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Sharon has worked in the not-for-profit sector since 1997, starting in the financial sector with the Institute for Advanced Financial Education. In 2011, she transitioned to the design and construction sector in the role of Executive Director and Registrar with the Association of Registered Interior Designers of Ontario (ARIDO). Her professional experience includes the development and enforcement of qualification standards for professions, regulatory frameworks and lobbying for public policy in support of safe interior environments in Ontario. Starting in 2014, Sharon led several projects intended to provide a more inclusive and fair pathway into qualifying as an interior designer in Ontario through competencies-based frameworks. In 2020, ARIDO undertook a commitment to the advancement of equity, diversity, inclusion, and accessibility within ARIDO as an organization, the profession and the community.

Cori Halpern is a Registered Interior Designer who is passionate about creating custom interiors that delight her clients with a joyful mix of colour, pattern, texture and considered details. Established in 1996, Cori Halpern Interiors is a Toronto-based firm specializing in high-end, full service residential interior design. The studio creates one of a kind, highly personal interiors that are as unique as each client. Hallmarks of Cori’s work include custom millwork and furnishings, an adept marriage of classic and contemporary elements, and attention to the little things that make a house a home. A graduate of Toronto’s TMU (formerly Ryerson) School of Interior Design, Cori is proudly affiliated with ARIDO, NCIDQ, IDC and NKBA. She has been published in Style at Home and House & Home magazines, was nominated for the 2023 House & Home of the Year, and appears on the inaugural list of House & Home Top 100 Designers to Watch.

Michelle Mawby is a Registered Interior Designer with over 20 years experience in residential interior design and construction. She is Principal of the interior design and architecture team at Georgian Design Build and founder of Lucid Interior Design. Based in Toronto, Michelle has previously lived and worked in Amsterdam, London, England, California and Vancouver.  An award winning interior designer, NCIDQ certified  ARIDO & IDC member, and BCIN qualified designer, Michelle is also a nationally renowned design expert frequently called on to share her expertise and knowledge on TV and in print.

An advocate of the philosophy, “form follows function”, Michelle strives to create environments that reflect the lives, personalities and expectations of her clients.  Her extensive travels and continuing studies in design, history and architecture influence her designs culminating in sophisticated, livable elegance. One of Michelle’s lifelong goals is to one day showcase her impressive shoe collection at the Bata Shoe Museum.