Appointed by the Board of Governors
July 1, 2019 to June 30, 2023
July 1, 2023 to June 30, 2027
Kathryn Crisp Greeley is the owner of Kathryn Greeley Designs, a full-service interior design firm located in Waynesville, NC, where she has been in business for over 40 years.
Kathryn holds both a Bachelor of Science and a Master of Science in Interior Design from Western Carolina University. She has served as an adjunct faculty member in the Interior Design program at Western Carolina University, teaching both History of Furniture and Professional Practice for Interior Design. Kathryn Greeley Designs has provided internship opportunities for students in Western Carolina University ' s Interior Design program and students who were hired at the end of their internships have worked collectively over 20 years at Kathryn Greeley Designs.
Kathryn is a professional member of the American Society of Interior Designers and is NCIDQ qualified and registered to practice interior Design by the NC Board of Architecture and Registered Interior Designers. Kathryn is a past president of the North and South Carolina Chapter of the American Society of Interior Designers. She is the author of two books, The Collected Tabletop and The Collected Cottage. Kathryn's design work and book have both been featured in Southern Home, Victoria, Traditional Home, Country Home, Carolina Home + Garden, Southern Living and At Home in Arkansas.
Mrs. Greeley is a strong supporter of Western Carolina University and has been involved in the support of the Friends of the Arts, the Pride of the Mountains Marching Band and has a WCU scholarship in memory of her parents French and Margaret Crisp.
Kathryn lives at Chestnut Cottage in Waynesville with her husband Wells Greeley.