Director of Interior Design, Hussey Gay Bell
Class of ’11 | Board Position: Member
Mrs. Ellen Wooditch is an accomplished design leader and proud Georgia Southern University alumna, serving as Director of Interior Design at Hussey Gay Bell, a regional A/E firm headquartered in Savannah, Georgia. A 2011 graduate of Georgia Southern with a Bachelor of Science in Interior Design and minors in Business Management and Marketing, she leads a growing team of designers across the firm’s Savannah and Atlanta offices. Mrs. Wooditch has played a pivotal role in rebuilding and expanding the firm’s in-house interior design practice, advancing it to new levels of creative and operational excellence.
With over a decade of experience, Mrs. Wooditch has managed the design and execution of more than $500 million in projects spanning education, healthcare, government, hospitality, institutional, commercial, and industrial sectors. She holds the State of Georgia Registered Interior Design (RID) license—one of only a few hundred active statewide—and the nationally-recognized NCIDQ certification. Her strengths lie in blending form and function to create spaces that elevate user experience and exceed client expectations.
Mrs. Wooditch is also a seasoned project manager, currently overseeing more than a dozen active projects while mentoring emerging designers, including fellow Georgia Southern graduates. Her recent project work includes behavioral health centers, K-12 schools, industrial headquarters, and university facilities across the Southeast.
Passionate about education and service, Mrs. Wooditch actively supports Georgia Southern through her volunteer leadership with the Kappa Kappa Gamma Zeta Upsilon Chapter and Southern Greek Housing, where she serves as both a trustee and construction chair. She has served as a guest critic and pane list for SCAD’s Interior Design Capstone and a speaker for Georgia Southern’s Studio IV-V design courses, helping students connect academic work to real-world practice.
A committed leader in her field, Mrs. Wooditch has held board and leadership roles within the International Interior Design Association (IIDA) and serves as liaison to the American Institute of Architects (AIA) Coastal Empire Section. In 2023, she was honored as a member of Georgia Southern’s “40 Under 40” Class for her professional achievements and community engagement.
Mrs. Wooditch resides in Savannah and remains deeply committed to giving back to the University that helped launch her career—bringing energy, experience, and Eagle pride to everything she does.
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