I am a creative leader with over a decade of experience guiding design, production, and cross-team collaboration in both corporate and academic settings. With an MFA in Graphic Design and a career spanning hands-on creative direction, team development, and operational planning, I’ve led multidisciplinary groups through complex projects across print, web, social media, video, and environmental applications. I’m grounded in a strong commitment to craftsmanship, and that focus informs how I shape creative concepts, develop processes, and mentor designers. I work closely with leadership and cross-functional teams to align creative decisions with broader business goals, and bring a steady, collaborative approach to elevating creative output, strengthening workflow clarity, and supporting designers as they grow their skills and confidence.
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HONORS, AWARDS, and FEATURES
GDUSA American Inhouse Design Awards: COVID-19 Communications. Staying Safe at Work Campaign, June 2020
Letterpress: An Antiquated Art, Or Maybe Not. WXPR Radio. December 2013
From Blindside to Broadside. Wisconsin People and Ideas Magazine. Fall 2013
From Logging to Letterpress. Wisconsin People and Ideas Magazine. Fall 2012
International Academy of Visual Arts Gold Communicator Award. Ninth Letter Vol 4.2, Fall 2007
All awards for Ninth Letter are for editions of the publication or digital components in which
my design work appeared or for which I was art director.
365: AIGA Annual Design Competition 29. Ninth Letter Vol 4.2, Fall 2007
Society of Publication Designers Merit Award. Ninth Letter Vol 4.2, Fall 2007
HOW Magazine International Design 2006. Ninth Letter Vol 2.2. Fall 2006
Print Magazine Regional Design Annual 2006. Ninth Letter Vol 2.2. Fall 2006
2006 American Graphic Design Awards. Ninth Letter Vol 3.1. Spring 2006
UCDA Gold Medal: Complete Unit Design. Ninth Letter Vol 1.1. Fall 2005
Type Director’s Club: Certificate of Excellence. Ninth Letter Vol 1.2. Spring 2005
STEP Inside Design Magazine’s STEP 100 Annual. Ninth Letter Vol 1.2. Spring 2005
2005 CHAAMPs (Champaign-Urbana. Advertising Awards of Merit Program).
Ninth Letter Vol 1.2. Best Publication Design, Best in Show.
Student Best in Show, Best Editing, Best Self Promotion Video. Spring 2005
Teachers Ranked As Excellent By Their Students. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.Fall 2005, 2006, 2007; Spring 2005, 2006, 2007. Student evaluation scores had to be in the top 10% of evaluation scores received by the University from students for that academic semester in order to be named to the list of Teachers Ranked as Excellent.