ABOUT US
Jeanie Engelbach | Founder & Boss Lady
Jeanie possesses an innate ability to see what sparkles and shines amidst disorganization, chaos and clutter, it’s no wonder why Town & Country magazine dubbed her ‘the chaos conqueror’.
For 25 years, Jeanie has been professionally streamlining and designing the homes of Oscar, Emmy and Tony award winners, New York Times best selling authors and countless others in dire need of organization and decorating decisions.
Prior to starting her interior design and organization agency, apartmentjeanie, Jeanie honed her display skills at Bergdorf Goodman and ABC Carpet & Home. Applying a keen sense of aesthetics, the capacity to edit and acute observations, Jeanie provides her clients with what has often been described as a therapeutic and life changing experience.
Jeanie’s success hinges on understanding and anticipating how she can better serve the client. The design core of apartmentjeanie is to implement what the client already owns by recycling with purpose, allowing for the final result to be a true reflection of the individual’s taste and style.
Jeanie, a decor dopamine enthusiast (aka a maximalist) bounces between her ride or die, New York City and her side piece Charleston, SC with her sweet, but very bossy bulldog, Creme Brulee, yet will travel to wherever mayhem & lack luster interior design lurks.
Jessica Sheppard | client concierge & operations
With the can-do spirit of Texas high school cheerleader on a Friday night and the disposition of a Buddhist monk, Jessica is our Swiss Army knife - she has a solution and tool for every task and situation. Wearer of many (stylish) hats, among being the first point of contact for potential clients and the communication hub for current ones.
With a long career in media, specifically business development, marketing and advertising, Jessica is the ideal apartmentjeanie operations director, although we’re positive overseeing multiple national campaigns is far less stressful than managing a staff of ‘creatives’.
Jessica may not be a hands-on participant for our on-site projects, she is passionate about the client experience and strives to ensure each interaction is injected with an extra dose of sweetness and satisfaction.
Ryan Romanowski | lead designer
Originally from the Hudson Valley, Ryan met Jeanie many years ago while he was shaking and stirring cocktails in a bar in Charleston. Having attended FIT for interior design, Ryan has an unrequited love for thoughtful and creative spaces.
No longer crafting the perfect custom libation, Ryan now uses his skill set to shake up the overall design of client spaces. Ryan has a knack for mixing just the right amount of beautiful and unique furniture, objects of art, and curated pieces; serving up spaces that feel cohesive while simultaneously reflecting the personality of the client. Ryan believes that all pieces should be loved by their owner and that design solutions should be sensible and clever with a nod to history and wink toward the future.
Still living in and loving South Carolina, Ryan is the face and boots on the ground of our Charleston office.
Brigitte Pace | design intern
Having been born in the city that never sleeps and raised in its desert counterpart, Brigitte has an eye for structure and an appreciation for the magic of spectacle.
Brigitte’s love for art and history fueled a passion for design that deepened while working at her mother’s Vegas estate sale liquidation company. Exposure to an eclectic mix of historical décor and timeless treasures, further shaped her appreciation for the stories that objects and spaces can tell.
A true design doyenne, Brigitte’s work was recognized by the Nevada ASID while she attended UNLV’s prestigious Interior Design & Architecture program. With talent brighter than the Vegas Strip, she now majors in Interior Architecture & Design at Fashion Institute of Technology.
When Brigitte isn’t studying the skyline or drawing creative energy from her unofficial HQ on the MET steps, she’s lending her Gen Z instincts to apartmentjeanie’s social media posts—ensuring the content is as on-trend as it is on-brand.
