When I first met Erica Riggio of Green Owl Design, it was a chance meeting upon my stumbling upon the 2nd Annual Downtown Hyattsville Arts Festival. Then, a senior student at UMD seeking an internship, little did I know I would work on-and-off with Erica over the years, develop a fruitful long-lasting friendship, curate an exhibition for her gallery called “Hidden Images,” and that she would encourage a shared love for all-things-design.
As I work in an adjacent field of community development, I’ve been honored to assist Erica in her transition from an individual businesswoman to a firm of interior designers, and in the process, it’s been a pleasure to watch her grow her team into a companion full-fledged boutique that has benefited from my recommendations in branding and marketing tactics.
