Membership...Setting the Standards for Excellence in Retail Store Design Since 1961

ISP offers various levels of membership based on education and skill sets:

ISP Professional, (ISP) - has met tenure, educational and certification requirements, been subjected to peer review and vetting of professional proficiency, and has been certified by their chapter's Executive Committee.

Life Member (ISP) - a retired Professional Member still active in the Institute, and approved by the Board of Directors.

ISP
Retail Design Legion of Honor

In 2001, the
Retail Design
Legion of Honor
was established to recognize the contributions of gifted retail desginers.

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Fellow (FISP) - a Professional Member who has exhibited the highest leve of professional achievement in their career and made a significant contribution to ISP through a sustained period of service. A member must be nominated by other Professional, vetted by committee and then approved by the Board of Directors.

Associate (Associate ISP) - a person on a career track to becoming a Professional member who is still fulfilling educational, tenure or certification requirments.

Allied Members (Allied ISP) - essential members of the design team who are specialists in their own right. Visual merchandisers, graphic designers, lighting consultants, IT experts, draftsmen, detailers, marketing professionals supporting retail design and other specialists who are actively involved in the diesign & creation of retail space.

Designer Educator - a department head or full time professor or instructor in store design/planning, architecture, or interior design at a college, university or technical school.
Student Member
- enrolled students in architecture, industrial and/or interior design programs who are considering a career in retail store design.

Media Member - individual editiors or writers for publication in the store design/planning field.

Trade Affiliates - companies and individuals who derive income from the sale of goods or services to the retail design community. These may be architectureal materials suppliers, fixture and/or equipment suppliers or service providers who ascribe to the aims & mission of ISP.

Honorary Members - individuals form outside the store design profession, such as retailers or other busness executives, not otherwise qualified for membership, who have made a significant contribution to the Store Design profession. These individuals are nominated by membership and approved by the Board of Directors.

ISP's Mission

  1. To encourage excellence in store planning and design
  2. To provide opportunities for professional growth to store planning specialists
  3. To establish and maintain standards of practice and professional ethics
  4. To encourage and educate new entrants to the profession
  5. To nurture the profession as a distinct discipline within the design community
  6. To contribute to public health, safety and welfare through a quality retail environment
  7. To promote the benefits of the store planning and design profession to clients, the design community and the public

2007-2008
International Officers & Chapter Presidents

President's Message

International President: Andrew R. McQuilkin, ISP
FRCH Design Worldwide
311 Elm Street - Suite 311, Cincinnati, OH 45202
Ph: 513-362-3432 Fax: 513-241-5015


International Vice President: Jerry Gelsomino, FISP
12043 Hampton Court
Carmel, IN 46033
Ph 317-574-0167

International Treasurer:: Luanne Perry, FISP
Comprehensive Development Corp.
25 Mathewson Drive Suite 200, Weymouth, MA 02189
Phone: 781-331-4000 Fax: 781-335-2115

International Secretary: Brian Dyches , ISP
Watt International
P.O. Box 7266, Laguna Niguel, CA 92607

Phone: 949-363-5955

International Chairman: Russell Sway, FISP
R. Sway Associates USA,
1600 Lexington Drive
Roswell, GA 30075

Phone: 770-643-7141 Fax: 770-643-7148


Atlanta Chapter President:
Kenneth Fuller, ISP
Ph: 678-279-2070Fax: 770-916-9294

Boston Chapter President:
Tracy Zaclow, ISP
Ph: 508-529-6547
Fax 508-529-6587

Charlotte Chapter President:
Sam Musto
Ph: 704-543-0285

Cincinnati Chapter President:
Brian Shafley, ISP
Ph: 614-469-1001 Fax: 614-469-1002

Honolulu Chapter President:
Til Mainenti, ISP
Ph: 808-596-0884 Fax: 808-596-2819

Los Angeles Chapter President:
Brian Dyches, ISP
Ph: 949-363-5955 Fax: 949-388-5501

Miami/Ft. Lauderdale Chapter President:
Bob Leuchten, FISP
Ph: 352-245-1673 Fax: 352-245-1674

New York Chapter President:
Joseph F. Demeri, ISP
Ph: 973-423-3708 Fax: 413-674-1720

Seattle Chapter President:
David Hills, ISP
Ph: 425-827-2100

St. Louis Chapter President:
Jill Dearing Beckmann, ISP
Ph: 314-592-9447 Fax: 314-592-9513

Sydney/Melbourne President:
Peter Harrison, ISP
Ph: 02-9819-8600 Fax: 02-9719-3600


Institute of Store Planners 25 North Broadway, Tarrytown, NY 10590 tel 914-332-0040 fax: 914-332-1541 info@ispo.org

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