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Brad Robichaux was promoted to Principal & Senior Vice President at HKS in Dallas, Texas where he previously was Global Practice Director for Education Interiors.

Since graduating in 2008, Brad has dedicated his career to creating innovative, human-centric spaces across corporate workplace interiors and education design projects. His journey has taken him through some of the industry’s most prestigious architecture firms, including Gensler, Stantec, and currently HKS, where he serves as the Global Practice Director for Education Interiors.

Throughout his career, he has been able to lead and collaborate on projects that push the boundaries of design. His most recent achievement was receiving a 2024 IIDA Design Excellence Award (TX/OK) for his design of the Tangram Showroom in Dallas, TX.

His design and leadership philosophy is rooted in ideation, empathy, and psychological safety. He believes that truly transformative spaces emerge when all stakeholders feel empowered to contribute their perspectives in an open and inclusive environment. This approach has not only guided his work, but also shaped the teams he has led in roles such as Design Director and now as a global leader at HKS.

Whether creating workplaces that foster collaboration and innovation or educational environments that inspire learning and growth, Brad remains committed to advancing the field of interior architecture through thoughtful leadership and design excellence.

Brad’s Portfolio

Twelve years ago, after working with large design firms in Houston, New Orleans, Tampa, northern Virginia, and Washington, DC, Jolene Randazzo, BID ’81, founded Studio 3 Interiors, LLC. Randazzo’s clientele and project types include embassies, law firms, government affairs, high-tech computer labs, corporate headquarters, healthcare, and historic renovations. Project locations span from DC, New York, Virginia, and mid-Atlantic metropolitan areas to Beijing and Africa. S3I emphasizes creativity, innovation, and sustainable design practices.

Jolene’s Portfolio

Suzan Tillotson, president and founder of Tillotson Design Associates, received a Bachelor of Interior Design from LSU in 1981. She founded TDA in 2004 with 20-plus years of lighting design experience. She has won numerous awards for her work and has been featured in many national and international publications. She is a member of IALD Board of Directors and has been the IALD NY area regional coordinator since 2008. She has been an IES member for 30 years and was president of the Southwest Louisiana section. She has also served as an awards judge for the New York IES Lumens and the IALD.

Suzan has taught the New York IES introductory lighting course, led numerous lighting design and rendering workshops, and has guest lectured on lighting design at LSU, New Jersey Institute of Technology, Cornell University, and McGill University. She has also taught lighting to graduate-level architecture students at Princeton University.

After graduating from LSU, Suzan worked for Levy-Kramer Associates, a Baton Rouge engineering firm, where she was head of the lighting department. Upon relocating to New York City in 1986, Suzan acquired additional experience at Flack + Kurtz Engineers and H. M. Brandston and Partners before joining Jerry Kugler and later forming Kugler Tillotson Associates. She had directed all phases of design for a wide variety of award-winning domestic and international projects.

Suzan was the keynote speaker at the 2012 LSU College of Art & Design Commencement Ceremony and is the recipient of a LSU Distinguished Alumni Award. Read more about Suzan in this Alumni Spotlight.

Suzan’s Portfolio

After four years with Steinmetz & Associates in New Orleans, Lousiana, Emily Ardoin (BID 2008) returned to school and earned a Master of Science in historic preservation from the University of Texas at Austin. While pursuing her degree, Emily curated an exhibition, Inside Modern Texas: The Case for Preserving Interiors, for UT Austin’s Architecture and Planning Library. She has since embarked on a new career as buildings curator for the Heritage Society, overseeing the stewardship of 10 historic buildings located in Sam Houston Park.

Well-versed in retail, Billy Plummer (BID 1992) is known for being instrumental in helping clients successfully meet business goals by connecting strategy to design. As a director, he cultivates his team to provide exceptional service for food and beverage retail, specialty and department stores. Billy’s leadership is exemplified by successful designs across a broad range of projects and clients.

Francie Abell received her Bachelor of Interior Design from LSU in 2011. She is a registered interior designer and works in the Aviation Interiors Studio at Corgan in Dallas, Texas. Her recent projects include terminal work and design at DFW, Houston Hobby, and JFK and work for American and Southwest Airlines.

Elizabeth Hymel Walther, ASID, CKD, is principal and owner of Design Studio, LLC, since 1993. She is a registered interior designer, aging-in-place specialist, and certified kitchen designer. Elizabeth received her Bachelor of Interior Design from LSU in 1983.

Elizabeth’s Portfolio