Communications Director Candidate Bio

Laura Burton, ASID Allied

Education
• The University of Texas School of Architecture | Bachelor Degree

Employment
• Owner of Laura Burton Interiors (2004 to current)
• Computer Chip Designer and Marketing Manager at Motorola Semiconductor (1989 – 2004)

ASID Activities
• Member since 2004
• Austin Design Community “Organizing Your Life Event” Panelist | March 2024
• Austin Design Expo | September 2023
• ASID Leadership Experience in Atlanta, GA - presented with a national Ones to Watch Award | 2019
• ASID TX Advisory Board | 2010

Community/Civic Activities, Other Professional Organizations
• Impact Austin – we meet monthly and raise money for many deserving local charities
• National Charity League – I volunteered for many local charities here – my favorites being Central TX Food Bank, Mobile Loaves and Fishes, and Community First Village
• Cheers for Children – Support for Dell Children’s Mental Health Wing

Honors/Awards, Publications

AWARDS:
• Austin Design Community Design Excellence Awards – Multiple Years and Categories (2024, 2018, 2016, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010)
• Texas Chapter Legacy of Design Awards – Multiple Years and Categories (2018, 2017, 2015, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006)
• Austin Monthly “Home & Design Awards” Winner (2022, 2023)
• ASID Ones to Watch (2019)
• Austin Monthly Home Best Interior Designers list (2023, 2022, 2021)

PUBLICATIONS:
• My own book – Find Your Way Home – published Dec 2024
• My own article – “Broaden Your Reach” in ASID Texas Chapter Magazine in 2023
• Featured in several Jolie Carpenter books: Spectacular Kitchens, 2015, Beautiful Bedrooms and Baths, 2010, and Beautiful Homes of Texas, 2005
• Projects featured many times including features in Austin Monthly Home, Austin Home and Design, Texas Home and Living, and Urban Home-Austin, San Antonio

Candidate Statement
I am dedicated to enhancing the value of ASID for all industry professionals and increasing awareness of its many benefits within the design community. One of my primary goals is to reinvigorate the Austin Design Community, a vibrant hub of design activity, by fostering greater ASID participation. As Communications Director, I will strive to ensure that design professionals across Texas fully experience the advantages of ASID membership.