anderson

Treasurer

Marie Herr

Past President/Parliamentarian

Candice Spicer

Executive Advisor

Board of Directors

Nicole Brindle

NEWH, Inc. Delegate

Kyla Chambers

NEWH, Inc. Delegate

Christine Nicolaysen

Scholarship

Emily Price

Membership

Sarah Churchill

Programming

Harmony Bishop

Fundraising

Narisara Sarobhas

Marketing

Committee Chair

Michael Ferreira

Chair/Programming

Ellen Armer

Hospitality

David Walker

Publications

Jenna Hann

Community Service