MURIEL BOWSER
MAYOR
February 4, 2021
The Honorable Phil Mendelson
Chairman
Councilof the District of Columbia
John A. Wilson Building
1350 Pennsylvania Avenue,NW, Suite 504
Washington,
DC 20004
Dear Chairman Mendelson:
In accordance with section 1002ofthe Second Omnibus Regulatory Reform Amendment Act of
1998, effective April 20, 1999 (D.C. Law 12-261; D.C. Official Code 47-2853.06), I am pleased
to nominate the following person:
Mrs. Eileen Vitelli
Otis Place, NW
Washington, DC 200
(Ward 1)
for appointment as an interior designer licensed in the District member of the Board of
Architecture, Interior Design, and Landscape Architecture, replacing Sharon Borton, for a term to
end November 13, 2023.
Enclosed you will find biographical information detailing the experience of Mrs. Vitelli, together
with a proposed resolution to assist the Council during the confirmation process.
I would appreciate the Council's earliest considerationofthis nomination for confirmation. Please
do not hesitate to contact me, or Steven Walker, Director, Mayor's Office of Talent and
Appointments, should the Council require additional information.
Sinegyly,
Murfel Bowsr
 airman Phil Mendelson
at the request of the Mayor
A PROPOSED RESOLUTION
IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.
To confirm the appointment of Mrs. Eileen Vitelli to the BoardofArc! -cture, Interior Design,
and Landscape Architecture.
RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this
resolution may be cited as the Board of Architecture, Interior Design, and Landscape
Architecture Eileen Vitelli Confirmation Resolutionof 2021.
Sec. 2. The Councilofthe District of Columbia confirms the appointment of:
Mrs. Eileen Vitelli
Otis Place, NW
Washington, DC 200
(Ward 1)
as an interior designer licensed in the District member of the Board of Architecture, Interior
Design, and Landscape Architecture, pursuant to section 1002ofthe Second Omnibus Regulatory
29 Reform Amendment Act of 1998, effective April 20, 1999 (D.C. Law 12-261; D.C. Official Code
30 47-2853.06), replacing Sharon Borton, filling a vacant seat, for a term to end November 13,
31 2023.
32 Sec. 3. The Councilofthe District of Columbia shall transmit a copyof this resolution,
33 upon its adoption, to the nominee and to the Officeof the Mayor.
34 Sec. 4. This resolution shall take effect immediately.
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vitelli
OPERATIONS MANAGER
Design firm operations & process manager with 20 years interior design
and project managementexperience for hospitality/hotels, restaurants,
retail, mixed-use, multi-family,
and high-end residential properties.
LICENSE, CERTIFICATIONS, TECHNICAL SKILLS,
HONORS & AWARDS Software proficiency: MicroSoft Office including Project, Deltek Ajera,
Interior Design License, Bluebeam, Adobe Acrobat, AutoCAD Architecture, InDesign, Spexx,
District of Columbia OPLA, SpecSources, Dropbox, Google Suite. Software competency: Revit
2015~present Architecture, Google SketchUp, Ivy (HouzzPRO), Harvest, Asana.
Public speaking (Toastmasters International Competent Communicator),
NCIDQ Certificate No. writing, sketching, hand-drafting, interior and theatrical set painting, basic
028279, National Council for sewing & upholstery. Motorcycle license, USNSA sailing certificati
Interior Design Qualification,
2011- present
Operations Manager, Evelyn-Pierce Design Studio 2020~ present
PSM Project Management Washington, DC
Bootcamp Master Class,
2020 * Outlined framework for business expansion from 3 to 7 FTE. Wrote job
descriptions & interviewed candidates
for new staff positions.
LEED Accredited Professional + Researched & recommended best practices for integration of project
specialty in Interior Design & management, timekeeping, specification, and document storage
Construction (AP 1D+C), applications, including: Asana, Harvest, Ivy, Google Drive, & Dropbox.
2012-2015
+ Benchmarked benefits package & ensured compliance with local laws.
Polsky Academic + Created & documented standard operating procedures.
Achievement Award, ASIO
Foundation (for thesis on + Established communication protocols for sustained remote workforce
communal tables), across multiple time zones and varying schedules.
2011
Operations Manager, Studio3877 2019-2020
Washington, OC
EDUCATION + Coordinated master scheduling for 50+ concurrent projects; staffing and
MA, Interior Design, forecasting for 30 employees.
Marymount University, + Responded to requests for proposal (RFP) with input from Principals.
Arlington, VA & Italy Solicited bids/proposals from consultants (MEP, etc.)
B.F.A., Design/Technical + Updated office-standard proposal templates, which reduced Partner
Theatre, Syracuse University, time/cost to generate proposals.
Syracuse, NY(included 2 years + Facilitated office-wide transition to Deltek Ajera project management and
of Interior Design courses) accounting software, supported bookkeeper with invoicing, accounts
receivable tasks.
+ Wrote Employee "Survival Guide" (Operations Manual) & Project
Manager Guide. Created & implemented new-hire onboarding and initial
training process.
