We are pleased to announce that Noel Tribbey, AIFD has been added as a designer for the 2011 Santa Ana Christmas Floral Design Show. He and Pearl Barro Navo, AIFD will be our featured designers. Here is Noel's bio: A resident of La Costa, CA, Noel is a thirty-two year veteran of the floral industry. He was the first place winner in the 1990 California Top Ten Designer of the Year competition, and was inducted into the American Institute of Floral Designers in 1991. He has presented at AIFD National Symposium and served as South West Regional President. He most recently served as a member of the AIFD National Membership Committee. As owner of his own floral event and consulting company, Noel creates stunning florals and Christmas decor for hotels, casinos and private residences. He is in in high demand for his freelance design services with interiors, weddings and corporate events. Noel also enjoys inspiring customers as a merchandising and display consultant, and has worked in that capacity for Shinoda Design Centers for the past eleven years, helping to create the exciting end cap displays in both the Santa Ana and San Diego stores. Noel has applied his talents to Sweepstakes winning Rose Parade floats and served for fifteen years as a member of the floral design team for the Academy Awards.