Nicole Carville 

Collab Chair, 2020 - 2023 &
Design Excellence Awards
Haworth

Nicole is a leader in the Philadelphia architecture and design market in her managing role at Haworth, the parent company of some of the world’s most renowned classic and contemporary furniture brands. A former chair of the Collab Committee, Nicole also supports the International Interior Design Association, Design Philadelphia, and is an active member of Pennsylvania Master Naturalists and coordinator for the Philadelphia chapter. Nicole received a master’s degree in Interior Design from Drexel University. Happiest when traveling to exotic locations with family and friends, Nicole also splits her time between suburban Philadelphia and her hidden cabin in northeastern Pennsylvania.

Lisa Roberts

Student Design Competition
& Museum Trustee
My Design Life

Originally trained as an architect, Lisa has been a product designer in the gift and home-furnishings market for more than 40 years. Many of her designs are featured in museum shops, department and design stores. She is the author of Antiques of the Future (2006), DesignPOP (2014), Mr. Waffles Loves Design (2019), and What is Good Design? (2022) -- a simple question without a simple answer. Lisa is now a full-time artist in the medium of cut paper collage. She joined Collab in 1993, making her the longest serving member. She is a former chair, and founded the Student Design Competition. Lisa is also a trustee of the Museum and the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum.

Roberta H. Gruber

Student Design Competition
Fashion Design and
Professor Emerita

Professor Emerita and the former director of the Department of Design at Drexel’s Westphal College, Roberta is an award-winning illustrator, artist, designer and authority on the fashion industry. She trained as a fashion designer, creating women’s wear, wearable art, accessories and home furnishings before teaching. A contributor to The Fashion Encyclopedia (2015) and author and illustrator of Fashion Images (1999), Roberta’s work can be seen in the shop at the Museum and in the Collab Journal’s portraiture. She is Collab’s Educational Chair and leads the annual Student Design Competition of the Design Excellence Award program.

Kathy Hiesinger

Senior Curator Emeritus of European Decorative Arts
Philadelphia Museum of Art

Trained at Wellesley and Harvard, Kathy joined the Museum in 1970 and retired in 2023 a renowned curator and art historian. During that half-century, Kathy curated voluminous exhibitions, including those with Collab’s Design Excellence awardees Michael Graves, Milton Glaser, Ingo Maurer, Florence Knoll Bassett, Frank Gehry and Zaha Hadid. A prolific author, Kathy wrote or co-wrote essays, books and catalogues, including Designs for Different Futures (2020), Collecting Modern (2011), Zaha Hadid: Form in Motion (2011), Out of the Ordinary: Robert Venturi, Denise Scott Brown and Associates (2001), AntiqueSpeak (1997), Japanese Design (1994), Landmarks of Twentieth-Century Design (1993), Art Nouveau in Munich (1989), Design Since 1945 (1983) and Art in France under the Second Empire (1978), among others.

Rosemarie Fabien

Digital Journal &
Media and Communications
Fabien Communications

An award-winning public relations writer for architectural firms, Rosemarie knows how to tell a good story. With clients like Bjarke Ingels Group, Moto Designshop, VSBA, WRT, the Preservation Alliance and National Real Estate Development, she has edited master plans, ghost-written articles on design trends and social issues, drafted speeches for national figures and penned chapters for monographs. She holds an undergraduate degree from Barnard College and a doctorate in English literature from UPenn. In addition to the Collab Committee, Rosemarie is on the board of Fresh Artists, which provides art supplies and programs to the Philadelphia public schools.

Emily Perrotta

A&D Partnerships &
Design Excellence Awards
Ballinger

Emily has 20 years of professional experience designing award-winning interiors with Tod Williams Billie Tsien Architects and Ballinger for cultural landmarks like the Barnes, the Hood Museum of Art at Dartmouth College, and the Obama Presidential Center. She is an active member of the International Interior Design Association and has served as a juror for Best of NeoCon. Originally from Pittsburgh, Emily is a Drexel alumna and has called Philly home for 23 years. She and her husband enjoy hiking, fly fishing and tying in the Western Catskills with their Boston Terrier Odin.

Lindsay Bedford

Student Design Competition & Media and Communications
Artist & Designer

Lindsay is an artist, designer and rising star in Philadelphia’s arts and culture milieu whose celebrated “Petal Procession” installation featured large vinyl rose petals strewn across the steps of the Art Museum in 2023. She holds an MS in interior architecture and design from Drexel’s Westphal College of Media Arts & Design, and is passionate about the power of the arts to spark change. In addition to Collab, Lindsay serves on the Fleisher Art Memorial board, and the Mural Arts Advisory Council, which honored her with a Fellowship for Black Artists in 2021.

Stacey Grant

Media and Communications
Main Line Studios &
The Podcast Factory

Stacey is an impassioned strategist, creative thinker, podcast host and media studio rental space owner. Her former production company, Koi-Fly Creative, based in West Chester, Pennsylvania was founded in 2016 and acquired by a larger production house in 2022. In 2021, Stacey created a Studio Space connected to her former production company and converted it to a public rental space called Main Line Studios and The Podcast Factory. Prior to founding Koi-Fly Creative, Stacey worked in the ad agency world and was an enterprise level sales leader in biotech, pharmaceutical and commercial printing sales for various fortune 500 companies.

Jermaine Jenkins

Collab Co-Chair, 2024 & Membership & Events
DesignPhiladelphia

Jermaine is a Philadelphia-based, multifaceted professional; he is the Director of Development and Strategic Partnerships at the American Institute of Architects, Philadelphia Chapter and DesignPhiladelphia leading their fundraising efforts. Spearheading the annual DesignPhiladelphia Festival, he taps his expertise in programming large-scale, collaborative events with design creatives. Engaging, resourceful and preternaturally organized, Jermaine is a community leader committed to investing in long-term relationships that support and enhance Philadelphia’s cultural environment. Currently co-chair of the Collab Committee alongside Eileen Tognini, his involvement showcases his commitment to fostering diversity and equity, ensuring that all have access to great design.

Kendra Linton

Media and Communications
& Social Media
CBRE Design Collective

Kendra is a Senior Interior Architect and Design Strategist with CBRE in Miami. Proceeding her move, Kendra lived and worked in Philadelphia, whose history, art and creative community influenced her work and prompted her involvement with Collab. Kendra’s role within Collab involves social media management, which is supported by her background in video journalism. Outside of Collab, Kendra can be found spending time with her husband, Dylan and dog, Farah. A former adjunct professor at her alma mater Drexel, she also enjoys mentorship and continues to stay involved with local universities and the South Florida IIDA.