About me
I'm a full-time graphic designer and illustrator at Biomedical Communications, a department of the ETSU Quillen College of Medicine. I graduated from East Tennessee State University with a Bachelors of Fine Arts in Graphic Design, and am currently a Master's Candidate at the University of Tennessee, working on my MS in Digital and Strategic Communication.
For as long as I can remember, I've loved design and illustration and have been interested in learning about new trends and developing my own unique style. As I progress in my career, I hope to always learn something new from each project that I'm a part of and to never turn down an opportunity to do good for the world around me. As I am influenced by my peers in my field, I strive to be an influence to others too!
EDUCATION
Bachelors of Fine Arts in Graphic Design (Honors)
AUG 2013 / MAY 2017
East Tennessee State University
EXHIBITIONS
Mockingbird: Issue 45
Summer 2018
Published by ETSU College of Arts & Sciences
ETSU Student Honors Show
April 2014, May 2015, April 2016, and April 2017
in the Slocumb Galleries
BFA Senior Exhibition
April 10th - 21st, 2017
in the Slocumb Galleries
Boland Symposium
March 2014, March 2015, and March 2016
in the Millennium Centre
Body Matters: Bodily Autonomy and the Feminist Perspective
April 7th - 13th, 2016
in the SUBmarine Gallery
StoryBoards: A Show about Preserving the History of Ourselves in Patterns
March 16th - 24th, 2016
in the SUBmarine Gallery
Sketchy Business
May 2015
in Ball Drawing Studio 315
Punch-In: Core Show
April 15th - May 7th, 2014
in the Tipton Gallery
Selfie: 3D Design Core
March 6th, 2014
in the SUBmarine Gallery
WORK EXPERIENCE
Graphic Designer
MAY 2016 - Present
ETSU Quillen College of Medicine
Art and Design Staff Member
DECEMBER 2014 - FEBRUARY 2018
ETSUCon
Landscaper
APRIL 2007 - Present
Campbell's Lawn Service
AWARDS AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Graduated Summa Cum Laude
Fine and Performing Arts Honors Scholar
Highest GPA in Art & Design Dept at ETSU in the 2017 Graduating Class (3.98)
Outstanding Student Award in Art and Design
Dean's List each semester since Fall Semester 2013
Student Spotlight Feature in ETSU's EVOXE Digital Magazine published December 2017
Fletcher H. Dyer Memorial Graphic Design Award Recipient
2017 Student Art Honor Show Graphic Design Award Recipient
2016 Timothy O'Sullivan Photography Award Recipient
Member of the Fine and Performing Arts Honors College Alumni Program
Simply Smart Scholarship Awardee
Gudger Scholarship Awardee
Powell Construction Co. Book Scholarship Awardee
HOPE Scholarship Awardee
TN/VA Scholar
Member of the National Society of Leadership and Success
Member of the ETSU Graphic Design Collective
Volunteer for the Second Harvest Food Bank of Northeast Tennessee