May 18-20, 2025
Javits Center, NYC
Awards Ceremony
May 18 | 5:30pm
The Main Stage
The 2025 Best of Schools and Students Prize awards will be presented with the support of Haworth. Meet the Jury below.
Becca Roderick, Executive Director of Interiors, Morris Adjmi Architects (MA)
Joseph P. Sgambati III, Managing Editor, Design Milk/SANDOW
Michael Warsaw, Global Vice President and Officer – Design, Research and Sustainability, Haworth
Rebecca Thienes, Market Director, Interior Design Magazine
As MA’s Executive Director of Interiors, Becca Roderick leads with both vision and precision to guide the the creation of timeless, refined spaces that align seamlessly with a project’s architectural, cultural, and commercial contexts. Leveraging nearly 25 years of hospitality design experience, her award-winning work is guided by the ethos that the most successful spaces shouldn’t just look beautiful; they should feel good too. As leader of the firm, Becca works collaboratively to drive new business initiatives, strategically expand MA’s portfolio, and further strengthen the firm’s presence in the industry as a brand ambassador. She plays a key role in fostering a collaborative design process at MA, further integrating the firm’s in-house planning, architecture, interior design, and art services, all with an unwavering commitment to seamless project delivery, design excellence, and exceptional client care.
With professional degrees in architecture and journalism, Joseph has a desire to make living beautifully accessible. His work seeks to enrich the lives of others with visual communication and storytelling through design. The New York-based writer has also contributed to exhibitions hosted by the AIA New York’s Center for Architecture and Architectural Digest, and recently published essays and collage illustrations with Proseterity, a literary publication.
Michael is responsible for leading the company’s design point of view and strategy with User & Market Research, Advanced Product Development, Workplace Strategy and Industrial Design. “With a dedicated internal Design team and an external global network of Design firms, we are creating an exciting portfolio of products and experiences that are leading the world. At Haworth, being design led is one of our core values. It drives everything we do toward the balance point of performance and desire,” Warsaw said. Michael is also responsible for leading the strategy and execution of Corporate Sustainability. With a dedicated global team that’s driving the mission, Sustainability at Haworth is about designing for the circular economy, improving the impact of our operations and investing in our people and communities.
