DESIGNER

I have 20+ years experience creating countless marketing materials and executing marketing initiatives.

CURRENT POSITION: Associate Creative Director/Social Media Manager, Eire Direct Marketing.

FREELANCE DESIGN: Creative Director, The Sister Project. Also includes communications, design, marketing, production, project management, strategy, as well as social media efforts for my own ongoing client list.

CLIENTS: ADA, Angel's Grace, A Willing Participant, BP, Chicago United Industries, CNA, ComEd, El Puente Coffee, Eire Direct, EureekaBI, Family & Friends, La Grange Country Club, MedProperties, Mizuho, The Morton Arboretum, Robyn L Scott, Scott Simpson Design + Build, Talk Sense Mediation, The Advisor Group, The Larapyn Group, The Sister Project, Ultramar, Z Center.

PLATFORMS: Mac-based. Adobe Suite: Acrobat, Dreamweaver, Fireworks, Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop. QuarkXpress, Microsoft Office: Excel, PowerPoint, Word. SquareSpace and simple HTML.

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ARTIST

I've been a creative, visual person my whole life. I took many extra-curricular art classes as a child, chose to focus on creativity-based electives in high school, and eventually formally studied fine arts in college. Since graduating, I've worked as a design and marketing professional. While designing is my "day job", I enjoy spending time away from the computer working with my hands creating paintings, drawings, and even the occasional vignette or window display in my home.

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NOT THAT YOU ASKED, BUT...

I'm a champion list maker.
I love to clean and organize closets, cabinets & drawers.
Hiking, reading, boating, fishing, craft beers, Mexican food, hummingbird sightings, and sitting in the sun (or any combo of these) are my favorite.
I can cook.

AWARDS

Stevie Award Winner, Women in Business Consumer Marketing Campaign of the Year (Gold), 2019 – Nicor Gas, The Unexpected Love Story

CADM Tempo Award Winner, Direct Mail Campaign, 2019 – The Morton Arboretum, Acquisition

Davey Award Winner (Silver), 2019 – A Willing Participant for Accelerate Institute, Annual Report

Hermes Award Winner (Gold), 2019 – A Willing Participant for Accelerate Institute, Annual Report

EDUCATION

University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana
Bachelor of Fine Arts, Graphic Design

Lorenzo D'Medici, Florence Italy