DEL Committee

The DEL conference has been running annually since 2005, supported by an international partnership of art and design institutions of higher education. Currently the DEL chairs and organizing committee are from Penn State, Texas State University, The New School’s Parsons School of Design and University of the Arts London.

Conference co-chairs

Benjamin Andrew

Penn State

Portrait of Claudia Röschmann, Conference Co-Chair at Texas State University. She has light brown, chin-length hair and is wearing a black turtleneck. She is smiling at the camera in an indoor setting.

Claudia Röschmann

Texas State University

Portrait of Cynthia Lawson Jaramillo, Conference Co-Chair at The New School. She is smiling at the camera, wearing glasses, and has wavy, curly brown hair. The portrait is taken outdoors with lush greenery in the background.

Cynthia Lawson Jaramillo

The New School

Gigi Polo (Niberca Lluberes)

Chavón School of Design

Portrait of Sheldon Chow, Conference Co-Chair at the University of the Arts London. He has short dark hair and is wearing a vibrant red suit and tie. He is photographed outdoors in front of a brick building.

Sheldon Chow

University of the Arts London

Conference coordinator

Portrait of Hannah Hyde, Conference Coordinator at the University of the Arts London. She has slightly wavy, shoulder-length blonde hair and wears glasses. She is dressed in dungarees and is photographed indoors, smiling at the camera

Hannah Hyde

University of the Arts London