GREATER INDIANAPOLIS
CREATIVE ENGINEER
BUILT ENVIRONMENT
Designing spaces that reduce stress, build trust, and work for the people using them
Some people walk into
a room and feel at home.
Others immediately know
they were never expected.
I design for the second experience and turn it into the first.
For the child whose nervous system reads the room before the doctor speaks. For the patient who paid for care but felt processed instead of understood. For the aging adult navigating a home that no longer supports the body inside it.
This isn't about how a space looks. It's about how it performs for the people inside it. I design environments that reduce stress, build trust, and support real human behavior — before a single interaction happens.
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Credentials + Honors
Interior Design Community Member
Color For Your Home Specialist (2015)
Certified Living in Place (2016)
Certified Kitchen Designer (2016)
Recognition (2017)
Industry Ambassador (2017 + 2018)
First Kitchen + Bath Podcast (2018)
HGTV Design Star Season 2 (2007)
Testimonials
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"Elle’s deep knowledge of the kitchen & bath industry, coupled with her passion for brands, really sets her apart. She was instrumental in helping me develop and execute brand-building programs scaling Samsung's presence in the home-building industry."
David Bernardino
Former Head of Marketing - Samsung -
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“Elle is an incredibly creative and passionate leader who can drive a team to deliver exceptional results. When it comes to product innovation, R&D, design, and all facets in the kitchen & bath industry, she has valuable insight that brings all these elements together. I have turned to her advice on several projects, including just this past year, an industry- exclusive product launch for my company. Her creativity and dedication would be an asset to any team she is a part of.”
Jonathan Barfell
Marketing Director, Schréder – Global
Leader in Outdoor Smart Lighting
Former NKBA Thirty Under 30 Honoree -
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"Events where Elle has been on the roster or planning team, participants always know that there will be high-value content, emerging trends to watch, innovation, organization, and the kind of high-value networking that gets us all on airplanes! She’s one of those forces of nature who shifts the energy of any room she enters, and who makes you glad you’re in the same space."
Jamie Gold, CKD, CAPS, MCCWC
Award-winning Author;
Freelance Writer for Forbes
