Gayle DeBruyn, IIDA, LEED-AP | Source | Wege Prize Coordinator at KCAD Wege Center for Sustainable Design

Gayle DeBruyn is a Professor and Sustainability Officer for Kendall College of Art and Design of Ferris State University (KCAD) in Grand Rapids, Michigan, where she leads the planning team for Wege Prize and Wege Prize High School Summer Collaborative Studio at KCAD Wege Center for Sustainable Design. She is also Chair of the Collaborative and Master of Arts in Design Programs and advises the Furniture Design concentration in the Product Design Program. Gayle inspires her students toward collaborative creative work that considers the long-term impacts of their design decisions. Through connections to industry and thought leader networks, Gayle's students investigate and apply strategies in circular economy, biomimicry, sustainable development goals and whole systems design thinking. She is past president of the West Michigan Sustainable Business Forum, and she serves on the City of Grand Rapids leadership committees for both the Community Collaboration on Climate Change (C4) and United Nations University Regional Center of Expertise in Sustainable Development.

Gayle DeBruyn is an ideal source for these topic areas:
- Sustainable Development
- Sustainable Entrepreneurship
- Green Economy
- Circular Economy
- Interior Design
- Student Innovation
- Furniture Design
- Product Design
- International Collaboration