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WHO WE ARE The Van Dresser Company is a full service interior design firm providing interior design services for distinctive design projects throughout the United States and the Caribbean. Our innovative and talented team brings thirty plus years of design and management experience to new construction as well as renovation and rehabilitation of hotels, resorts, luxury adult living and retirement centers, condominiums, restaurants, gaming facilities and conference centers. Jillian Van Dresser Prior to directing her namesake company, Jillian Van Dresser, Principal, was Managing Director of the Atlanta office of RD Jones and Associates and was previously in partnership with Frank Mingis of Mingis Design Group designing cruise ships, casino facilities and other prestigious hotels. Her passion for art and design has taken her to Italy to participate in the redesign and refurbishment of an old historic villa as well as working with a domestic brand to create prototypes that are relevant for international expansion. Jillian is also enthusiastic in her support of the hospitality industry. She is a member of NEWH Inc., the Hospitality Industry Network, and has served in many capacities locally and on the international level:    Founding President, NEWH Atlanta    National Board of Directors , 1991-2006    International Past President, 2004-2005    International President, 2002-2003    Executive Vice President 1998-2001 NEWH Foundation, 2005 NEWH Sustainable Hospitality Director 2006 -2008 NEWH Sustainability Advisor: 2009 UNICEF School from the Heart, Fundraising Director 2005 – 2006
She and her design work has been honored with numerous awards, including: 2008 Construction Magazine: Best of the Best Private Facilities Category 2007 Recognition of Excellence International Award 2004 Joyce L Johnston Leadership Award, NEWH, Inc. 2003 ARDA Best New Timeshare Unit Design 2003 ARDA Tie Best Common space Design Jillian graduated from Georgia Southern University in Statesboro, Georgia, with a Bachelor of Science in Therapeutic Art & Recreational Therapy. Her education also includes study at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts, Extended Studies Graduate School of Design.         Glenna Greene Glenna Greene, ASID, comes to Van Dresser Company with 25 years of business experience. Her background includes marketing for a Fortune 500 company, magazine publishing and interior design. Glenna recently moved to the hospitality sector of interior design after working for more than eight years specializing in country club design. She worked on clubs nationwide including most recently the expansion of TPC Sawgrass, home of the PGA Tour. Glenna is a professional member of the American Society of Interior Designers (ASID) and is a registered in Georgia and Florida. Her work has been published in Golf Inc. magazine, Club Management magazine and Executive Golfer magazine. She received a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Interior Design from Breneau University in Atlanta in 2000 and a Bachelor of Arts in Communication from Randolph-Macon Woman’s College in Virginia in 1984. Glenna volunteers Saturdays at Chastain Horse Park’s therapeutic riding program.   © Van Dresser Company 590 Means Street Studio 103 Atlanta, Ga 30318 404.237.1895