Our Team

Meet the people who made DSD possible:

Rebecca Shustack

President

  • Senior

  • Frisbee Captain, GK Elite Production Intern, Former Studio Assistant, Former Bookstore Sales Associate, & Former Joann’s Sales Associate

  • Paris Short Course & Brand Identity (Grad)

  • Winner of the Eileen West Scholarship- $3,000

  • Style: Athletic, Business Casual

  • Specialties:

    • CAD

    • Fashion Illustration (Hand and Digital)

    • Photography

    • Brand Development

    • Plants

Mahdiya Trudeau-Williams

Vice President

  • Senior

  • Rambassador

  • Paris Short Course & NY Immersion

  • CFDA Finalist

  • Winner of Eileen West Scholarship- $15,000

  • Black Talent Design & Fashion Fund- $500

  • Winner of FSF/YMA Scholarship 2020- $5,000

  • Style: Chaos, Volume

  • Specialities:

    • Sewing/ Pattern Making

    • Concept Development/Research

    • Fashion Illustration

  • Small Business Owner

Alexis Doan

Secretary

  • Senior

  • ASA Vice President

  • Paris Short Course

  • Eileen West Finalist

  • Style: Grandma Chic/ Vintage

  • Sleepwear/ Lingerie

  • Specialities:

    • Fashion Illustration

    • Vintage Styling

  • Stylist at Bella Bridesmaids

  • Small Business Owner - Handmade Masks

Michaela Day

Event Coordinator

  • Senior

  • RAM, former Fashion Design Ambassador, former OL

  • Paris Short Course & NY Immersion

  • Tech Design & Knitting

  • CFDA Finalist

  • FSF/YMA Finalist 2020

  • Portfolio Review Day Scholarship- ~$40,000 a year

  • FIDM February 2018 Sketch Contest Winner- $80 worth of Copic supplies

  • 4 FCCLA Gold Medals

  • Style: Dark, Highly Textured

  • Specialties:

    • Concept Development/Research

    • Sewing/ Patternmaking

    • Presenting

    • Writing


Claire Puhalski

Treasurer

  • Junior

  • Former Studio Assistant

  • Paris Short Course & NY Immersion

  • Winner of 2021 FSF/YMA Scholarship- $7,500

  • FSF/YMA Finalist 2020

  • Honorable Mention Portfolio Review Day

  • Small Business Owner-Handmade Masks

  • Professional BOF Account Member

  • Style: Vintage Academia

  • Specialities:

    • Fashion Illustration

    • Writing

    • Concept Development & Research

    • Sustainability