Susanne Angarano | Owner
As founder of Vaysen Studio, Susanne has facilitated stakeholder engagement, educational planning, and design for over 75 K-12 schools, community projects, and higher education campuses across the Northeast. Susanne is an Accredited Learning Environment Planner (ALEP), a certified interior designer recognized by the American Society of Interior Designers (ASID), and a licensed architect in New York State. She also holds certification as a Massachusetts Certified Public Purchasing Official (MCPPO), National Council of Architectural Registration Boards (NCARB), and a member of the American Institute of Architects (AIA).
Her extensive experience includes a focus on higher education projects and holistic sustainable design work. Committed to environmentally sound design, she works to achieve design excellence through a process of stakeholder engagement to create spaces that connect with culture and context. Susanne is the recipient of the 2019 ASID Ones to Watch award, and her interior design work on MacArthur Elementary school was awarded the 2019 ASID Design Impacts Lives honorable mention.
Susanne has presented her work and research at several professional conferences, including the International Living Future Institute unconference, International Living Product Expo, ERAPPA, New York State Green Building Conference, and the New York State Sustainability Conference.
In her personal life, she enjoys exploring new restaurants, cooking, and playing the violin.
