Resume

Caroline Dunlop Millett

DESIGN SERVICES AND ARTS EDUCATION

Millett Design, 1991-Present: Residential design and fine arts consulting firm, specializing in custom interiors throughout the United States and the Caribbean. The firm provides a wide range of design services, as well as coordination of special events and seminars.
Adjunct Professor, University of Pennsylvania, 1992-2006: At the College of General Studies Millett taught interior design courses.
Author, The Home as Art, Broad Street Review (Present); Re-Designing Design: A Guide To Personal Environments (2001-2003); Interior design columnist, Ranch and Cove Magazine (2004-2005).
Vice President, University of the Arts, 1984-1985: Millett supervised the fine arts gallery, press and public relations, special events, and fundraising.

REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT

President, Millett Enterprises, 1985-Present: The residential and commercial real estate development company owned and managed over 200 properties in Philadelphia.
Adjunct Professor, University of Pennsylvania, 1987-1989: Taught entrepreneurial real estate courses at the College of General Studies.
Real Estate Developer, 1974-1984: Acquired, renovated and sold over 100 commercial and residential properties in Washington D.C., and Baltimore – specialized in historic preservation.

DIPLOMATIC SERVICE

U.S. Foreign Service Officer, With Diplomatic Status From 1969 To 1982, Assignments Included:

• Department of State Delegate, President’s Advisory Council on Historic Preservation
• Executive Secretary of the Inter-Agency Committee on the Arts (including the National Endowments for the Arts and Humanities, Department of State, U.S. Information Agency, and the Smithsonian Institution).
• Coordinator, Venice and Sao Paulo Biennialsinternational arts exhibitions.
• Director of Architectural Studies, USIA Prepared thematic programs for all official posts overseas.
• Film Director, Produced news releases featuring Secretary of State Kissinger and other dignitaries,
• Cultural Attaché, Brazilia, Brazil.
• Director, American-Brazilian Binational Centers, Sao Paulo, Brazilia, and Goias.

UNIVERSITY EDUCATION

Stanford University, M.A. in cultural history; also completed three additional years of graduate work at the Stanford School of Law, Graduate School of Art and Design, and Graduate School of Education.
University of Wisconsin, B.A. in U.S. history and comparative literature.
University of Edinburgh, Scotland: one year of course studies in fine arts, architecture and history.

PHILADELPHIA COMMUNITY SERVICE

Since 1984, Millett has been involved in community service. She served as a Trustee of the Preservation Coalition of Greater Philadelphia and as Trustee of the Wilma Theater. At Andalusia, in Bucks County, Millett sponsored special events with James Biddle, featuring his historic estate, where she lived for fourteen years. She also worked with the West Philadelphia Coalition of Neighborhoods and Businesses, and has been an active member of the Print Center, and board member of the Powelton Village Civic Association. The Preservation Alliance of Greater Philadelphia has honored her for most outstanding contribution to the interior design profession.

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