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Christina A. Gonano

Interior design professor

Education

  • M.S., interior architecture, Chatham College
  • B.S., interior design, Indiana University of Pennsylvania

Credentials

  • Professor of interior design, 2006–present, Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, GA
  • Interior designer, 2002–05, 84 Lumber Company, McMurray, PA

Awards, recognitions, and honors

  • Judge, IIDA Southwest Design Awards, 2026
  • Faculty Sabbatical Award, "Creativity and Globalization in Interior Design," 2024
  • Judge, EDSpaces Innovation Awards, 2015, 2016
  • Judge, IIDA Alabama Design Excellence Awards, 2015
  • Judge, IIDA and Contract Magazine Showroom and Booth Design Competition

Organizations

  • NCIDQ Certified
  • Registered Interior Designer: State of Georgia ID000791
  • Vice President, International Interior Design Association (IIDA), 2026–27
  • International Interior Design Association (IIDA), Georgia Chapter, Professional Member
    • Coastal Empire City Center Director, 2012–13, 2024–26
    • Past president, 2016–23
    • Membership co-director, 2017–20
    • Immediate past president, 2015–16
    • President, 2014–15
    • President-elect, 2013–14
  • Interior Designers Educator Council (IDEC), member
  • American Society of Interior Designers (ASID), Professional Member

Publications and presentations

Speaking and judging engagements

  • Moderator: The Art of Color, SCAD x Kravet Elements of Design, September 2022
  • "How Can Interior Design Support Social Connection in VR Gaming Centers?," secondary author, IDEC South Regional Conference, 2019
  • Panelist, IIDA Educators Roundtable, 2017, 2020
  • Judge, EDSpaces Innovation Awards, 2015, 2016
  • Judge, IIDA Alabama Design Excellence Awards, 2015
  • Judge, IIDA and Contract Magazine Showroom and Booth Design Competition, 2015