I’ve worked at various ad agencies, design firms, and design-centered nonprofits before founding Good Graces Paper Co. Since 2010, my experience in different designer, Art Director, and Creative Director roles has taught me the power of visual communication as a tool for social change.
EDUCATION
Marketing // Chippewa Valley Technical College
Graphic Design and Family Ministry // Concordia St. Paul
Graphic Design // The Art Institutes International Minnesota
Bachelors in Graphic Design// The Art Institutes International Minnesota // 2011
AIGA MINNESOTA
Director of Sustainable Design 2014—2017 // Board of Directors
Committee Chair 2012—2014 // Sustainable Design Committee
WORK HISTORY
2024—Present Founder // Good Graces Paper Co.
2017—2024 Creative Director // Pollen Midwest
2017—2018 Communications Manager // Juxtaposition Arts
2016—2017 Designer // Ideas That Kick
2014—2016 Designer // Media Loft
2012—2014 Art Director // FLM+
2011—2012 Designer // Vetta-Zelo
2010—2011 Design Intern // SpinIt
2010—2011 Design Intern // Vision Van Gogh
AWARDS
2024 Best in Category Hard Cover Book // Print Industry of the Midwest // Pollen Studio
2024 L’Étoile Du Nord // MN United FC
2019 Design Show // AIGA Minnesota
2018 32 Under 32 // AdFed
2016 Volunteer of the Year // AIGA Minnesota
2014 Region VI Best of NAMA Awards // FLM+
2013 Region VI Best of NAMA Awards // FLM+
FEATURES
Poison & Anditode // Divorcing White Supremacy Culture
Resistance in Design // Communication Arts
Bogobrusher Award // Bogobrush
Creative Jam Minneapolis // Adobe
Blacks Who Design // blackswho.design
SPEAKING & INTERVIEWS
October 2016 // Zero Waste Summit // Eureka Recycling
March 2017 // The Notion of Wakanda // Public Functionary
August 2017 // Design Impact Series Panel // MIA Third Thursday
November 2017 // Is This Thing On? // MN Council of Nonprofits
January 2018 // Creativity in the City // MPLS Chamber of Commerce
April 2018 // Work Redux | Worth // Pollen Midwest
February 2019 // Divided by Design // Pollen Midwest
April 2019 // Visual Culture Lecture Series // UMD
October 2019 // Design Camp // AIGA Minnesota
November 2019 // LOST // Creative Mornings
May 2020 // Quarantined Creatives // AIGA Minnesota
May 2020 // Executing a Mission to Share // Mixed Theory Podcast
February 2021 // Clear Water Exhibit // Wisconsin Public Radio
February 2021 // Clear Water Exhibit // Volume One
April 2021 // Activism Episode // Reclaiming My Theology Podcast
February 2023 // Feature // Canvas Rebel
January 2024 // Clear Water Book // Minneapolis Egotist
February 2024 // Clear Water Book // Volume One
February 2024 // Feature // Bold Journeys
April 17, 2024 // L’Étoile Du Nord // MN United FC
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