Born and raised in Wayne, PA, I received a BA in English from Villanova University. After serving in the Peace Corps in Cape Verde, West Africa, teaching English as a Foreign Language, I returned to the Philadelphia area and attended Temple University?s Tyler School of Art, where I received my MFA in Graphic and Interactive Design. In the Summer of 2004 I taught a Summer design workshop for Tyler School of Art Temple University?s Tokyo, Japan campus. Since moving to El Paso in 2004, I have been the recipient of many Gold and Silver ADDY awards from the Advertising Federation of El Paso and received honorable mention in the 9th, 10th and 11th International Biennials of the Poster held in Mexico City. In addition to designing, I enjoy traveling?. Favorite trips include Tibet, Nepal, Spain and Italy.
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17th International Biennial of the Poster in Mexico—Only One Earth - 17 International Biennial of the Poster in Mexico City (01/01/2022-12/31/2022)
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Designers for Peace Silver Award for "Fuck Putin" - Graphis Competitions Designers for Peace (01/01/2022-12/31/2022)
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Honorable Mention / Runner-Up, Creative Quarterly 66. - Creative Quarterly 66 (01/01/2022-12/31/2022)
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Silver Award for "Fuck Putin" - Graphis Competitions Poster Annual 2023 (01/01/2022-12/31/2022)
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Silver Award for "Ysleta del Sur Pueblo 2020 Year-End Report" - Graphis Competitions Design Annual 2023 (01/01/2022-12/31/2022)
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Second Place - PRINT Awards, presented by Adobe (05/01/2022-05/31/2022)
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Honorable Mention for "Build That Wall" - Graphis Protest Posters 2 (01/01/2021-12/31/2021)
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Honorable Mention for "Six Feet—What’ll It Be?” - Graphis Protest Posters 2 (01/01/2021-12/31/2021)
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Honorable Mention for Ysleta Del Sur Pueblo 2019 Year-End Report - Graphis Design Annual 2022 (01/01/2021-12/31/2021)
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Runner-Up for "Still a Battleground" - Creative Quarterly (01/01/2021-12/31/2021)
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Silver Award for "Women's Suffrage Centennial" - Graphis Poster Annual 2022 (01/01/2021-12/31/2021)
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Silver Award for Women's Rights Poster Series - Graphis Poster Annual 2022 (01/01/2021-12/31/2021)
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UTEP Top-Three Finalist for the Minnie Stevens Piper Professor Award - Minnie Stevens Piper Foundation (01/01/2021-12/31/2021)
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First Place - PRINT Awards, presented by Adobe (01/01/2020-12/31/2020)
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Honorable Mention for "Texas is One of the Worst States for Women's Health" - Graphis Poster Annual 2021 (01/01/2020-12/31/2020)
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Honorable Mention, Annual Reports - Graphis Competitions Design Annual 2021 (01/01/2020-12/31/2020)
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Permanent Collection of Poster House NYC (01/01/2017-12/31/2017)
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UTEP President's Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll - UTEP Center for Civic Engagement (05/01/2015-05/31/2015)
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2015 Silver ADDY Award from the Advertising Federation of El Paso - Advertising Federation of El Paso (03/01/2015-03/31/2015)
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2014 Finalist for the The Texas Institute of Letters’ annual award—Fred Whitehead Award for Design of a Trade Book - The Texas Institute of Letters (05/01/2014-05/31/2014)
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2013 Silver ADDY award, Advertising Federation of El Paso - Advertising Federation of El Paso (02/01/2013-02/28/2013)
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2011 Gold ADDY award, Advertising Federation of El Paso - Advertising Federation of El Paso (02/01/2011-02/28/2011)
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Special Judges Award - Advertising Federation of El Paso (02/01/2011-02/28/2011)
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2011 Southwest Book Award - Border Regional Library Association (02/26/2011)
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Invited to participate in 'Voices in Freedom' exhibition - Trama Visual A.C. (06/01/2009-06/30/2009)
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Finalist, 10th International Biennial of the Poster, Mexico City, Mexico - Trama Visual A.C. (01/01/2008-12/31/2008)
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Silver ADDY Award - Advertising Federation of El Paso (01/01/2008-12/31/2008)
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Gold ADDY Award - Advertising Federation of El Paso (01/01/2007-12/31/2007)
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Honorable Mention, 9th International Biennial of the Poster, Mexico City, Mexico - Trama Visual A.C. (01/01/2006-12/31/2006)
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Silver ADDY Award - Advertising Federation of El Paso (01/01/2006-12/31/2006)
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2005, Finalist, Tyler School of Art Interact 5 Web Design Competition - Tyler School of Art (01/01/2005-12/31/2005)
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Gold ADDY Award - Advertising Federation of El Paso (01/01/2005-12/31/2005)