Sequoyah Hunter-Cuyjet
Sequoyah is Vice President of Determined by Design, a firm where the core belief is Design Equity, that is well-designed interior spaces are not a luxury for a few but a standard for all. This belief informs every project. As a designer, she has a range that comes from an appreciation of various cultures and histories. Her residential and corporate interiors design background allows her to design 50,000 square feet with the same care and attention given to 500 square feet. She believes every project is a chance to create a unique and diverse environment and can design a classical interior with the same ease as an austere modern one. For Sequoyah, every style and aesthetic have meaning and purpose—not one greater than the other. Boutique Magazine recognized her as a 2020 Boutique 18—a rising star in hospitality design.
Before joining Determined by Design Sequoyah was a Senior Interior Designer at Floss Barber Inc. She has a Bachelor's Degree in Liberal Arts from Sarah Lawrence College where she studied studio art, literature and anthropology and a Master of Fine Arts in Interior Design from Moore College of Art & Design.
Sequoyah was raised on the eastern shores of the Shinnecock Indian Reservation, nestled in Southampton, New York and currently lives in Philadelphia.
Kelly McShain Tyree
Kelly McShain Tyree loves Philadelphia neighborhoods and their unique offerings and seeks to preserve and showcase their diverse architectural character and intrinsic beauty. She celebrates Philadelphia's Old World craftsmanship and legacy of honoring our green spaces encouraging renewal and community vitality throughout the City. Along with her husband, Robert Tyree, and her brother, Devitt McShain, Kelly has restored architecturally and historically significant residential and commercial Philadelphia properties, winning an Interior and Exterior Homeowner Award from the Preservation Alliance of Greater Philadelphia for an East Oak Lane Victorian (c. 1895).
Passionate about her hometown, Philadelphia, Kelly brings a unique and joyful perspective to her job as a realtor. She has also lived and worked in NYC and abroad as a professional Stage Actress as well as an Interior Decorator,
Kelly is a member of the Advisory Council for the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society. She believes in preserving heirloom gardens and green spaces and has been working to green and beautify Philadelphia neighborhoods, gateways and corridors.
Zabeth Teelucksingh
Zabeth is President of Global Philadelphia Association (GPA) and a longtime member of WFGP. Under her leadership, in November 2015, GPA partnered with the City of Philadelphia for membership in the Organization of World Heritage Cities (OWHC), making Philadelphia the first World Heritage City in the US. Zabeth has represented Philadelphia at numerous World Heritage meetings, traveling to Peru, Portugal, Italy, Germany, Poland, UK and South Korea.
With more than 25 years of international business and non-profit experience, Zabeth is highly skilled in all aspects of Strategy, Communications and Branding with a global vision. Before joining GPA, Zabeth served in several international roles in the U.S. and in Europe. Her prior appointments include six years of marketing for Time, Inc. in Paris, six years as Marketing Director at the World Congress in Boston, and several years in advertising with J. Walter Thomson in Greater Miami.
Zabeth was a Women for Greater Philadelphia Women’s History Month Honoree in 2017.