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President
Kris Lowry, NCIDQ, IIDA
​LA Reg. ID #1480
Kris is a licensed interior design professional and has over 15 years experience working in commercial interior environments. She has spent most of her career in multi-disciplinary architecture firms, working along side architects and engineers. Her working relationship with other design professionals has influenced her to advocate for the interior design profession within the design and construction community and to the general public.
In addition to her position on LCID, Ms. Lowry is the VP of Advocacy for the Delta Regional Chapter of the International Interior Design Association (IIDA). As Chair of LCID, her first mission is to provide consistent messaging between all organizations representing Louisiana Interior Designers.
Vice President
Cassandra Aalgaard, NCIDQ, ASID
LA Reg. ID #1516
Cassandra is a licensed commercial Interior Designer with ten years' experience. Cassandra is a NCIDQ certificate holder and registered in the state of Louisiana.
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In 2021, Cassandra was awarded the Louisiana Emerging Professional Award by the Louisiana State Board of Interior Designers (LSBID) for professional excellence in the field of practice, showing leadership in the profession, and demonstrating a passion and enthusiasm for the profession of Interior Design.
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Prior to LCID, Cassandra has fulfilled numerous leadership positions for the South Central Chapter of the American Society of Interior Designers (ASID). Leadership positions include Chapter President and President-Elect on the South Central Chapter Board of Directors. Her volunteer experiences 'sparked' her interest and engagement with local and state advocacy activities. Collaborating with ASID, IIDA, and LSBID, Cassandra looks to ignite a passion for advocacy in others for the present and future of interior design.
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Communications Director
Dru Lamb, NCIDQ, IIDA
LA Reg. ID #1297
Dru has 20 years of diverse industry experience working for commercial Architecture & Design firms, a rendering studio in New York, and as a commercial furniture sales manager for Workplace Solutions and Herman Miller. At Herman Miller, she sat on the environmental resource team and successfully applied to run the international employee resource team focusing on disabilities. Dru is currently the Marketing and Business Developer (and informal Director of Culture) at Mathes Brierre Architects in New Orleans, LA.
She is a NCIDQ certificate holder, licensed in the state of Louisiana, and is a legacy LEED AP.
Dru has extensive volunteer experience. Dru has served ten (10) years on the Chapter Board for the Delta Regional Chapter of the International Interior Design Association (IIDA), which includes four different terms serving as Chapter President. In 2012, Dru was appointed by the Governor for the Louisiana State Board of Interior Designers (LSBID). She served on the LSBID for nine (9) years as Treasurer and At-Large board member. In addition, she has served several board positions on the Louisiana Chapter Board of the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), two of those terms serving as Chapter President. She now acts as USGBC LA Chapter administrator.
Bringing her knowledge of non-profits and sweat equity to the table, Dru has joined the LCID Board. She believes in doing her part to educate other designers, the public, and state legislators about the profession of Interior Design and its contribution to protecting the life, safety, and welfare of everyone.
