Ms. Tommye Pitts Baker

Interior design corporation

International

Interior design; Manufacturing; Photography; Knowledge of the business and legal elements within her areas of specialization; Wrote college preparatory curriculum for the interior design program at Skyline Career Development Center; Taught as an adjunct faculty member at Texas Woman's University; Taught continuing education at Southern Methodist University

Complete scope of interior design services including consultation, programming/conception and project definition, collaboration with related building and design professionals, presentation, selection of interior materials and colors, installation and respect for health and safety issues and construction observation; Purchasing of interior materials, furniture, antiques, wall coverings, window treatments and accessories for those clients who require such services for both residential and commercial accounts; d.b.a. The Maroon Moon (manufacturing division) with exclusive design and fabrication of decorative accessories, bedding and tabletop from textiles sourced from domestic and foreign textile mills for large stores and catalogue accounts; On-site digital photography MeowBowWow Gallery (photography division), using all the aims and goals of good design and theory for the photographing of the interior of houses or stores, animals (cats, dogs, and other), and children, groups, models, and product after obtaining signed releases

Photography; Theatre; Opera; Symphony and other cultural interests; Avid tennis league player; Traveling; Working with church programs and with the Buckner Foundation and the Buckner Children's Home; Teaching; Oil painting; Water color

Master of Arts in Interior Design, Minor in Sociology (1985); Bachelor of Science in Interior Design, Minor in Marketing, Merchandising and Retailing with Concentration in Textiles (1961)

Texas Board of Architectural Examiners; American Society of Interior Designers; Texas Association of Interior Design; International Furnishings and Design Association; American Association of University Women; Former Students Association; Class Agent for the Class of 1961, Texas Woman's University

Tommye Pitts Interiors, Inc. (1961-Present); Dean of Women's Office and the Offices of Various Professors, Texas Woman's University (1955-1961); Junior Executive Program while in High School and College, High-End Department Store (1954-1961)

Recognized Resourceful Leader and Ethical Hard Worker; On-Time Payment of Invoices; Deep Faith and Appreciation for God

She considers every aspect of all her business ventures an achievement and a personal growth. Successfully achieving the goal for each client, each buyer and each person with whom she associates is a constant encouragement to continue to learn new things and deal with the constant change dealing with today's markets.

Buckner Foundation; Buckner Children's Home; Tommye Pitts Baker Endowed Scholarship Fund; Park Cities Baptist Church; Texas Woman's University/Former Student's Association

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She attributes her success to her hard work and a deep faith in God, who blessed her with great talents. She also credits a host of other attributes, including: a willingness to work at an early age to support herself while learning a discipline and work ethic in many tasks on a junior executive program at a high-end department store from the age of 16-21; working in an area that was supported by her degree plan at TWU; being disciplined to not stray from her goals; the encouragement from her teachers and other adults to continue to learn from each situation that arose; a willingness to not overspend before she could afford what she wanted; a determination to be the best and most informative in her chosen career; and learning from the open community and giving back to that community. For her, it added up to faith, determination, ethics, hope, learning, achievement, and sharing. This period of time was from 1954-1961. Besides working with this department store, she had other jobs on campus while at the University.

She became involved in her profession after her first job with the high-end department store connected her to the interior decorating studio (now it would be called Interior Design). She had a natural artistic talent and a love for learning, and knew when she was in the sixth grade that she would professionally pursue a career in the fine arts field.

All three divisions of her company require extensive knowledge and experience in design, marketing, merchandising, visual merchandising, showroom design and retailing with legal knowledge of credit and finance, fees, contracts, Letters of Agreement, and other elements to successfully facilitate a complete and successful experience in today's market.

Maintaining all business procedures; Dealing with the scope of the interior design services for a client; Staying in contact with clients in all three elements of the corporation; Giving instruction to all contract labor; Processing orders to define deadlines; Meeting with buyers; Meeting with related construction, building, design, and workroom professionals; Having complete control of the financial and legal aspect of all three divisions of the corporation

Texas Board of Architectural Examiners (TBAE), Registration #2; Interior Design Certificate #13558, National Council for Interior Design Qualification

The Good Shepherd Society, Buckner Foundation (2008); Baron's Who's Who in Interior Design (1990-1992); International Edition, Baron's Who's Who in Interior Design(1989-1990); Medalist Award, Texas Chapter of American Society for Interior Design (1985); Dictionary of International Biography, Volume 15, 16, 17 (1979, 1980, 1981); World Who's Who of Women, Cambridge England Third, Forth and Fifth Edition (1976, 1977, 1978); Book of Honor, Tenth Edition (1978); Personalities of the South (1976-1977, 1977-1978); Notable Americans Award (1978-1979); Outstanding Young Women of American (1970)