education
BFA, Graphic Design and Typography
Mason Gross School of the Arts, Rutgers University New Brunswick, NJ
work experience
2005 — present
Graphic Artist, Art Director, Online Media Maker
Specializing in identity, outreach, and marketing creation for all types of small businesses, non-profits, and community-based groups. My goal is to quickly provide top-quality concepts and effective user-focused designs that will ultimately benefit my client’s mission. I help achieve their goals through a blending of highly creative solutions, social marketing initiatives, and online campaigns to communicate who they are, what they do, and why they do it best.
january 2026 – present
Online Storyteller
La Maida Project
I create captivating animations and online messaging materials that communicate LMP's mission of emotional regulation practices and mental health awareness in both personal and professional settings. My work includes crafting weekly social media content for LinkedIn, Instagram, and Facebook, as well as developing a series of illustrations, emailers, and reports.
may 2014 – present
Graphic Designer
Stanford Parkinson’s Community Outreach
Ongoing online and print media marketing, graphic design work, and information design for the Stanford Parkinson’s Disease Community Blog, including associated social media channels, marketing materials, videos, and annual events.
June 2012 – present
Online Media Designer
Brain Support Network
My primary role entails Social Media Marketing and Management as well as Website Design and Management to help catalog and share information about the BSN, their work, their clients, and the conditions they focus on. Other responsibilities include Visual Branding, Logo Development, Information Design, and Event Promotion Design as well.
november 2023 – december 2025
Social Media Marketer
Educational Choices Program
Acted as the assistant social media marketer and storyteller for a multi-channel outreach campaign to bring environmentally conscious, plant-forward videos and health-focused curriculum into classrooms worldwide involving engaging visual content across Instagram, Facebook, Pinterest, and YouTube, including post creation, animation, infographics, and ads.
november 2021 – november 2022
Art Director
VEGWORLD Magazine
Fulfilled the role of Art Director for the online version of the site’s magazine, including each issue’s layout, look, design, and production. This position was for the last 6 issues of the online edition, ending in 2022.
january 2019 – september 2019
Creative Director
Digital Impact &, San Diego, CA
As Creative Director, I utilized my years of professional design practice in visual marketing, nonprofit advertising, and creative development to help the team realize the organizations’ future aims and goals. In my time there I worked with such clients as Local 145, Ozobot, and Holly Drive Leadership Academy.
april 2013-august 2014
Educator
Digital Gym Digital Bootcamp Educational Series
I was invited to teach a series of “brown bag” lunch time workshops at the Media Arts Center of San Diego which focused on Identity Development, Basics of Digital Design, WordPress 101, Google Analytics, Email Marketing, Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Word, and Photoshop 101 & 102.
In August of 2014, I joined the team at the Digital Gym again to teach a Marketing 101 class covering branding, digital marketing, and social media to an audience of new business dreamers at the International Rescue Committee, put together by the collective energies of the Digital Gym, LISC, SBDC, and IRC.
november 2008-june 2009
Co-Author
The New Graphic Design School: A Foundation Course in Principles and Practice
Co-authored a 190-page textbook with my University professor, Dr. Sheena Calvert. My focus involved Web and Internet Technologies, Print Production Issues, Digital Printing, Desktop Programs and Commercial Applications. The book was sold in a variety of different languages to Universities and Colleges around the globe and is available on Amazon.
april 2002- june 2005
Freelance Art Director and Graphic Artist
Offered my services as a Freelance Art Director and Graphic Artist both on- and off-site in the Philadelphia Metro Area. I worked with the creative minds at such agencies and design firms as Incompra Design, The Rickard Group, and Stratus Communications, to create full-scale marketing and promotional campaigns incorporating print, web, multimedia, TV, and radio for healthcare facilities, Fortune 500 clients, special community projects and fundraisers, as well as educational institutions and non-profit campaigns. Such clients included Verizon, Kimberly-Clark, The University of the Arts, The Girl Scouts of America, The Internet Society, and Drexel University.
january 1999 – november 2001
Design Associate
Parlour Design, New York, NY
Hired directly as an Associate to the Art Directors after successfully completing a one year, 6-credit internship through Rutgers University at Parlour Design in New York City. I assisted with multiple projects, from layout to image work for a wide range of clients including: The American Museum of Natural History, Channel 13, The Digital Club Network Online Music Festival, Gay Men’s Health Crisis, and The National Foundation for Jewish Culture.
may 1999 – august 2001
Publications Manager
Publications Department, Office of Student Involvement (OSI), New Brunswick, NJ
Provided art direction, creative development, annual update and production management of over 250 department publications per academic year for Rutgers University, I was hired as the department’s Publications Manager and Art Director, creating University-based materials promoting student organizational projects.
may 1998 – august 2001
Design Manager
New Brunswick, NJ
After creating layouts and pasteups for my high school newspaper "The Nutshell", I worked independently for a variety of friends, pro-bono clients, and a few ad projects for the "Rutgers Targum", landing my first design job at Laserwave Communications which specialized in $99 logos.
highlights
Child Care Providers United – Created a multi-year visual campaign to help successfully pass comprehensive legislation (AB 378 Limón, 2019) that secures Child Care Providers right to negotiate with the state through their union in CA.
Bryn Mawr Rehab’s Art Ability Exhibition, 2008–2018 – For 10 years I generated all of the exhibition’s advertising and outreach materials, which has garnered over $250,000 in donations for the hospital.
Bankers Hill Business Group’s Arts & Craft Beer Festival, 2017 – Worked on an advertising campaign that attracted over 500 guests and generated $11,000.
Dharma Bum Temple “A New Home” Campaign, 2016 – I created a multi-stage outreach campaign to successfully help raise over $500,000 to open a new temple.
The Campaign to Expand Delaware Hospice, 2006 – I worked on a multi-stage Capital Campaign raising over $4 million to expand a hospice in Delaware.
The Campaign for the Delaware Veterans Home, 2005 – I designed materials for a fundraising drive generating over $1 million dollars to kickstart a campaign for a veterans hospice in Delaware.
Delaware Children’s Museum, 2006 – I worked on a multi-faceted Capital Campaign that won a $2 million dollar development grant to build a children’s museum in Delaware.
certifications
- Google Display Search Certification – Google Academy
- Google Display Ads Certification – Google Academy
- Google Analytics Individual Qualification – Google Academy
- Google Analytics for Power Users Certification – Google Academy
- Accessibility for Web Developers Certification – SiteImprove
- Design Thinking: Beginners Certification (with a Top 10% Distinction) – Interaction Design Foundation (IDF)
- User Experience: Beginner’s Course (with a Top 10% Distinction) – Interaction Design Foundation (IDF)