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Carrie Fusella

President and CEO at Design Alternatives Inc.
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Carrie Fusella, a seasoned Lead Interior Designer with 42 years of experience, specializes in healthcare, hospitality, and commercial spaces, with expertise in custom furniture, space planning, and project management.
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Location
Toms River, New Jersey, United States, US
Skills
  • Interior Design
  • Furniture
  • Furnishings
  • Sketching
  • Textiles
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Carrie Fusella is a seasoned interior designer with over 30 years of experience in healthcare, hospitality, and commercial spaces. She is a skilled professional with expertise in custom furniture, fabric design, space planning, project specifications, project management, and sales. Fusella is also passionate about universal design and has been recognized as an Aging-in-Place specialist and Certified Senior Advisor for design. Fusella's extensive experience spans various industries, including healthcare facilities, assisted living facilities, and Continuing Care Retirement Communities. She has also worked with prominent brands such as Jersey Mike's Subs with over 1500 locations.

Credentials

  • American Society of Interior Designers (ASID)
    American Society of Interior Designers - ASID
  • Certified Aging-In-Place Specialist (CAPS)
    Certified Aging-in-Place Specialist
  • Certified Interior Designer
    Certified Interior Designer
  • Certified Senior Advisor (CSA)
    Society of Certified Senior Advisors
  • New Jersey Association of Women Business Owners (NJAWBO)
    New Jersey Association of Women Business Owners (NJAWBO)
  • New Jersey Small Business Certification
    New Jersey Small Business Association
  • New Jersey Woman and Minority Certification
    New Jersey Woman and Minority
  • NJBIZ - 50 Fastest Growing Companies - 2017
    NJBIZ
  • Society of Interior Designers (IDS)
    Society of Interior Designers

Experience

  • Design Alternatives Inc.
    • Toms River, New Jersey
    • President and CEO
      • Feb 1982 - Present
      • Toms River, New Jersey

      - Lead Interior Designer with over 30 years of experience specializing in health care, hospitality, and commerical spaces. - Expert level experience in custom furntiure, fabric design, space planning, project specifications, project management, and sales.- Passionate about raising awareness for universal design as an Aging-in-Place specialist and Certified Senior Advisor for design. - Plentiful experience renovating and redesigning 55-and-over clubhouses, healthcare facilities, assisted living facilites, adult communities centers, and Continuing Care Retirement Communities (CCRC's).- Regularly attends conferences, trade shows, and seminars as new regulations and products are frequently introduced.- Also takes on trendy restaurants, hotels, wedding venues and banquet facilites such as Crystal Point Yacht Club, English Manor, Molly Pitcher Inn, Joe Amiel's Bay Point Inn, several Holiday Inn's, DoubleTree's, Radisson's, Ramada's, and overall design for Jersey Mike's Subs with over 1500 locations.- Appeared on several episodes of a popular decorating series, "The Haven". - Written published articles within Asbury Park Press, Star Ledger, Ocean County Woman, and other designer publications.

  • JACLYN SMITH INTERNATIONAL
    • Vice President Of Product Development
      • Feb 2006 - Apr 2007

      - Locate and develop new products to add the the furniture and accessory line within Home Furnishings products. - Instrumental in product marketing to potential buyers and stores around the country.

Education

  • 1977 - 1980
    Penn State University
    Associate's degree, Art Therapy/Therapist

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