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  The Decorating Academy's faculty is composed of a group of talented and successful decorators and redesigners from around the country. Each has trained with JoAnne Lenart-Weary, founder of The Decorating Academy, in addition to other schooling. They have demonstrated the ability to market and grow successful businesses of their own. The experience they have gained will help you to understand the decorating process and how to establish your successful business.
 


JoAnne Lenart-Weary - Founder of The Decorating Academy

   


Jennifer Keener

 

JoAnne Lenart-Weary, Founder

JoAnne has been decorating since she was old enough to push around furniture in her dollhouse and often says that her love for decorating has gone from a
passion to an addiction. She is the owner of "One Day Decorating" in Erie, Pa as well as the founder of ODDAA, One Day Decorating Alumni Association.
The sharing of her  down to earth teaching style has led to respect in the decorating industry for her ability to help you to understand the decorating do's and don'ts that will result in breath-taking rooms each time.

JoAnne is a monthly chat guest for AOL,  television personality, and founder of The Decorating Academy.  She has
appeared on HGTV and has a weekly television segment on local ABC affiliate, WJET-TV.   JoAnne has also been frequently featured in The Erie Times, Baby Talk Magazine, Century 21 House and Home, as well as syndicated columns across the country.

Professional affiliations include ODDAA,  IDS, and ASP for Staged Homes.

 

   

Jennifer Keener, Faculty Member

Faculty member, Jennifer Keener, is owner of Amazing Transformations Interior Redesign in Longview, TX.  Jennifer received her training in interior redesign under the guidance of JoAnne Lenart-Weary.  She is
featured regularly on KETK NBC56 morning show out of Tyler TX, sharing tips on redesign and decorating.  Besides redesigning homes all over East Texas, Jennifer teaches decorating workshops each month and chairs a weekly chat for interior redesigners from all across the United States.

Professional affiliations include ODDAA and IRIS.

 

         
 


Carol Bass
Carol Bass, Faculty Member

Carol Bass is the owner of Rooms Retouched in Cherry Hill, New Jersey and has redesigned homes across the country for the last 30 years. Carol’s entrepreneurial spirit has led her to own and operate two successful franchises and a direct marketing company.  Carol’s philosophy of business is “You can be the best in town but if no one knows you are there your business will fail.

She has been featured in Philadelphia Inquirer, Daily Journal of Vineland, NJ, South Jersey Magazine and television show, Money Matters with Mary Fay, on Comcast Channel 8. She teaches decorating classes for the adult school in Haddonfield, New Jersey.

Professional affiliations include ODDAA, an affiliate member of IDS, Accredited Staging Professional with Staged Homes. A member of NAPO, National Organization of Professional Organizers.

 

   


Cheryl Hessinger
Cheryl Hessinger, Faculty Member

JoAnne Lenart
JoAnne Lenart, Faculty Member

 

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