dms founder profile
As the founding principal of DMS, Michelle Cottrell is motivated by the quest for quality in every phase of the project process. She is passionate about green building and conscience of implementing a sustainable design approach within every project.
She graduated with highest honors from the University of Florida’s College of Architecture where she earned a Bachelor of Design in Interior Design and a minor in Business Administration. She is currently pursuing her Master of City and Regional Planning degree at Rutgers University in New Jersey.
She is a LEED Accredited Professional, a licensed interior designer, and project manager with more than seven years of experience specializing in corporate and retail banking projects.
Registrations, Affiliations, and Honors
- National Leadership Award, 2007
- Business Advisory Council, Honorary State Chairman, 2007
- New Jersey ICREW member, since 2006, PR/Marketing Committee 2007
- Miami CREW member, since 2005, Hospitality Committee 2006
- LEEDTM for Retail and LEED for Commercial Interiors committees member, 2005
- Florida State Licensed Interior Designer #ID5009, since 2005
- NCIDQ Certificate #020217 holder since October 2004
- USGBC member, Since 2004; USGBC Outreach Committee (Miami) member since 2004
- LEED Accredited Professional, 2003
- Who’s Who of American Women, Published 2002
- IIDA member since 2000
Competitions
- Design Mix, IIDA design competition, January 2005
- Festival of the Trees, to benefit FIU Interior Design Scholarship, Miami, December 2004
- PETchitecture, PAWS event to Benefit San Franciscans with AIDS and other disabling illnesses stay together with their beloved pet, February 2004
- DC CANstruction Team Captain, SDA/AIA annual charity, Peoples Choice Award, 2001
- GingerBuild Team Captain, SMED event to benefit the DC Children’s Hospital, December 2000
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