ASID Expands Leadership Team

The American Society of Interior Designers (ASID) has welcomed Bryan J. Soukup, Esq. to the team as Vice President, Government and Public Affairs. Soukup will lead ASID’s efforts to advocate for the interior design profession from a policy and legislative standpoint at the federal and state levels.

“This role is crucial for furthering the ASID ‘Design Impacts Lives’ mission,” stated ASID CEO Randy Fiser, Hon. FASID. “Having a person of Bryan’s caliber and level of expertise in place to influence policy and legislation that may affect interior design professionals is an ongoing priority initiative for the Association. Bryan’s history of both developing policy and lobbying make him an ideal person to lead the ASID efforts on educating elected officials and stakeholders about the interior design profession.”

Soukup most recently served as Director of Resilience Initiatives and as a registered federal and state lobbyist for the International Code Council (ICC). Prior to joining the ICC, Soukup worked in law, politics and government relations including a period of time at AIA as their Manager of State and Local Government Relations.