Resume

KATHRYN STEPHENS, A.S.I.D., R.I.D.
President
Registered Interior Designer, State of Texas #09740
Licensed Interior Designer, State of Florida #0069

Professional Achievement
  • 1971 — Bachelor of Arts, Fine Arts, Cum laude
    University of California, Sacramento
    Colorado Woman's College
  • 1987 — National Council for Interior Design Qualification
  • 1989 — Licensed for Interior Design in the State of Florida
  • 2000 — Licensed for Interior Design in the State of Texas


    • Responsibilities
    Mrs. Stephens has been an integral part of Obrentz Design Group since 1977, a corporate vice president since 1984 and president since 1991. She has studied and specialized in commercial design with a specific focus in healthcare design.

    Nationally recognized for expertise in medical facility planning and design development, Mrs. Stephens has gathered a highly qualified and specialized design team, which enables the firm to develop a project from initial space planning and budgeting through placement of final decorative accessories.

    In 1995, the Design Group opened a division of display and museum work, including donor recognition systems and graphic displays for corporate environments. In 1999, Obrentz Design Group opened their office in Austin and has continued their tradition of service excellence.

    Publications
  • Contract Magazine, February 1989
  • Hospital Interior Architecture, Jain Malkin, 1992
  • Beautiful Barrier-Free, Cynthia Leibrock/Susan Behar, 1992
  • New Directions in Hospital and Healthcare Facility Design, Richard L. Miller, AIA, and Earl S.
    Swensson, FAIA, 1995
  • Facilities Design & Management Magazine, November 1997
  • Healthcare Design Magazine, September 2006
  • Texas Home & Living, February 2007


    • Awards
    American Society of Interior Design, Florida North Chapter
  • 1992 — Honor Award Winner, Institutional Design Category
  • 1994 — First Place Award Winner, Institutional Design Category
  • 1997 — First Place Award Winner, Institutional Design Category
    American Society of Interior Design, Florida North Chapter.
  • 2003 — Honorable Mention Award Winner, Healthcare Category
    American Society of Interior Design, Texas Chapter.
  • 2006 — First Place Award Winner, Contract 5000+ ft2 Category
  • 2009 — Award Winner, Legacy of Design, Healthcare Category


    • Professional Affiliations
  • 1983 — Associate Member American Society of Interior Design (www.asid.org)
  • 1987 — Professional Member American Society of Interior Design
  • 1987 — Member Florida North Nominating Committee, A.S.I.D.
  • 1987 — Professional Member, Institute of Business Designers
  • 1988 — Tampa Bay Co-Director, Institute of Business Designers
  • 1989 — Member Florida North Education Committee, A.S.I.D.
  • 1989 — Chair, Florida North Speaker's Bureau, A.S.I.D.
  • 1989 — Member, Rotary Club International
  • 1995 — Rotary International Club President
  • 1996 — Member Florida North Nominating Committee, A.S.I.D.
  • 2001 — El Buen Samaritano Building Committee, Austin, Texas


    • Continuing Education
  • 1988 — Health Care Interior Design Trends
    Fire Safe Design — Intermediate
    Designing Human Space
  • 1989 — Automated Office: Designing for Transition
    Lighting Design for the Practicing Designer
    Specialty Planning: Dental/Medical Facilities
    Building Code — Life Safety Planning
    Design Awareness Workshop
  • 1991 — Historic Preservation
  • 1992 — Recreating the Historic American Interior
  • 1993 — Colorworks, in the Healthcare Environment
    Design for a Changing Tomorrow: The Maturity Market
    Environments for Aging
    Painted Finishes — Their Uses and Abuses
    Historic American Design Studies
    Understanding American Architecture
  • 1994 — Understanding American Furniture
  • 1995 — Carpet Performance Criteria
  • 1996 — AutoCAD Applications I
    AutoCAD Applications II
  • 1998 — IPC Design Institute Hospitality Design Symposium
    Textile Appreciation
    AutoDesk Fundamentals of AutoCAD 2000
  • 2000 — IPC Design Institute, Design for Success
  • 2001 — Barrier Free Design, Part I
    Super Campus — Austin Laminate Top to Bottom
    Cyberwork 2001, Design Portfolio
    Microsoft Publisher 2000 for Design Professionals
  • 2002 — Ethics and the Design Professional
    Planning for What’s Next
    International Building Code Fundamentals & Accessibility
    Green Building for Interior Designers
    Microsoft Publisher 2000 for Design Professionals
    Planning for What’s Next * IIDA Monograph
  • 2003 — Understanding English Period Furniture
    Florida Uniform Building Codes/Building — Fire
    Frescos: Ancient Art Meets Modern
  • 2004 — ADA and Beyond
    ADA, 2004 Update
  • 2005 — Anne Baldwin Butler’s Sketch Tour of Paris, France
    Kohler Shower Design & Function
  • 2006 — Color Foundations: New Trends in Color, Benjamin Moore
    Sustainability — It’s Only Natural, Interface
    Commercial Flooring Systems — Floor Preparation
  • 2007 — TAID: Rules&Regulations for ID in Texas
    Florida Building Code: Indoor Environmental Quality
    Designing for an Aging Population, Design Arts Seminars
    Sustainable commercial Interiors, Armstrong Building Products
    It’s The Money: Separating Green Fact From Fiction in Design &
    Construction of Commercial Buildings
  • 2008 — English & French Furniture (Vosko #1279)
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