Summary
Work History
Education
Skills
Areas Of Deep Interest
Passion Statement
Style Fluency
Timeline
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Dana Benvenuto

Manorville,NY

Summary

Detail-obsessed interior stylist and project coordinator with a trained eye for proportion, texture, and the emotional weight of a well-composed room. Equally comfortable presenting vision/ concept boards to a client and coordinating a multi-trade renovation on a tight deadline. Driven by a genuine love of interiors — not just how spaces look, but how they make people feel.

Work History

Personal Assistant & Renovation Project Manager

PRIVATE RESIDENCE
Village of Southampton, USA
  • Served as a point of contact with a team overseeing an extensive, multi-phase home renovation of a luxury residence in the Village of Southampton, coordinating directly with the principal on various design and construction coordinating.
  • Oversaw a team of contractors, architects, and specialty tradespeople — including plumbers, electricians, tile setters, and custom millwork vendors — ensuring work remained on schedule and within scope.
  • Sourced and procured FF&E, from custom upholstered furnishings to imported stone surfaces, negotiating with vendors and tracking deliveries against the project timeline.

Education

Interior Design — Certificate Program -

Suffolk County Community College
Selden, NY

Skills

  • Space Planning
  • Color & Materials
  • FF&E Procurement
  • Vendor Management
  • Budget Oversight
  • Timeline Management
  • Client Presentations
  • Trade Coordination

Areas Of Deep Interest

  • Creating and maintaining detailed project schedules, punch lists, and progress reports, enabling seamless communication between the project managers, vendors and homeowners.
  • Offering assistance on paint and finish selections, lighting fixtures, furniture/ accessory procurement and spatial flow— blending the client's aesthetic vision with practical construction realities.
  • Providing concept boards for client projects ranging from single-room redesigns to multi-level residential interiors.

Passion Statement

A room should feel like the best version of the person who lives in it — every finish, every layer of light, every object in conversation with the next. Detail-obsessed interior stylist and project coordinator with a trained eye for proportion, texture, and the emotional weight of a well-composed room. Equally comfortable presenting vision/ concept boards to a client and coordinating a multi-trade renovation on a tight deadline. Driven by a genuine love of interiors — not just how spaces look, but how they make people feel.

Style Fluency

  • Transitional & Classic
  • Coastal & Hamptons
  • Maximalist & Curated
  • Historic Preservation

Timeline

Personal Assistant & Renovation Project Manager

PRIVATE RESIDENCE

Interior Design — Certificate Program -

Suffolk County Community College
Dana Benvenuto