Speaking

I support others through academic and speaking engagements, as well as volunteering.

I am available for speaking engagements and panel discussions on a variety of topics—primarily focused upon design, creativity, marketing and agency life. For over fifteen years, I have taught a variety of courses as an adjunct instructor.

Some topics include:

Everything I Needed to Know About Advertising, I Learned as a Line Cook.

How to Manage Successful Client Relationships

Building a Story

Working with Creative People

The Nine Qualities of Iconic Brands

Emotional and Cognitive Appeal of Brands

Navigating a Career in Design, Branding and Advertising

Leveraging Design to Enhance Brand Experience

Design+Branding: an Intersection of Art and Business

Creative Methods to Connect Visual Expression with Strategy

Consumer Personas and the Path-to-Purchase

Building a Bridge for the Next Generation

Understanding the Landscape of Artificial Intelligence


2024

Adjunct Faculty
University of Cincinnati, Digital Media Collaborative
Design Skills (Interdisciplinary), DMC 2150

Committee Member
Mariemont City Schools
Superintendent’s Planning and Advisory Committee

Guest Speaker
Mariemont City Schools
Career Connect Expedition Day


2023

Adjunct Faculty
University of Cincinnati, Digital Media Collaborative
Design Skills (Interdisciplinary), DMC 2150

Speaker and BFA Thesis Exhibition Juror
Bowling Green State University
School of Art, ARTD 4030 System-Based Graphic Design, ARTD 2010 Graphic Design Thinking

Committee Member
Mariemont City Schools
Superintendent’s Planning and Advisory Committee

Design Project Juror
Ignite Institute
Roebling Innovation Center, College of Design

Guest Speaker
Kiwanis Club of Mariemont
Understanding the Landscape of Artificial Intelligence


2022

Adjunct Faculty
University of Cincinnati, Digital Media Collaborative
Design Skills (Interdisciplinary), DMC 2150

Adjunct Faculty
Miami University College of Creative Arts
Image, ART252

Committee Member
Mariemont City Schools
Superintendent’s Planning and Advisory Committee


2021

Adjunct Faculty
University of Cincinnati, Digital Media Collaborative
Design Skills (Interdisciplinary), DMC 2150

Creative Director and Lead Designer
Mariemont City Schools
Rebranding Committee

Exhibitor
Bowling Green State University
Aligned: Graphic Design Alumni Show


2020

Adjunct Faculty
University of Cincinnati, Digital Media Collaborative
Design Skills (Interdisciplinary), DMC 2150

Creative Director and Lead Designer
Mariemont City Schools
Rebranding Committee

Adjunct Faculty
Miami University College of Creative Arts
Business of Design, ART353

Guest Speaker
Graphic Village
Consumer Personas and the Path-to-Purchase


2019

Adjunct Faculty
University of Louisville Hite Art Institute,
Packaging Design, ART575

Event Volunteer
Brandemonium 2019
International Branding & Marketing Conference

Adjunct Faculty
Miami University College of Creative Arts
Business of Design, ART353

Facilitator and Host
Communication Design and Experience Design
Creative, Design & Marketing, professional panel discussion


2018

Guest Judge
University of Louisville College of Business—Final Marketing Campaign Presentations
Creativity & Innovation in Marketing, MKT 490

Guest Lecturer
University of Louisville College of Business—Leveraging Design to Enhance Brand Experience,
Marketing Management II, Executive MBA 612

Guest Lecturer
University of Kentucky Gatton College of Business and Economics—Leveraging Design to
Enhance Brand Experience, Marketing Management II, Executive MBA 612

Guest Panelist
University of Louisville College of Business—Brand Audit and Renovation Project
Brand Management, MBA MKT 619

Guest Lecturer
University of Louisville College of Business—Working in the Advertising Industry
Creativity & Innovation in Marketing, MKT 490


2017

Guest Lecturer
University of Louisville College of Business—Leveraging Design to Enhance Brand Experience,
Marketing Management II, Executive MBA 612

Guest Lecturer
University of Kentucky Gatton College of Business and Economics—Leveraging Design to
Enhance Brand Experience, Marketing Management II, Executive MBA 612


2016

Emcee

Adjunct Faculty
University of Louisville
Hite Art Institute, Department of Fine Arts

Guest Lecturer
University of Louisville Hite Art Institute, Department of Fine Arts—
Branding and Marketing to an Audience, Graphic Design Program

Guest Lecturer
University of Louisville College of Business—Leveraging Design to Enhance Brand Experience,
Marketing Management II, Executive MBA 612

Guest Lecturer
University of Kentucky Gatton College of Business and Economics—Leveraging Design to
Enhance Brand Experience, Marketing Management II, Executive MBA 612

Judge
SkillsUSA National Leadership
and Skills Conference


2015

Adjunct Faculty
University of Louisville
Hite Art Institute, Department of Fine Arts

Guest Lecturer
University of Oregon Lundquist College of Business—
Sports Product Design & Development, SBUS410

Featured Speaker
Professional Development Series—
American Advertising Federation, Louisville


2014

Adjunct Faculty
University of Louisville
Hite Art Institute, Department of Fine Arts

Guest Lecturer
Morehead State University Department of Art and Design—
Advertising and Branding

Guest Lecturer
UC College of Business Marketing Department—
Innovation Tools, MKTG4014


2013

Adjunct Faculty
Miami University
College of Creative Arts

Featured Speaker
Brand Manager Retreat—
Chef’s Best, San Diego


2012

Adjunct Faculty
Miami University
College of Creative Arts

Guest Speaker
University of University of Toledo—
Research Symposium

Presenter
University of Cincinnati—
Graduate Student Forum

Instructor
University of Cincinnati Honors Program—
Inquiry to Innovation

Instructor
UC Cincinnatus Scholarship—
Innovation Workshop

Coordinator
UC Forward
Faculty Workgroup


2011

Adjunct Faculty
Miami University
College of Creative Arts

Exhibitor
Red Tree Gallery
A Small Glimpse Show

Instructor
University of Cincinnati Honors Program—
Inquiry to Innovation

Industry Resource
Live Well Collaborative,
DSGN 721

Guest Lecturer
UC DAAP Pre Junior Industrial Design—
Branding and Packaging, INDL 302

Teaching Practicum
UC DAAP Sophomore Digital Design,
DGTL 203

Teaching Practicum
UC DAAP Pre Junior Graphic Design,
GRPH 332

Guest Lecturer
UC College of Business Honors Plus—
Branding


2010

Adjunct Faculty
Miami University
College of Creative Arts

Reviewer
UC Senior Digital and
Graphic Capstone

Reviewer
UC Junior Digital
Design Projects

Exhibitor
Los Angeles Center for Digital Art
Snap to Grid Show


2009

Adjunct Faculty
Miami University
College of Creative Arts

Project Leader
UC MS-Marketing Graduate
Student Capstone project

Panelist
2009 Miami University
Graduate Teaching Seminar

Featured Speaker
BGSU Graphic Design
Alumni Lecture Series

Kick-off Speaker and Reviewer
AIGA Toledo
Student Portfolio Review Day

Panelist
AIGA Cincinnati
Design Career Forum

Exhibitor
Los Angeles Center for Digital Art
Snap to Grid Show


2008

Adjunct Faculty
Miami University
College of Creative Arts

Reviewer
AIGA Cincinnati
Student Portfolio Review Day

Exhibitor
Los Angeles Center for Digital Art
Snap to Grid Show


2007

Discussion Group Participant
Sustainable Packaging Forum
Minneapolis-Saint Paul, Minnesota


2006

Discussion Group Participant
Sustainable Packaging Forum
Pittsburgh, PA