Pictured Cindy Allen with David Rockwell
CINDY ALLEN of INTERIOR DESIGN magazine named CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD FOR DIFFA

Interior Design Editor in Chief Cindy Allen has been named Chairman of the Board for Design Industries Foundation Fighting AIDS (DIFFA), the design community’s foremost charity and a leading  supporter of the care and education of people with HIV/AIDS. For the  first year of her three-year term, Allen will co-chair with David  Rockwell, the founder and CEO of Rockwell Group who has been Chairman of  New York-based DIFFA for the past 12 years.
“The cause and future of DIFFA is incredibly dear to me so I would  only nominate the most exceptional, talented and committed person,” says  Rockwell. “I can’t think of anyone who fits the bill more than Cindy  Allen… DIFFA will be in very good hands.”
Allen, who just celebrated a decade as Editor in Chief of Interior Design, has also served as a board member for Design Trust for Public Space and The Alpha Workshops, both non-profit organizations based in New York.
Since being founded in 1984, DIFFA has granted over $40 million to  hundreds of AIDS services organizations nationwide.  One of its most  high-profile events, Dining by Design, has become a signature multi-day  event in New York, Chicago, San Francisco and Detroit where top  designers produce unique tabletop installations that are debuted during  the event.
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