*+ Established & documented standard operating procedures for new
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eileen
vitelli
Project Manager, interior Designer, Studio3877 2014-2019
Washington, DC
+ Managed all aspects of interior design projects & client relationships for 60+ projects overS years.
Hotel, retail, & restaurant sectors; averaged 10-12 hotel renovations annually. Led teamsof 2-7.
+ Secured ~$870K inrepeat client business. Engaged inbusiness development, marketing, represented
firm at industry events nationwide & in press, speaking engagements.
* Completed scope analysis, synthesized design requirements from owners, hotel brand
managers/reviewers. Coordinated with & reviewed drawings from MEP, structural, lighting, landscape,
other consultants.
* Developed and maintained budget, produced client & brand design presentations (virtual & in-person),
construction drawings & documentation, permit applications & specialty review board presentations
(historic, neighborhoodadvisory groups), performed contract administration.
+ Negotiated with brand managers on behalf of ownership where budget or design scope conflicts arose.
+ Created prototype designfor Atwell Suites Hotels for IHG, with team of 5 architects & designers.
* Initiated roll-out of Spexx specification software and set standards for its use.
* Trained incoming interior design staff.
Interior Design Manager, Marriott International 2012-2014
Bethesda, MD
+ Provided design & technical direction to hotel owners/franchisees, designers & construction
contractors on 100-150 concurrent renovation projects for U.S. & Canadian Modern Essentials portfolio.
* Wrote & verified completion of Property Improvement Plans (PIPs) including travel to sites nationwide,
worked remotely up to 80% of workweek.
+ Implemented innovative virtual construction verification process using mobile video conferencing;
eliminated travel time, cost, carbon footprint; increased speed-of-delivery to owners/franchisees.
Interior Designer, ForrestPerkins 2011-2012
Washington, DC
Senior interior Designer, U.S. Departmentof State, OBO Design & Engineering 2010-2011
Arlington, VA
Senior Interior Designer, U.S. Departmentof State, OBO Operations & Maintenance 2005 - 2010
Junior Interior Designer, U.S. Department
of State, OBO Operations & Maintenance 2002 - 2005
Arlington, VA
Design Assistant, Pamela Wright Interiors 1999 - 2002
Arlington, VA
updated September 2020
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Executive Officeofthe Mayor - Office of Talent and Appointments
John A. Wilson Building | 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, Suite 600 | Washington, DC 20004
Eileen Vitelli is a consultant as the Operations Manager for Evelyn Pierce
Design Studio, a residential design firm in DC. She transitioned to this role
after five years as a Project Manager and later the Operations Manager at
//3877 (Studio 3877, LLC). Ms. Vitellis focus is on internal firm management:
developing processes that ensure strong project management, positive client
relationships, and support the whole office in executing successful designs.
She also supports business development and leads onboarding for new staff.
Ms, Vitelli is an interior designer by training, with 20 years of experience
* designing for theatre, hotels, retail stores, restaurants, and high-end
diplomatic residences. During her early career, she studied set and props design, then designed for
several theater companies in DC. Her current specialty is hotel design, and she enjoys working with
hotel owners, general contractors, and other design professionals to create comfortable and
functional spaces for travelers.
As a mid-career interior designer, she enjoys helping younger designers as they enter the profession.
She has trained new employees at several ofher jobs, usually directing the work of 3-5 junior staff.
An active member of the local chapterof the American Society of Interior Designers (ASID), Ms. Vitelli
individually mentors interior design students on their early careers. She gives presentations on
resume and interview preparation and speaks on industry panels. She is licensed in DC and holds an
NCIDQ Certificate.
Even though she started out as a techie backstage, hiding from the limelight, Ms. Vitelli has
become comfortable speaking to small and mid-sized audiences of all types. She is a Toastmaster
(member of Toastmasters International) and Competent Communicator. She truly enjoys writing,
and her skills were recognized with a national award for her Master's thesis on communal tables.
Award 1 resident, Ms. Vitelli earned her Master's
in Interior Design from Marymount University and her
Bachelor of Fine Arts from Syracuse University.
 GOVERNMENT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.
Executive Office ofMayor Muriel Bowser
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Officeofthe General Counsel to the Mayor
To: Ronan Gulstone, Steve Walker
From Betsy Cavendish
Date: December 11, 2020
Subject: Legal sufficiency review of Resolution nominating Melissa Cohen, Ronnie
McGhee, Eileen Vitelli and Patrick Williams to the Boardof Architecture,
Interior Design, and Landscape Architecture
This is to Certify that this oftice has reviewed the above-referenced legislation
and found it to be legally unobjectionable.If you have any questions in this regard, please do not
hesitate to call me at 202-724-7681.
Lggber A Gsentede
Elizabeth Cavendish
TheToh A WikonBulg > 1350 Ponnsylvana Avena, NW > Sue 300 > Washingion, DC 30009 > Office(03) 5.7881