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Our design team

Our team consists of seventeen design and industry professionals including accredited Interior Designers, window treatment specialists, custom seamstresses and experienced installers. We are dedicated to providing the finest in quality custom window treatments and design. To achieve this, we approach each project with the understanding that every room and window presents its own set of challenges along with an opportunity to reflect our clients needs and desires. We offer complimentary initial consultations in our showroom as well as in your home.
steve richmond
After graduating with a degree in Political Science and History from Western Maryland College, Steve Richmond, believed his future would be spent as an attorney. Once he entered University of Baltimore Law School during the fall of 1981, he realized it was not his calling. At that time, he chose to leave law school behind and work with his ailing grandfather in his family business.
Five years later, he and his grandfather opened their own business on York Road. Through many evolutions in the business, it’s been his passion ever since. Steve enjoys the daily interaction with the design staff, seamstresses and installation team. He feels that each day brings the opportunity to meet new people and he finds great pride in knowing that his team is dedicated to serving the clients needs.
His greatest joy in life is being a father to four children and grandfather to four – soon to be five – grandchildren. He looks forward to spending as much time as possible with them here at home and away at the beach.
Lynne Richmond
Lynne Richmond, wife of Stephen Richmond, supported the business from the sidelines for many years while together raising their children and providing childcare at the local synagogue before joining the team in 2015. Today, she enjoys her many hands on roles within the business from ensuring fabrics and trims are received properly and assisting the design staff and office. Lynne plays an integral role in helping the business behind the scenes.
Lynne finds joy in spending time with her adult children as well as all of her grandchildren near and far.
Judi bradshaw
Judi has been a Senior Designer at Alexander Blank Fabrics & Design for nearly 30 years. She earned her Bachelor of Science Degree in Textiles and Apparel from the University of Maryland at College Park and her Certificate of Interior Design and Architecture and Design from the Maryland Institute College of Art. Judi shifted her focus from clothing to interior design after accepting a position early in her career at a furniture store in Ocean City, Maryland. She then worked for a company specializing in window treatments and all things interior. She enjoys the process of creating personal spaces for her clients. Her style is eclectic, building on past, present and future to create timeless, sophisticated interiors that reflect the personality of her clients. Judi has a keen eye for color and therefore has the ability to seamlessly incorporate bold colors and patterns into her clients spaces.
In her free time, she enjoys crafting, spending time poolside or at the beach.
Jessica cunningham
Jessica has been a Senior Interior Designer with Alexander Blank Fabrics and Design for over 20 years. Shortly after graduating from Indiana University of Pennsylvania with a Bachelors Degree in Interior Design, she successfully filled the role of assistant manager. As the business evolved to where it is today, Jessica grew a steady following of repeat clients.
Jessica enjoys working with clients to achieve a design that reflects her clients personal taste. She takes pride in assisting her clients through the journey to achieve a balanced design, room by room.
When she’s not working in the showroom or visiting a clients home, she spends her time chasing her three year old son with the help of her husband of over 15 years.
Kathy fine
Kathy has been a member of the Alexander Blank Fabrics & Design team for 20 years and successfully designing home interiors for 40 years.After receiving a B.S. degree in Interior Design from The University of Maryland with a minor in Psychology, she has worked in the field in several capacities.
Her experience includes Director of Business development for a local Design firm for 10 years and owning and operating her own business which concentrated on Model Homes for 10 years. Kathy’s vast experience has provided her with a strong background in space planning and creative budgeting. She enjoys meeting new clients, listening and helping them reach their ultimate design goals.
Kathy is married and enjoys spending time with her adult children as well as her grandson. In her spare time, she loves outdoor activities including hiking and biking.
hal happersett
Hal Happersett joined the Alexander Blank Fabrics & Design team in 2021 as a Senior Interior Designer. He enjoys helping clients realize their design vision, whether traditional or contemporary, and excels at blending the two.
Hal attended the University of Maryland as an architecture major and switched to interior design and landscape architecture.
He was previously the principal designer of a small design atelier in the Washington, DC / Baltimore, MD area for over 40 years. The early years of his career found him managing a drapery workroom in addition to designing lovely homes. That stewardship provided him the understanding of construction and installation methods needed to dress any window. His abilities have afforded him projects from Montreal to Miami.
In his private time, he takes delight in antiquing, gardening, and showing dogs.
Jeffrey Miller
Jeffrey Miller along with some of his sales staff and seamstresses joined Alexander Blank Fabrics & Design in 2013. With over 45 years of experience, Jeffrey was born into the business and became the third generation owner of Apex Drapery Company which was founded by his grandfather in 1945 – a business which began by selling blackout window shades during WWII.
In the years that followed, the business grew into selling slipcovers and then draperies.
In his teens, he learned all aspects of the business from sales to fabrication and installation. Eventually, he joined the family business full time with his grandmother, mother, father and brother.
Today, he currently works with customers on their projects specializing in custom window treatments while also assisting the in store design team with their projects when it comes to fabrication and making their ideas come to fruition. Additionally, he has cultivated relationships with the outside design community acting as a liaison for their projects.
In his spare time, Jeffrey enjoys traveling and spending time with his adult children
Shelley SaintFort
Shelley became a member of the Alexander Blank Fabrics & Design team in 2013. She oversees the Hunter Douglas division of the business serving as the on-staff Certified Consultant. With over 20 years in the industry, she takes great pride in being able to educate her clients on the full range of products and options available through Hunter Douglas. Her primary goal is to ensure that her clients get a finished product that fits their lifestyle from a functional perspective while still adding to their space in an aesthetically pleasing way.
When she’s not on the road seeing clients, you can find her spending time with her loved ones, reading a good book or attending a small group or functions within her church.
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