MID Graduates First Universal Feng Shui Class
Sunday, June 20th, 2010
The Metropolitan Institute of Design—MiD announced today that the first-year students of the Universal Feng Shui Certification Training Program have completed their studies and graduated on the evening of June 9, 2010. This is the only Feng Shui Certificate program to be licensed by the New York State Department of Education.
The commencement began with opening remarks from Anthony Maceli, president of MiD, who was accompanied by Lisa Arato, Feng Shui director, followed by the Feng Shui program faculty members: Christine A. Bushell of Syner’chi; Maureen K. Calamia of Luminous Spaces; and Karen Lynn Ferraro. The graduation ceremony took place at the scenic Hillcrest Manor Inn of Northport, NY. Special guest, Pamela Laurence, Executive Director and educator of the first Feng Shui program at MiD, founded in 1995, and attended the commencement to address the graduates. Pamela was instrumental in starting one of the first licensed schools to offer Feng Shui in this country and did so at MiD. With over thirty years of experience in teaching self-improvement through art and self-expression, yoga, meditation, and interior design, Pamela continues to bring Feng Shui to the world. Through her own practice, educational programs and as a columnist for House Magazine and Vermont HomeStyles – she writes about home design from a holistic and personal perspective. Pamela’s mother, Helen Marchesano, holds the position of Executive Director Emeritus at MiD.
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