Alma Maccallum LFDIA

Alma Maccallum began her professional design career in 1968 as a fashion designer and manufacturer and after some seven years she changed direction to Interior Design and Decoration working for others for the next thirteen years. In 1988 she commenced her own practice and dealt with both residential and commercial projects as well as marine fit outs both in Australia, New Zealand and Japan.

Her clients have include Rene Rivkin, Retirement Villages, Medical Surgeries and Nike International.

Alma became a member of SIDA in 1988 and became an active committee member from 1990-1995. In 1998 she became the SIDA NSW Convener and, upon amalgamation, she became a DIA NSW Council Member. She was thereafter elected to DIA National Council in 2001 and made a Fellow in 2001.

Alma became President of the NSW Council in 2004-05 prior to which she was elected President of the SIDA Foundation in 2002-03 and continues on the Executive of the Foundation to the present day. She was conferred a Life Fellowship in 2006.