2016 PFDE Results
AIFD® Announces 2016 PFDE Results
All of the 114 candidates that were evaluated as part of AIFD’s Professional Floral Design Evaluation (PFDE) program 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 Anthony Vigliotta AIFD, CFD, president of the Institute.
The candidates participated in AIFD’s rigorous PFDE session held July 1, immediately prior to the AIFD® National Symposium “Inspiration” in Orange County, Calif. Earning the internationally recognized CFD® certification is the first step of the PFDE; the ultimate goal is to become an Accredited Member of AIFD®.
Of the 114 professionals, 29 designers earned their CFD credentials in Orange County and eight designers maintained their CFD credentials. Seventy seven professionals 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 2017 AIFD® National Symposium “Symposium X” taking place in Seattle, Wash., July 1-5.
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 (pathway no longer needed) and successfully complete an online test to evaluate their fundamental understanding of design.
To maintain their professional designation, CFD’s must accumulate and submit a minimum of 25 hours of floral design continuing education every three years.
New CFD designers include:
*Invited to become an Accredited Member of AIFD
| Abigail Allen CFD Alpine, CA Shamay Andrich CFD Danelle Ariaz CFD David Arrieta CFD* Brad Austin CFD* Hyochan Baek CFD Lisa Belisle CFD* Brenda Blackburn CFD* Jonna S. Blakesley CFD Frank Blanchard CFD* Scott Brents CFD Shawn Brown CFD Annie Buran CFD Alvina Burggraff CFD* Cecilia Carreño Jones CFD* Christina Cheng CFD Chung Yearn Cho CFD* Su Ja Choi CFD* Monica Alejandra Chumacero Salcedo CFD* Caroline Crabb CFD* Lesleighan Cravens CFD Kathryn Delve CFD* Michael David Elder CFD* Trish Fjeldsted CFD* Pilar Gonzalez CFD Beatriz González CFD Diane Graham CFD Mallory Green CFD* Mandie Grunewald CFD, CCF* Doris Hargrove CFD* Michelle Headrick CFD* Yoo Kyeung Heo CFD* Joy Hill CFD* Youngmi Hong CFD I Li Hsiao CFD Aki Ishiguro CFD* Ju Yeon Jang CFD* Yunhee Jang CFD* Luis Carlos Jáquez Lujár CFD* Sheri Jentsch CFD* Jeongeun Jeong CFD* Donald Johnson CFD* Kathleen Jones CFD* Hee Joo CFD* |
Young Kyung Ju CFD Incheon, South Korea Elizabeth Kim CFD Gayoung Kim CFD* Heewon Kim CFD Kyung Yun Kim CFD* Nayoung Kim CFD Nayun Kim CFD Wendy Lee Kissack CFD* Sao Leng Lam CFD* Mi Gyu Lee CFD* Saebom Lee CFD* Youn Sook Lee CFD* Jessica Leopold CFD* Fiona Li CFD* Seo Yeon Lim CFD Pilar Mejía Sánchez CFD Laura Murphy CFD Yoshiko O’Connor CFD* Jill Oerman CFD Hidemi Ono CFD* Charlene Park CFD* Hyunjung Park CFD* Na Hyun Park CFD* Sun Ja Park CFD* Niloofar Parvas CFD Melanie Pentecost CFD* Amanda Randell CFD* Jonathan D. Reiman CFD* Myung Sun Ro CFD* Sherrilyn Roundy CFD* Julia Marie Pualeialii Schmitt CFD* Karen Shain CFD Dabin Shin CFD* Hye Mi Sim CFD* Seo-Young Song CFD* Nicholas St. Clair CFD* Melinda Varvarigos CFD* América Villalobos CFD* Kiyoko Way CFD* Marc Williams CFD Eun Seon Won CFD Seul Kee Yoo CFD Young Mi You CFD* |
Maintained CFD designers include:
*Invited to become an Accredited Member of AIFD
| Norma Arrazate CFD* Norma Arrazate Events Del Valle, Mexico Kathleen Castagnoli CFD* Victor Castillo CFD Lynde DiSomma CFD* Victor Erarte CFD* Elvira Fernández Morin CFD Shawn Michael Foley CFD* William Hattel CFD* Kazumi Hirasawa CFD* Junko Irie CFD* Daesun Kang CFD* Mieko Kawazoe CFD* Janet Killian CFD* Masayo Koizumi CFD* |
Lori Kunian CFD* Melrose, MA Christina WanMooi Law CFD Enrica Lei Sio Wa CFD* Chaewon Moon CFD* Susana Helena Ortega CFD Yong Hee Petrik CFD Shari Revier CFD Roxana Rodriguez CFD* Kathy L. Rogers CFD* Maxine Schaffer CFD Subin Shin CFD* Doriswati Suradilaya CFD Chikako Uzawa CFD*
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