Terry Ledger
BA, MA, LEED AP, WELL AP, NCIDQ, ARIDO, IDC, IIDA
Professor, Honours Bachelor of Interior Design
Biography
Terry started her career in residential design upon graduating from Georgian College’s Fashion Merchandising program as an interior decorator. She spent the next decade wearing many hats in the residential construction and management industry. Terry then returned to Georgian to further her education in the field and earned a three-year diploma in interior design. This led to a new career focused on residential building design.
During 20 years of designing in the Muskoka region and beyond, Terry has worked on hundreds of projects including cottages, boathouses, bunkies and garages. Although most of her business is in residential design, Terry also works on retail, hospitality and institutional projects. It is this vast experience that she brings to her role at Georgian.
Terry will be using her experience in the industry to assist the upcoming future designers in learning about the residential design field. She hopes to encourage creative and innovative solutions to design problems, challenging students to think beyond the basic residential box. Terry also brings a vast technical background that will help students solve design and construction issues and convert them into viable, extraordinary projects.
Interior design has provided me with a very rewarding, interesting and challenging career. Its ability to shape and direct feeling and meaning into space makes it a compelling and important field of work. Sharing my knowledge with others is another step in helping to advance the profession and the experience people have in interior space. Teaching is transitive and I expect to learn as much as I convey. I hope that my passion for interior design will be shared with our future interior designers!
Terry Ledger
- Master of Arts (MA) – Interdisciplinary Studies (Focus on Heritage and Social History), Athabasca University, Athabasca AB, 2023
- Bachelor of Arts (BA) – Cultural Studies, Nipissing University, North Bay ON, 2006
- Design Arts – Interior Design advanced diploma, Georgian College, Barrie ON, 2003
- Fashion Merchandising diploma, Georgian College, Barrie ON, 1991
- Association of Registered Interior Designers of Ontario (ARIDO)
- Construction Specifications Canada (CSC)
- Interior Designers of Canada (IDC)
- International Interior Design Association (IIDA)
- International WELL Building Institute (WELL AP)
- Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Advanced Professional (AP)
- National Council for Interior Design Qualification (NCIDQ)
- Operator of an interior design firm for 20 years, recently expanding into the US
- Design of Toronto’s first laneway container home
- Served a term as an elected municipal councillor
- Experience in designing and operation luxury properties
- Owner/operator of a kitchen and bath showroom for over 15 years
Research interests
- Sustainable, attainable housing (e.g. tiny homes)
- Heritage conservation
- Mass timber construction
- Self-contained living (e.g. net zero, off grid)