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VP of Education - 2024 - 2026 IIDA TX OK Chapter Board
Ethan Ramirez, Texas State University
Ethan is currently an Instructor of Interior Design at Texas State University. Ethan is also the owner of Simple + Clean Design Build, a small design build studio based out of San Marcos, Texas that focuses on design build projects under 1000square feet. He also serves as an artist and creative consultant for the nonprofit social design firm CoAct based out of Forth Worth, Texas. Ethan provides creative direction and technical assistance with their Real Stories project which aims to shed light on the college aged homelessness crisis affecting our country. When he is not producing design work, Ethan can be found preparing artwork for his next show or occasionally playing video games. Ethan is an IIDA, IDEC and ASID member.
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