 name
Armin Vit
company
Decker Design
location
New York, New York
responsibilities
Interactive Design
education
Anahuac University, Mexico City
employment
Portfolio Center, marchFirst, Norman Design
fact
His criticism of the design industry is well-known through Speak
Up and other forums |
 name
Karyn Jimenez
company
The Bailey Group
location
Plymouth Meeting, Pennsylvania
title
Designer
education
Moore College of Art & Design
employment
Paragraph,
FactS,
Adjunct Professor at
Philadelphia University |
 name
Rick Kippert
company
Scheibel Halaska Inc.
location
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
title
Senior Art Director
education
University of Wisconsin,
Milwaukee
employment
Culver Advertising-Design,
BVK/McDonald,
Ha-Lo Promotional Products |
 name
Maria Elena Ibarra-James
company
Renegade Marketing Group
location
New York, New York
title
Associate Creative Director
education
Universidad Iberoamericana, Mexico City
employment
Vidal Partnership, Grupo La Boom |
 name
Amy Selwocki
company
SUSPECT
location
New York, New York
title
Visual Effects Producer
employment
Berwyn Editorial (EURO RSCG Worldwide),
New England Technology
Group,
Boomtown,
Cablevision of Boston
education
Emerson College |
 name
Mike Nelson
company
Tartan Marketing
location
Maple Grove, Minnesota
title
Senior Art Director
Responsibilities
Collateral, Ads,
Brochures, Websites
employment
DKY, Inc.
fact
Not looking forward to the ‘Heave the Haggis on the
New Guy’ ritual |
 name
Melissa Medina Mackin
company
3rd Edge Communications
location
Jersey City, New Jersey
title
Senior Designer
employment
50,000feet agency
fact
Also designs high-fashion
handbags and accessories |
 name
Steve LaChance
company
VIA Group
location
Portland, Maine
title
Senior Art Director
employment
Ten years with New England area design firms
responsibilities
Works on Kash n’ Karry and Hannaford
Brothers accounts |
 name
Lynne Roswall
company
NYCA
location
Encinitas, California
title
VP, Director of Production
education
Masters in Painting & Drawing
employment
JWT, San Francisco
fact
Starting 2.5 years ago, she
built NYCA’s traffic department from the ground up |
 name
Heather Williams
company
WondriskaRusso
location
West Hartford, Connecticut
title
Designer
employment
Smizer Design, Pfizer Global Research & Development
education
Maryland Institute College of Art |
 name
Dan Neri
company
Tierney Communications
location
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
title
Associate Creative Director
education
Penn State,
University of the Arts
employment
Gillespie Advertising, Red Tettemer, Earle Palmer Brown
fact
A native of Brooklyn |
 name
Jennifer Westemeyer
company
LPK
location
Cincinnati, Ohio
title
Design Director
education
Columbus College of
Art & Design
responsibility
She assumes creative leadership of Pampers
brand initiatives |
 name
Claudene Anderson
company
RYA
location
Dallas, Texas
title
Senior Associate/
Studio Director
education
Cal State, Long Beach
employment
Returns after heading own firm
fact
Her main client is Federated Department Stores |
 name
Brad Surcey
company
Duffy & Partners
location
Minneapolis, Minnesota
title
Designer, specializing in
multimedia and web design
employment
Fallon Interactive
Quote
Having studied and admired Duffy for so
long, I’ve landed
my dream job. |
 name
George Katz
company
Duffy & Partners
location
Minneapolis, Minnesota
title
Designer
education
Minneapolis College of Art
& Design
employment
DesignWorks
(MCAD’s inhouse firm)
fact
Born in then-communist Slovak Republic, came to U.S. at five |
 name
Esther Mun
company
Duffy & Partners
location
Minneapolis, Minnesota
title
Designer
education
School of Visual Arts
employment
Freelancer at Duffy on Toyota Trucks and the Bahamas, also freelanced
for Pentagram |
 name
Joe Monnens
company
Spyglass Creative
location
Minneapolis, Minnesota
title
Senior Designer
employment
Duffy Design, FAME
fact
Spyglass Creative recently took part in an account review for
the Minnesota Twins |
 name
Kim Pollock
company
Dever Designs
location
Laurel, Maryland
title
Graphic Designer/
Project Manager
education
University of Maryland,
Corcoran College of
Art + Design
experience
12 years in print and
electronic media
fact
Early publishing career led to special interest in typography |
 name
Ben Reynolds
company
Belyea
location
Seattle, Washington
title
Graphic Designer
education
Art Institute of Seattle
|
 name
Doug Hill
company
SFGT
location
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
title
Creative Director/Group Head
education
Syracuse University
responsibilities
Sunoco, De’Longhi, American education
Services, Philadelphia International Auto Show
employment
McCann-Erickson, BBDO, Margeotes, Fertitta & Partners
fact
Super Bowl commercial for FedEx in TV and Radio Hall of Fame. |
 name
Sally Morrow
company
Sandstrom Design
location
Portland, Oregon
title
Associate Creative Director, newly named Principal
education
Art Center for Design, Pasadena
employment
Been with studio for six years; clients include ESPN, Converse,
gDiapers, Portland Center Stage
|
 name
Ken DeLeon
company
Comcast, Eastern Division
location
Oaks, Pennsylvania
title
Director of Creative Services
responsibilities
Oversees advertising for Comcast Cable, high speed web and
digital phone
employment
Ad agency art director in New
York, Philadelphia, New Jersey
fact
Heads team of ten art directors and copywriters |
 name
Jami Sharp
company
Swanson Russell Associates
location
Lincoln, Nebraska
title
Art Director
education
University of Nebraska, Lincoln
employment
Staton Corporate and Casual
facts
Sharp relocates from Dallas; SRA is state’s
largest marcom firm |
 name
Alan Irikura
company
Renegade Marketing Group
location
New York, New York
title
Associate Creative Director
employment
Sports Media and his own
independent firm
facts
Designed yearbooks for the NFL, NBA, Major League Baseball |
