OUR TEAM
SONYA HAFFEY
PRINCIPAL
Sonya Haffey is the Principal of V Starr, beginning her career in 2000. She has led the day to day of V Starr operations since 2009. When she joined the company, Sonya used her extensive experience from previous roles, as partner at Urbanica Group and founder of her own design firm, to transition V Starr from being exclusively residential to including a strong commercial basis.
HOLLY NIXON
DESIGN DIRECTOR
Beginning her career in 2005, Holly Nixon joined V Starr in early 2018 as Design Director. She began her career in Sydney, Australia as an Interior Designer for a multi-disciplinary global architecture company gaining experience on all aspects of the design process and focusing on concepts and developing designs for large scale retail and mega mall projects across Australia, the Philippines and China.
DANIELLE BROWN
SENIOR ACCOUNTANT
Danielle Brown a.k.a. Dani has always been good with numbers. She loves creating complex spreadsheets dripping with formulas and pivot tables.
JENNIFER PHILLIPS
SENIOR PROJECT MANAGER
Standing in the now shuttered ‘Wizard of Oz’ attraction inside MGM Grand Casino during her first visit to Las Vegas in her senior year of high, Jennifer realized interior design would be her future career.
Gaby Fiallos
SENIOR INTERIOR DESIGNER
Beginning her interior design career in her home town of Quito, Ecuador, Gabriela’s design journey started in the luxury residential market and quickly came to include the commercial sector.
Sabryna Lyn
SENIOR INTERIOR DESIGNER
Sabryna Lynn is Florida native, born and raised in Miami. She graduated from the University of Florida with a Bachelor of Science in Interior Design, and began her career in Miami in 2014 before moving to Texas for a couple of years to expand her experience.
GRACIE TATE
INTERIOR DESIGNER
Gracie is from Baton Rouge, Louisana. She was raised in the south and grew up drawing floor plans as a child and frequently day dreaming and redecorating her room. Once she was in college she took an interior design summer program in Italy and was completely convinced at that point that interior design was the profession for her.
Tinisha Joseph
ASSOCIATE INTERIOR DESIGNER
Born and raised in South Florida, Tinisha graduated with an Associates of Science in Interior Design from Palm Beach State College in 2017. Tinisha has a passion for all things design and DIY. She is also an avid baker and makes us treats for the office in her spare time.
Cecilia Kim
JUNIOR DESIGNER
Born in Miami and raised in Marietta, GA Cecilia always had a passion for art. She initially studied art in college at the University of Georgia and while meeting her requirements she registered for an interior design course.
Gabi Favale
DESIGN ASSISTANT
Gabi Favale grew up in Grand Junction, Colorado in a small town where her family owns an Italian restaurant. Her interior design spark was ignited from a young age when her mother would pull her out of class to go shopping for home accessories and decorative items.