Im not a typical designer.

I like to call myself a visual storyteller creating solutions for your small business or by capturing that special day
on camera. I have been in the design and photography industry for over 15 years getting my start as an artist
at Hallmark Cards and more recently as an Adjunct Professor. I am also a member of JCCC Graphic Design
Advisory and Desktop Publishing Boards. 

I have been recognized for my design and photography by such organizations as KCIABC, AIGA, UCDA and most recently by the Kansas City Ad Club for Excellence in Design and Photography. I have had my photography published in The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times and closer to home in The Kansas City Star. I continue to work with such organizations as the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art and the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Nursing on a freelance basis creating outstanding visual solutions.

Awards

Addy, Kansas City Ad Club; Bronze, Magazine Design, 2008
Addy, Kansas City Ad Club; Silver, Photography, 2008
CASE; Silver, Excellence in Advertising, 2005, 2002
AIGA local chapter, Merit; Annual Report 2005
Housing Guides of America; Housing Guide of the Year, 2004; Best Cover Design, 2004
CASE; Gold, Annual Report Design, 2003
KCIABC; Merit, Newsletter Design, 2003; Merit, Annual Report Design, 2002
CASE; Silver, Magazine Design, 1999, 1998, 1997
CASE; Silver, Newsletter Design, 1999
UCDA; Award of Excellence in Design, 1997
CoSIDA.; Best media guide in the Mid-Continent Conference, 1999,1998,1997

 

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