Jacqueline Carmichael, ASID, CKD, NCIDQ, an Assistant Professor and Program Coordinator of Interior Design at Howard University. She inspires students to be social change agents designing equity, restoring marginalized communities impacted by systemic racism while exploring traditional canons of architecture and design.

Dabito is a blogger, photographer, artist, décor guru, tastemaker, passionate vintage hunter, and lover of all things design. As the force behind the creative studio and online design resource, Old Brand New, he has not only won an impressive social media following, but has been recognized by major outlets including Nylon, who named him one of the best Instagrammers, and Better Homes and Gardens, who included him in their Best Decorating Bloggers of 2015.

Angela lives in the Bay Area covering interiors, travel, weddings, and parenting. Her writing has appeared everywhere from Refinery29 to Opening Ceremony to Conde Nast Traveler. Her vision for Lonny is to have a daily dose of interior design inspiration for readers that is accessible if you’re a renter, a first time home buyer, or you need new ideas to refresh your home.

Gabriela Gargano first discovered her love of interiors at the age of 14 with her first job at an interior design boutique, where she worked directly for the owner and buyer for 6 years. After graduating from college, she spent more than a decade at Goldman Sachs, as a sales trader and relationship manager. She simultaneously grew her passion of interior design through real estate investing, renovation, and staging of her properties in Manhattan. Gabriela’s background in finance and real estate investing allows her to apply a rigorous and result-oriented focus to interiors.

Carmen is an Oakland-based interior designer from Aquilo Interiors specializing in bold, culturally-rich, curated design. Her design style is eclectic, layered and maximalist. She was featured as one of the 20 Changemakers of 2020 by Apartment Therapy!