EMPLOYMENT

Your Friends & Neighbors, Cincinnati, OH
Owner
2016-present
marketing strategy, original content development and social media management; small business mentoring; graphic design for print and web; web site maintenance; writing, editing and proofreading; event management and promotion; current clients include Cincinnati Business Courier, East Walnut Hills, Ledge Gallery, Walnut Hills, Geers of Change, Core Clay, Native Moon Apothecary, and Spinning Platters

VisuaLingual, Cincinnati, OH | Indianapolis, IN
Owner
2007-2015
art direction, design, sales, and marketing of trend-conscious home and garden accessories; production, work flow and logistics management while working for national retailers including Anthropologie, Williams-Sonoma and Restoration Hardware; project budgeting; trend forecasting; brand integration for custom promotions and products for clients including Burt’s Bees, 1 Hotels, Brooklyn Botanic Garden, Georgia O’Keeffe Museum, and the Philadelphia Flower Show

F+W Publications, Cincinnati, OH
Senior Designer
2006-2007
art direction and design of varied craft how-to and artistic inspiration books; management of freelance vendors and talent; project budgeting; interdepartmental presentations and pitches

VOLUNTEER

member, East Walnut Hills Assembly Events Committee
2017-present

member, East Walnut Hills Assembly
2016-present

member, School for Creative and Performing Arts Career in Technical Education Advisory Board
2014-present

Block Captain, Keep Indianapolis Beautiful
2015

Big Pitch [winning] competition mentor, ArtWorks
2014

guest curator, Visionaries & Voices
2012

co-organizer, OTR/Gateway Summer Celebration
2009

EDUCATION

Cranbrook Academy of Art, Bloomfield Hills, MI
MFA in Graphic Design

Cornell University, Ithaca, NY
BA in Philosophy & Critical Theory

References available upon request.

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