Fashion Industry Advisory Board

LIM College’s Fashion Industry Advisory Board is made up of successful senior executives from the fashion and related industries. They help LIM College stay abreast of new developments in the fashion and business worlds and forge relationships to create opportunities for our students.

 

Chairperson
Sherry Cassin
President/Creative Director, Cassin Collection

Members
Bill Baum
Partner, Peter Marcus Group

Mary E. Belle
President, Licensing, Jones Apparel Group

Dan Evans
President and Creative Director, Goldsmith

Ruth Finley
Publisher, The Fashion Calendar

Elaine Flowers (Class of 1966)
Senior Creative Consultant, ESP Trendlab

Barbara Friedman
Partner, Sterling International

Gloria Gelfand
President, Gelfand Marketing Solutions

Karen Giberson
President, Accessories Council

Michael T. Gilson

Elaine Gold
President & CEO, Elaine Gold Enterprises LLC

Ira Greenhouse
Sales Director, Safilo

Luisa Herrera (Class of 1988)
Senior Vice President of Merchandising, John Varvatos

Doug Jakubowski (Class of 1983)
Chief Merchandising Officer, Kenneth Cole Productions

Ed Jankowski
Senior Vice President / General Manager, North America
Godiva Chocolatier, Inc.

Diane Levbarg-Klein
Executive Vice President, Missoni USA

Michael Lichtenstein
Executive Vice President, Group L Consulting

Wendy Liebmann
CEO, WSL Strategic Retail

Thomas G. Matthews

Ira Melnitsky
Senior Vice President - North America, Tumi Inc.

Mark Mendelson
CEO and President, Ellen Tracy

Christine Nakaoka
Principal, nakaoka/roberts

Michael Ratner
Richter + Ratner 

Steven Robinson (Class of 1985)
Senior Vice President of Sales and Design, Mecca Femme

Margot Rogoff
Press Relations Specialist

Denise Seegal
Consultant, Financo Global Consulting

David Wolfe
Creative Director, The Doneger Group