Susan Wiggins will step down from her post as CEO of the Interior Designers of Canada (IDC) on Dec. 31, 2015, announced the IDC’s board of directors. Wiggins will assume a new role as senior strategic adviser to the American Society of Interior Designers (ASID) on Jan. 4, 2016.

“The entire board is extremely pleased for Susan; there is no one more qualified for this role,” said Aandra Currie Shearer, president of IDC. “The Canadian interior design community has been strengthened over the past several years and there is no denying that the reputation we have developed is the result of Susan’s hard work and professionalism.”

Wiggins was named CEO in 2010, following a restructuring of Canada’s association communities. She spent the previous decade serving as the executive director of the Association of Registered Interior Designers of Ontario (ARIDO).

“The past 15 years have been the highlight of my career and there are so many people to thank for that,” said Wiggins. “My decision to leave, while difficult, was made easier knowing that progress continues on every front, there is a passionate and committed board, staff and volunteer community in place, and most importantly, my relationship with IDC and the membership will continue through my role at ASID.”

IDC has established a recruitment committee to conduct the search for its new CEO and will appoint an interim CEO before Wiggins leaves at the end of the month.