In 2022, I started my maker business, Dandelion + Burdock. I am also a freelance graphic designer, specializing in the nonprofit sector.

Before relocating to New York, I served seven years as the Director of Marketing and Development at the Tennessee Arts Commission. Prior to joining the Commission, I was the Creative Manager for Goodwill Industries of Middle Tennessee. From 2001 to 2011, I operated my business, Message Brand Advertising in Ithaca, New York. I also was an assistant professor in the Integrated Marketing Communications Degree Program at the Park School of Communications, Ithaca College. In my early career, I was an art director for several advertising agencies in New York City and worked on national accounts such as Verizon Wireless and Duncan Hines.

EDUCATION

B.F.A., Graphic Design, Ball State University
M.A., Graphic Design, Syracuse University.