2013 PFDE Results
AIFD Announces 2013 PFDE Results
134 of the 135 candidates were successful in their bid to become a Certified Floral Designer (CFD®) as bestowed by the American Institute of Floral Designers (AIFD), it was announced by John Kittinger AIFD, CFD, president of the Institute.
The candidates participated in AIFD’s rigorous Professional Floral Designer Evaluation (PFDE) session held June 26, immediately prior to the AIFD National Symposium “Passion” in Las Vegas. Earning a CFD® is the first step of the PFDE; the ultimate goal is to become an Accredited Member of AIFD.
Of the 134 professionals, 90 designers earned their CFD credentials in Las Vegas and 44 designers maintained their CFD credentials. Forty seven designers created artistic designs that were so excellent in presentation that they have been invited to become a member of AIFD and they will be inducted during ceremonies at the 2014 AIFD National Symposium “Transition Transformation” in Chicago, July 3-7.
During a PFDE, candidates must create five designs in four hours – product and categories are not announced until the PFDE begins. Designs are then evaluated based on ten points of professional floral design including mechanics, balance, color, theme, line, creativity and mechanics.
Prior to participating in the design portion of the PFDE, candidates must complete certain education requirements and successfully complete an online test to evaluate their fundamental understanding of design.
CFD designers are required to maintain their professional designation by accumulating 25 hours of floral design continuing education or serving in various capacities in floral associations.
New CFD designers include:
| *Mauricio Castaneda Acosta CFD Bogota, Colombia Jessica E. Ammons Self CFD Yoko Aoki CFD *Jesus Avila CFD *Hyun Min Bae CFD Juliana Blanks CFD *Lesley Bolden CFD Amalia Cabral de Mera CFD *Bitsy Carter CFD *Conni Jo Casey-Harris CFD Kathleen Castagnoli CFD Svetlana Chernyavsky CFD *Yun Jeong Cho CFD Jaehee Choi CFD *Won Chang (Alex) Choi CFD Yeonjae Choi CFD *Youn Mi Choi CFD *Jung Hui Chu CFD May Ngor Chu CFD Kathy Cunningham CFD *Justin DeGonia CFD *Callie DeWolf CFD *Jennifer Dietrich CFD Mary L. Doyle CFD Alejandro Figueira CFD Ana Maria Garcia Perez CFD Martin Ramirez Gasca CFD *Julie Gennaro CFD *Michelle Gerhardt CFD Maria Elena Gomez Cabrera CFD *Debbie Gordy CFD Renee L. Gray-Thomas CFD *Se Mi Han CFD Jennifer Harvey CFD *Leticia Baeza Hernandez CFD Charles Herrick CFD *Brad Higginson CFD *Jamie Hindley CFD *Rebecca Louise Huffman CFD Melissa Huston CFD Kim O’Brien Jones CFD *Joung Yun Joung CFD Peggy Li Po Kee CFD *Han Soon Kim CFD Ji An Kim CFD
*Invited to become Accredited Member of AIFD |
*Jin Sook Kim (Chong) CFD Pasadena, TX Polly A. Klein CFD Masayo Koizumi CFD Yoli LaGuerre CFD *Thorne Minh Lam CFD *Katherine Myrtle Larsen CFD Christina WanMooi Law CFD Jacqueline Ann Leshko CFD Keith Shihong Lin CFD *Rhonda H. Little CFD Fanny Kit-Fan Lo CFD Brittany Madon CFD Yolanda Margarita Garcia Carrillo CFD Dannielle Marie Marshall CFD *Mary McCarthy CFD Whitney Brooks McCoy CFD Klair Janet McDermott CFD Martha Angelica Michel Torrecillas CFD Jessica Munn CFD Casey Murdough CFD Brenda Janette Nava Campos CFD Susana Helena Ortega CFD *Heather Page CFD *Gayoung Park CFD Jin Young “Jinny” Park CFD Yong Hee Petrik CFD *Cindy Q. Pham CCF, CFD Toni Marie Piccolo CFD Nicole Richardson CFD Tanya Rodríguez y Brandenstein CFD Claudia Saldana Leon MBC, CFD Norma Santiago Arrazate CFD Warunee Sarasas CFD Harijanto Setiawan CFD Angela Stembridge CFD Amanda Stewart CFD Deborah Anne Strand CFD Holly Strudthoff CFD Sueveangela Tabbal-Yamaguchi CFD Michelle D. Trefethen CFD Barbara E. Rodriguez Turner CFD Lauren M. Viviano-Maule CFD Tammie Warner CFD Marissa White CFD Mimi Sumiaty Wihardja CFD
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Sixteen professionals who were already CFD were also invited to become AIFD. They are:
| Dawn Block CFD Oakbank, MB Canada Christopher Branham CFD Leisa J. Cook CFD Hyo Jung Choe CFD Adrianna Duran-Leon CFD Kirk Joiner CFD Min Kyung Kim CFD Michiko Koyama CFD |
Phan Tu Lai CFD Southern California School of Floral Design Orange, CAMarcela Lopez-Vallejo CFD Cartago, Costa Rica Kimberly D. Martin CFD Michelle Morgan CFD Poppy Parsons CPFD, CFD Rey Rodriguez CFD Randy Stone CFD Annie Wang CFD |
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