The Interior Designers of Canada’s (IDC) Regional Impact Award program, presented by ShawContract, celebrates the significant contributions of Canadian design professionals and the impact their legacy continues to have on the interior design community.

Impact Award West will be hosted in Winnipeg, Man. on April 25, 2025 at the Manitoba Club.

IDC and The Professional Interior Designers Institute of Manitoba (PIDIM) council are collaborating to recognize this year’s honouree IDC past president, Jennifer Wiwchar-Fast, professional interior designer, senior accommodations planner, City of Winnipeg, planning property and development.

Wiwchar-Fast is a professional interior designer and past president of Interior Designers of Canada. Her practice spans nearly two decades in the residential, corporate, healthcare, hospitality and institutional design sectors. She is a dedicated volunteer with her provincial organization, the Professional Interior Designers Institute of Manitoba (PIDIM), where she held various positions on the board, including serving as the president.

Wiwchar-Fast thrives on continual learning opportunities and collaboration with the compliment of individuals who comprise the project team. She is a strong advocate on behalf of the interior design profession and strives to constantly educate the public on what an interior designer can offer to elevate their project. In addition to design education and credentials, she obtained a Project Management Professional certification, is currently serving as a committee member on the CIDQ P/X exam committee, co-chair of PIDIM’s Manitoba Design Exposition and board chair for her daughter’s school.

Wiwchar-Fast will be live on stage in conversation with Laney Stewart, executive director of The Professional Interior Designers Institute of Manitoba, Jason Kasper, IDC past president, and founder and principal at IDEATE Design Consulting Inc., and Trevor Kruse, CEO at Interior Designers of Canada.