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Dr. Margaret Portillo, UF DCP Associate Dean of Research & Strategic Initiatives and UF Interior Design Interim Chair

Thank You Dr. Portillo!

A big ‘Thank you!” to outgoing chair, Dr. Margaret Portillo.  Dr. Portillo served as the Department of Interior Design’s Chair since 2004 when she joined UF.  Since 2016, Dr. Portillo has served as an Associate Dean in DCP while holding the position as the Interim Chair of the Department of Interior Design.  She will continue

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CandyCarmel Gilfilen,UFInteriorDesignAssociateChair,UndergraduateCoordinatorandSeniorLecturer

New Interim Chair

Candy Carmel-Gilfilen has been named the Interim Chair for the Department of Interior Design.  Candy has been teaching at UF since 2005 and in her time with us has taken on the administrative roles as Undergraduate Coordinator and Associate Chair.  We all wish Candy a warm, heartfelt congratulations!

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Welcome Lisa Platt

Welcome our newest faculty member, Lisa Platt.  Lisa has a bachelor’s from Savannah College of Art and Design in Interior Design, a Masters in Psychology-Industrial and Organizational focus, from Kansas State University and is completing her PhD at the State University of New York at Binghamton in Systems Science with a focus in Health Systems

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Carly Jacobson Visits UF

Upon graduation with a Bachelor of Design from the University of Florida, Carly Jacobson joined TPG Architecture in 2008, one of the largest interior architectural firms in New York City.  TPG is a leader in innovative workplace and retail design with a portfolio spanning many industry and client types. At TPG, Carly began her career

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