my superpower
Recognizing opportunities to reduce redundancy and increase consistency and efficiency through evaluating, ideating, exploring, and implementing systems and processes.
professional service
board of directors
University & College Designers Association
2021 - Present
Judge
Circle of Excellence,
Global Competition
2022
conference chair
University & College Designers Association
2021
marketing chair
Council for the Advancement
& Support of Education, District IV
2020
Leadership tech, cohort 4
Arkansas Tech University
2019-2021
design mentor
Arkansas Tech University
2011-2020
professional presentations
Academic Impressions,
National Webinar
2020
How to Be Trusted as a Creative
Council for the Advancement
& Support of Education (CASE), District IV
2020
15 tips for designing for Gen Z
Council for the Advancement
& Support of Education (CASE), District IV
2019
leadership & mentorship
During my career, I trained and mentored nearly a dozen graphic designers who have gone on to successful careers in universities and corporate America, completed a competitive two-year leadership program at my university, and led a team of creatives in the institution's first internally created marketing campaign. I also served on various RFP and hiring committees.
design
philosophy
Form Meets Function. I believe in order to yield great results, you have to be strategic. And great designers are also great marketers. Because design shouldn't be done on an island. Success is collaborative. Great design meets great photography, meets great copy, meets great strategy, meets great call to action, meets great....well, you get the point.