Design Committee
Michael Diaz-Griffith is an art historian, designer, and Executive Director and CEO of the Design Leadership Network, a national membership organization advancing community, education, and best practices in the design industry. Previously, he served as Executive Director of Sir John Soane’s Museum Foundation, the New York-based nonprofit supporting Sir John Soane’s Museum in London, and as Associate Executive Director of The Winter Show. As a consultant, he has advised fairs, auction houses, galleries, and museums on strategy, creative direction, and growth. Recognized as one of House Beautiful’s “Visionaries” for his advocacy of historic preservation and antiques connoisseurship, he was appointed Vice Chair of The Winter Show in 2024. His first book, "The New Antiquarians: At Home with Young Collectors," was published in 2023. A second volume is in the works.
Barbara Eberlein brings creativity, exuberance and vision to her wide range of leadership positions in cultural and educational organizations utilizing the passion and dynamic energy that have long been the hallmarks of her renowned design firm. Her core belief is that arts, culture and education are the pivotal foundations of our society. She acts on this conviction bringing together diverse groups with multiple points of view to elicit creative thinking and free expression. Her focus on active listening allows absorption of valuable concepts and yields integrated, actionable goals. Barbara’s talent for organizing large teams of creative professionals from divergent disciplines each with unique talents delivers a synergistic strategy for success. With nearly 40 years invested in the creative economy, she has orchestrated numerous complex initiatives that enhance our built environment, discovered unique connections that strengthen our community and mentored the next generation of multidisciplinary creative thinkers confidently equipped to explore and transform the world.
Jermaine is a Philadelphia-based, multifaceted professional; he is the Director of Development and Strategic Partnerships at the American Institute of Architects, Philadelphia Chapter and DesignPhiladelphia leading their fundraising efforts. Spearheading the annual DesignPhiladelphia Festival, he taps his expertise in programming large-scale, collaborative events with design creatives. Engaging, resourceful and preternaturally organized, Jermaine is a community leader committed to investing in long-term relationships that support and enhance Philadelphia’s cultural environment. Currently co-chair of Collab, a group of design professionals who support the Philadelphia Museum of Art’s collection of modern and contemporary design, his involvement showcases his commitment to fostering diversity and equity, ensuring that all have access to great design.
Camille Okhio is a New York–based writer, curator, and historian, and the Senior Design Writer at Elle Décor. Her work has appeared in Apartamento, W Magazine, Architectural Digest, The New York Times, Art in America, Wallpaper*, PIN–UP, Vogue and more. She is recognized for her ability to contextualize design within broader discussions around history and culture. She has held speaking engagements at Aspen Art Museum, Noguchi Museum, The Winter Show, the New York Studio School and more. She recently initiated her curatorial practice with a group show, Residual Energies, at Nina Johnson Gallery. Her work centers on fine and decorative arts and their narrative potential.
Meg Rodgers is a designer, maker, collector, collaborator, and thoughtful listener. Founder of her eponymous interior design firm, Marguerite Rodgers, Meg’s energy and talent has attracted an international following, repeat clientele, and a multi-talented team. Philadelphia-based, the company is housed in a 25,000-square-foot warehouse transformed by Meg to be an environment for creative activity and collaboration, not just for her own studio and business, but for many other artists and craftspeople who contribute to the language of materials, textures, and finishes that are the stamp of a Marguerite Rodgers design.
Professionally, Meg serves on the Design Advisory Board of Moore College of Art & Design and the Executive Cabinet of the Leaders of Design Council. She is a member of the annual fund-raising committees, including the Barnes Foundation, Pennsylvania SPCA and InLiquid Arts.
Mona launched Mona Ross Berman Interiors in 2004. Her work has been featured in leading national and regional publications, including Architectural Digest, House Beautiful, Traditional Home, Philadelphia Magazine, Coastal Living, and The Wall Street Journal. She has been a member of the Design Leadership Network for over a decade and also is an AD PRO Directory member. Mona Ross Berman Interiors, Inc. (MRBI) is a full-service “boutique” interior design firm engaged in large-scale projects all along the Eastern seaboard. Mona has a B.A. from Brown University and a law degree from Georgetown University Law Center. Prior to opening her own firm, Mona worked for a boutique interior design firm in the Washington, D.C. area. She also has experience working on political campaigns, at the U.S. Department of Justice, for U.S. Senator Bill Bradley, and as an associate at a large D.C. law firm.
Matthew A. Thurlow is the Executive Director of the Decorative Arts Trust (DAT), a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting education and scholarship related to decorative arts and material culture. The DAT hosts educational programs to further the study and appreciation of art and history and annually awards grants in excess of $400,000 through a broad portfolio of funding. Prior to coming to the DAT in 2014, Matt served as the Associate Director of Development for Major Gifts and Planned Giving at Winterthur Museum and as Research Associate in The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Department of American Decorative Arts and Installations Coordinator for The Met’s American Wing Renovation Project. Matt was a contributing author for American Classical Furniture 1810-40: Regional Identities in the Schrimsher Collection (2025) and Duncan Phyfe: Master Cabinetmaker of New York (2011). Matt holds a bachelor’s degree with honors in Archeology from Washington and Lee University, a master’s degree in Archeology from The College of William & Mary, and a master’s degree from the University of Delaware’s Winterthur Program in Early American Culture.
