Meet the Collaborating Partners

Jackie Brander is one of the most sought after names in the fashion retail business today. Jackie owned Fred Segal Fun for over 20 years, and she was responsible for all of the buying and brand development. She added a men’s store, a women’s boutique, and was well known for the popular Sundance Gifting Suite. Jackie directs various multi-media projects that incorporate fashion, art, music and other marketable extensions

Susanne Manheimer –
Ms. Manheimer has had 29 vigorous and exuberant years of experience in design. Her style is characterized by its elegance and sophisticated humor. Her knowledge, understanding and respect for innovative design, is incorporated in her invention of new design approaches. Simplicity and directness of communication are the main elements of her style. Ms. Manheimer’s work makes people smile, laugh and … think. She has worked in New York City, both as freelancer and as creative director. She is currently running her studio Susanne Manheimer Design, teaching full time at the Art Institute and working on design projects.

Ann Enkoji – A Business Development Consultant with more than 15 years of experience, Ann has worked on design and marketing projects for AOL/Time Warner, Bangkok Bank, China Airlines, Chronicle Books, Nordstrom, Unilever and Virgin Records. She began her career working with Charles and Ray Eames before becoming an exhibiting ceramic artist in Berkeley. She later worked with Stanley Moss in New York, and then became a retail arts & crafts buyer in Singapore before returning to the U.S. to continue her design career. In 1998 Ann started her Los Angeles-based consultancy, Atmo, to provide resources for businesses that base their revenue on their creativity. She is also co-founder of the Outside Institute (www.outsideinsitute.org) and teaches Design Research.

Randall Wilson, an educator at Art Center College of Design and Otis College of Art and Design, has dedicated himself to teaching and community involvement. Randall gives back to the community through projects funded by grants from the City of Los Angeles and The Ahmanson Foundation. Randall is also an accomplished maker with many years of experience working with woods and metals.