Honoree Profile
Jessie James
NCIDQ
- Position: Senior Project Manager
- Firm: Whitney Architects
- Tenure at Firm: 8 Years
- Nominating Principal: Mark Stenftenagel, Principal
- Age: 32
- School: Iowa State University
- Major: Bachelor & Master of Fine Arts in Interior Design
Inspired By:
Observing how people conduct their daily lives, whether it is at work, home, the gym, shopping, or anywhere. Her true goal is to make people happy.
Keys to a Successful Project:
Budget and schedule, of course, but for people to feel passionate about the space they inhabit. She wants to see people walk in and smile.
Interests Outside of Work:
Spending time with her family, working out, cooking, and hustling at the pool tables.
Jessie James is a young design professional with great skills and a very strong work ethic . She has been a ferocious learner and her innate design sense has only grown because of it. Her organizational skills only complement her significant project management capabilities.
Favorite Haworth Collection Piece:
Favorite Thing About It:
They add so much dimension to a space with the layering and mixed materials. The coffee table becomes the focal point and discussion piece rather than the coffee table book.