Kayla Marie Wiberg
interior designer.
Hi everyone - my name is Kayla, a curious creative transitioning into the interior design field after graduating with my Diploma from the Visual College of Art & Design | Calgary Campus.
My childhood abroad fostered my appreciation for various architectural styles and exploring the different emotional responses space can evoke. My time in the elite dance community fostered a passion for collaboration. Grieving my aunt's experience navigating the public realm as a wheelchair user and seeing the effects of COVID-19 on the community abroad ultimately solidified my passion and commitment to social change through infrastructure. I believe our industry is about making a space look beautiful while empowering and uplifting individuals and their experiences in our world.
While completing Elvtr's Sustainable Design course with Tina Giorgadze (Perkins & Will) and Nick McDaniel (NBBJ), I hope to attain employment within the commercial design industry. There I can create impactful spaces built for the human experience while maximizing success for businesses and organizations.
Education
Jan 2024 - Feb 22 2024
Sustainable Design Course
(Online)
ELVTR
Irvine, CA, USA
April 2022 - December 2023
Interior Design Diploma
Visual College of Art & Design
Calgary, AB , Canada
Fall 2007 - Winter 2011
Faculty of Arts
University of Alberta -
Edmonton, AB, Canada
Relevant Past Experience
OFFICE ADMINISTRATOR | HEALTHCARE
Pulse Health, Elevate Sports Performance
Edmonton, AB & Vancouver, BC
Aug 2018 – May 2022
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Balance (2) full-time management roles at a Powerlifting gym and Multidisciplinary Health Clinic in Evolve Strength - DT Edmonton.
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Oversee business schedule and operations (main point of contact).
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Design and generate all marketing material, client communication, documentation, and monthly newsletters.
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Consult with management teams to develop long-term business plans
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Update SOP's and complete training of new SOP's for all employees.
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Create marketing materials for social media.
DANCE CHOREOGRAPHER & EDUCATOR
3rd Street Beat, Poirier Productions
Throughout Canada, Mexico & USA
Sept 2007 – Apr 2022
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Deliver 30+ competitive dance routines per year for dancers of all ages and levels including concept creation, music selection, choreography, staging, and directing.
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Plan and teach educational workshops at primary and post-secondary institutions throughout Western Canada.
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Set design specialist, responsible for prop and costume coordination working with limited-budget
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Network and execute professional presentations for different high-stakes, international environments.
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Cumulative experience with TV and Film.
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Foster teamwork and cultivate community
GRAPHIC DESIGN CONSULTANT
ONPA Architects | now START Architecture
Edmonton, AB
2011-2012
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Responsible for the preparation of RFP documentation and other presentation materials utilizing Adobe Indesign and Photoshop.
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Prepared preliminary designs for alternate Internet and print media options.
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Explore new presentation technology, Prezi
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Perform other essential administrative tasks as delegated by Architects.
WANT TO KNOW MORE...
The London Look
Planting the Seed...
My early years were spent experiencing London and the surrounding areas with my Mom, exploring historic sites, gardens, museums, and art galleries. Soon after, I enrolled at T.A.S.I.S, an international private school for young ex-pats built on multinationalism, cooperation, unity, and respect, I was surrounded by students, neighbors, and family friends from all over the world.
I would watch early 2000s HGTV television series while I did homework and decompressed after dance class. Looking up to personalities like Paige Davis, Genevieve Gorder, and Tommy Smythe, interior design programming became an escape for me. Eventually scrutinizing design choices, the seed was planted for my inevitable career in interior design.
CA-NA-DA WHAT?!
Dance has brought me numerous life-changing experiences from volunteering at long-term care facilities with a local dance troupe as a child to representing Canada at Hip Hop International in 2013, 2014, and 2016. With TwoFourSeven Company, we had the opportunity to film for TV's America's Got Talent and World of Dance Season 2. I would eventually join TWFRSVN's Leadership team for the 2019-2020 Season.