Jack Mackenroth

Hailing from Seattle, Jack graduated from the University of Berkeley with a double degree in Fine Arts and Sociology. In 1991 he moved to New York to attend the prestigious Parsons School of Design where he studied Fashion Design. After Parsons Jack opened a menswear store in the West Village called “Jack.” In 1997 he went to work for Tommy Hilfiger, designing knits for the women’s line and doing fashion illustrations for the entire division. From there he went back into menswear designing for the States brand under the Levis umbrella. Before appearing on Season 4 of Project Runway he was the Design Director at Weatherproof Activewear.

Jack has dressed celebrities such as Heather Tom from The Bold and the Beautiful, Tiki Barber from the Today show and Candis Cayne from Dirty Sexy Money. He recently designed an HIV awareness t-shirt for Clothing of the American Mind (COTAM.org) and proceeds from the sale of the shirt will benefit HIV/AIDS organizations. Along with numerous ongoing design projects, Jack is developing a line of t-shirts to be sold exclusively on his website. You can find updates about jack at jackmackenroth.com.

Kevin Christiana

Kevin is a first generation Italian-American. Kevin's family hails from Ciminna, Sicily and is made up of many tailors and seamstresses. He was taught to sew by his Aunt Ida Lasusa. Kevin studied at New York City's Fashion Institute of Technology, where he won the "Menswear Designer of the Year" grant. He worked for his cousin, designer Susana Monaco, for six years before branching off to start his own lifestyle brand called MYNT 1792 By Kevin Christiana.

Lia Griffith

Twenty years of experience as a graphic designer and art director has given Lia the opportunity to apply her skill to a broad spectrum of design projects. She has expanded into three-dimensional design by creating and producing a children’s apparel line, and designing environmental and interiors for multiple restaurants and retail stores.

It was four years ago while working with Xerox that Lia stumbled across the idea of creating sculptural, yet wearable gowns from paper. She found this new art form tapped into her passion for couture, her graphic design background and Lia's childhood love for paper. Lia expand the idea into her first collection that was debuted on a runway in the fall of 2006. Lia has just completed her third collection which will be introduced this fall.

Ciprian Popa

Ciprian (“Chip”) Popa is originally from Sibiu, Transylvania (Romania) where he spent most of his childhood. After moving to Chicago in his early teens he attended Michigan State University and graduated with a degree in International Business. After a couple of years in corporate jobs, Chip changed tack to pursue his true passion – that of modern design. He studied at Chicago's prestigious Harrington School of Interior Design and graduated as an interior designer. He has since enjoyed a 12-year career in sales and market development for a range of marquee design companies. Chip was a regional sales manager for Haworth, followed by a stint at Bernhardt Design where he fulfilled two jobs concurrently, that of a regional sales role in addition to responsibilities as a director of product development. Since 2007 Chip been the director of market development for classic modern furniture company Jane Hamley Wells and in this role he gets to enjoy scouting for new designs and emerging talent from around the world and working with a broad range of product designers and interior designers across North America and Europe.

Darcy Camden

Darcy Camden is a Washington native who turned her unique eye for style into a successful career as a wardrobe stylist and respected fashion editor. She created Styled.Seattle (styledseattle.com) in 2006 with the goal to help every man and woman harness the power of personal style. Darcy has styled celebrities, models and notable personalities for local and national TV shows, movies and photo shoots, but--more than anything!--she enjoys helping "everyday" Pacific Northwesterners look and feel great without spending a fortune on clothes.

Darcy worked for three years as the featured fashion correspondent on KOMO-TV's Northwest Afternoon talk show and was dubbed "Seattle's Stacy London" for her work as the clothing stylist on the show's recurring 'Ambush Makeover' series. She is currently the Style Editor at Seattle Sound Magazine and has been featured as a style expert on the Luxury Explorer TV Network and The Style Network online.

Andrea Vanecko, IIDA

Andrea, a principal at Callison, brings an extraordinary level of talent, enthusiasm and collaborative commitment to her work. Her passion for creating inspiring workplaces is backed by a solid grasp of business and operational issues. Andrea is recognized for her forward-thinking approach to designing the workplace of the future. She is partnering with multiple major corporations to change the way companies look at their workplace, and develop innovative design solutions that accommodate the next generations of workers.