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
Business of Creativity (Interdisciplinary), DMC 3101
Adjunct Faculty
University of Cincinnati, Digital Media Collaborative
Design Skills (Interdisciplinary), DMC 2150
Committee Member
Mariemont City Schools
Superintendent’s Planning and Advisory Committee
Committee Member
Mariemont City Schools
Residents for Continued Excellence, School Levy Committee
Guest Speaker
Mariemont City Schools
Career Connect Expedition Day
Research Participant
University of Cincinnati, Digital Futures Learning by Design Lab
Literacy Typeface Decoding and Readability Evaluation
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