CCIDC Board of Directors:

Chair

George Brazil
George BrazilResidential Director
George Brazil is a Certified Interior Designer as well as a professional member of ASID, he is a Past-President of the California North chapter.
George is principal and co-owner at his eponymous firm SagreraBrazil Design, with over 25 years as a practicing interior designer.

Vice Chair

Kathryn Hampton
Kathryn HamptonMulti-Discipline Director
Kathryn graduated from Louisiana Tech University, cum laude, with a Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree in Interior Design; she is is a Certified Interior Designer, Commercial Designation and an *independent interior designer. Kathryn worked in large corporate interior design firms prior to founding K2S studio.

Treasurer

Julissa Garcia
Julissa GarciaCommercial Director
Julissa Garcia is the Principal/Owner of j.design.studio, a planning and design firm located in San Diego, California. She is a Certified Designer with over 25 years of years of building industry experience specializing in commercial planning and design, ADA compliance, and building code regulatory adherence.

Secretary

Taylor Stead
Taylor SteadPublic Director
Taylor Stead is a Public Member of the CCIDC Board. She is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist. Taylor received a Master of Arts in Marital and Family Therapy from the University of San Diego. She has Extensive experience and training in individual, family, and group therapy working with severely and chronically mentally ill adults and substance use disorders.
Patricia Johnson
Patricia JohnsonSustainability Director
Patricia Johnson is a Certified Interior Designer and a Code Review consultant for the city of Livermore, CA. Prior to creating her own code reviewing business; Patricia held positions as Captain, Deputy Fire Marshal and Fire Marshal at UC Davis, in Davis CA and Deputy Fire Marshal for the Santa Clara County Fire Department.
Caryn Menches
Caryn MenchesEducation Director
Caryn Menches is a California Certified Interior Designer and the Principal Designer/Owner of Modern Lotus Interiors in Orange County, California.

Caryn started as an insurance claims adjuster reviewing Residential Property Inspection and Estimating in Catastrophe areas throughout the country for nearly a decade. That experience gives Caryn that “extra edge” and definitely a step above in her field, she has expert knowledge of building codes, construction protocols, building materials, and more. She teaches code-based courses at Fullerton College.

OPEN BOARD POSITIONS
OPEN BOARD POSITIONSVacancies to be filled at the 2025 Annual Board Meeting
CCIDC is accepting applications for the following Board position:

Public Director: Public Directors are individuals who shall not be professionally familiar and associated with the design, construction, building, or furniture industries.

Qualified Candidates Click on the image to apply.

CCIDC Board Meetings:

The CCIDC Board meets three times per year, via webinar format. The meetings are held for the Board to ensure CCIDC is carrying out its mission to establish and implement professional standards and educational requirements, educate the public, and facilitate interior design professional’s compliance with our standards and code of ethics in order to provide for the protection, health, safety and welfare of the public by administering the California Certified Interior Designers Title Act.

All of the meetings are open to the public, except for closed sessions. Closed sessions are held to deliberate decisions in disciplinary proceedings; and consider personnel matters.

Anyone who needs a disability-related accommodation or modification in order to participate in the meeting may make a request by contacting the Board. Providing a request at least five business days prior to the meeting date will help ensure the availability of the requested accommodation.

All attendees must abide by the CCIDC Rules for Audience Participation & Etiquette, failure to do so may result in immediate removal from the meeting. 

Meeting agendas, materials, and minutes are available (unless otherwise specified) for viewing by clicking on the respective link. Agendas are available 10 days prior to the date of the meeting. Minutes for meetings are available once approved by the Board or respective committee.

Board Meeting Schedule

  • June 7, 2025 | ANNUAL MEETING | Zoom Webinar
  • September 20, 2025 | Zoom Webinar & CEU
  • January 24, 2026 | BOARD & STRATEGIC PLANNING MEETING | ZOOM Webinar