a darn good start:

My creative and entrepreneurial path started with a  BFA in graphic design from Rochester Institute of Technology - Rochester NY.   

I've also completed a 2-year ad creative program at The Portfolio Center in Atlanta, GA. My most recent education includes a certificate of Foundations in Design Thinking from Ideou.

 

then lots of experience:

My 30+ years in advertising and marketing include agencies like The Richards Group, Publicis, Integer, and The Marketing Arm. Entrepreneurial spirit is a big part of my professional life, as I was a minority partner in a software start-up and ran my own business designing gifts and accessories. I currently enjoy serving various clients in the dynamic world that is my own marketing practice. 

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awards and other involvements:

I was a 1997 Print Regional Annual winner and 2003 “Champion of Social Change” for TAASA (Texas Association Against Sexual Assault). I am a member of the RAINN (The Rape, Abuse & Incest National  Network)  National Speakers’ Bureau, 2005 recipient of Southern Methodist  University’s Profiles in Leadership award and former member of the advisory board for the Dallas/Ft. Worth Luxury Marketing Council. I have also been a Big Sister and participated as a Texas Victim Impact Panel speaker in the Dallas court system. I'm a previous member of the Dallas Arboretum’s marketing committee. I'm also a past board member and marketing committee chair at the For the Love of the Lake foundation in Dallas.