2018-19 adam industry advisory board members Members work in diverse areas of the fashion industry and advise on a variety of subjects including current industry practices and methods, technological trends, fashion forecasting, employment data, curriculum development and methods of instruction. These connections allow students to obtain employment, internships or start their own business. Claire Shaeffer 1968 ADAM graduate - company owner - author - designer - pattern maker - respected couture expert - lecturer and columnist Remy Ramirez Los Angeles – The Fixx magazine – 2011 ADAM graduate – Executive Editor Kara Laricks NYC – Kara Laricks Inc – NBC’s Fashion Star Winner, Season One – Designer & Owner Brenda Mikel NYC - Alexander Wang – atelier director, head patternmaker/draper for all celebrity dressing, evening wear, soft pieces, dresses, tops and skirts Naji Batanian NYC – Ralph Rucci Atelier – sales Milen Krastev NYC – Zac Posen – Pattern Maker Stella Carakasi Berkeley – Stella Carakasi Inc – 1995 ADAM graduate – Designer & Owner Trish Lee San Francisco – Anomalie Custom Bridal – 2007 ADAM graduate – Chief Design Officer Rebecca Kartage San Francisco – Levi Strauss & Co – 2014 ADAM graduate – Innovations Developer Ben Bell U.S. Navy veteran – San Francisco – Levi Strauss & Co – 2016 ADAM graduate – Innovations Developer Brian Glueck Alameda – The North Face – 1998 ADAM graduate – Manager of Product Development Gwen Rice San Francisco – Levi Strauss & Co – 2017 ADAM graduate – Intermediate Sample Coordinator Jose Quiroga San Francisco – Levi Strauss & Co. – Manager of Fit Development Sylvaine Guille San Francisco – Levi Strauss & Co. – Fit Developer Specialist Veronica Smith Richmond – Design Veronique – ADAM student – Designer & Owner Tina Ragozzino San Francisco – Gymboree – 1995 ADAM graduate – Technical Designer Ann Schmitt San Francisco – Byer – 1986 ADAM graduate – Manager of Technical Design Jessica Riquetti San Francisco – Triple Aught Design – 2009 ADAM graduate – Senior Designer Traci Ikegami Berkeley – Erica Tanov – 2007 ADAM graduate – Designer Susan Leung Oakland – Sagebox Studio/aesti – 2012 ADAM graduate – Pattern Maker & Owner Tina Martin Oakland – Sagebox Studio/aesti – 2012 ADAM graduate – Designer & Owner.