Charlie grew up behind a sewing machine working in his father’s company Tack and Stitch Upholstery in Buffalo, New York.

The sewing skills learned during those formative years proved to be a valuable asset as he developed his artistic abilities while earning a Bachelors’ Degree in Design with a concentration in Theatre From SUNY College at Buffalo.  The Theatre led Charlie to relocate in Seattle, Washington where he joined the world famous Seattle Group Theatre company serving in various creative positions of the design team. Ultimately, he joined the permanent staff as Resident Costume Designer and Costume Shop Manager.  Sadly, The Group was not able to continue normal operations due to lost funding and closed.

In search of apparel pattern making skills, Charlie attended SCCC AD&D program.  The program opened the industry doors, and Charlie explored a varied path of career development in Seattle through Men’s Apparel Design at Nordstrom, Private Label Backpack and Travel Accessories Design at Pacific Market International (PMI), Luggage Design and Creative Marketing at Carry Gear Solutions (CGS), and Travel Goods Manufacturing Sales and marketing at Grown-up Group.

Today Charlie teaching Manufacturing at AD&D and is the Chair of our TAC Committee.

A graduate of the UW Drama program, Delia Mulholland has worked in the theatrical costuming field, both in costume construction and backstage wardrobe, for 35 years!  After working under Union contracts at theaters around the Seattle area, she began to take an interest in Union governance.  She is now both the Wardrobe House Head for the Paramount Theatre and The Business Representative for IATSE Theatrical Wardrobe Union Local 887. Her strong interest in practical technical training for costume construction personnel led her to join the AD&D Technical Advisory Committee.

Camille Steen has worked in the apparel industry in a variety of roles. After growing up in Seattle as one of six children, she attended Seattle Central and began her design career at Serac, Inc. an innovative skiwear company in the 80s, and later at Calvert Sports Apparel, where she developed skiwear, outerwear, sweaters and active sportswear.

At Nordstrom Product Group she worked as wovens designer for the Direct Sales division, and as technical designer for a variety of divisions.

Currently the Product Engineer Lead at ExOfficio LLC, she is also co-author of the popular Fairchild textbook “Technical Sourcebook for Designers”.

She enjoys fashion illustration and textile design, and exhibited her textile designs at the Printsource show in New York City as part of a BA program through The Evergreen State College, where she earned a BA in Apparel Studies.

Most recently she volunteers at Muses Conscious Fashion Studio, a program to teach job readiness and industrial sewing skills to immigrant and low-income women and men.