Awards • Associations • Publications

Awards

• Hermes Creative Awards, Gold Award,  Business to Business, Responsive Website (2017)
• Hermes Creative Awards, Platinum Award,  Email Marketing Campaign (2017)
• Hermes Creative Awards, Honorable Mention Award,  Small Business, Responsive Website (2017)
• Summit International Award, Silver Award, Creative Email Marketing (2017)
• MarCom Creative Awards, Platinum Award, Brochure Design (2016)
• MarCom Creative Awards, Gold Award, Web Design, Educational Institute (2015)
• Summit International Award, Silver Award, Marketing Effectiveness, Responsive Website (2015)
• Summit International Award, Silver Award, Creative Website – Services Category (2015)
• Hermes Creative Awards, Gold Award, Educational Institution/Overall Responsive Website Design (2015)
• Summit International Award, Bronze Award, Creative Website – Redesign Category (2014)
• Hermes Creative Awards, Platinum Award, Informational/Overall Website Design (2014)
• Hermes Creative Awards, Gold Award, Government/Overall Website Design (2014)
• Hermes Creative Awards, Gold Award, Small Business/Overall Website Design (2014)
• MarCom Creative Awards, Platinum Award, Logo Design (2013)
• MarCom Creative Awards, Gold Award, Brochure Design (2013)
• MarCom Creative Awards, Honorable Mention, Marketing Campaign (2013)
• Summit International Award, Bronze Award, Logo Design – Green Marketing Category (2013)
• MarCom Creative Awards, Gold Award, Creative Web Design, Home Page Design (2012)
• MarCom, Honorable Mention, Marketing Campaign (2012)
• Summit International Awards, Silver Award, Creative Website – Redesign Category (2012)
• Summit International Awards, Silver Award, Marketing Effectiveness – Budget Under $1M (2011)
• Summit International Awards, Bronze Award, Creative Website – Women’s Audience Category (2011)
• Team project award: North Carolina Marvin Collins Planning Award from the North Carolina Chapter of the American Planning Association (2009)
• Honorable Mention Award for Exceptional Project - “Escort Vehicle Operator Certification Program” for NCDOT/ITRE (2003)
• Awarded Highest Achievement in Computer Graphic Design - School of Communication Arts (2000)

Associations

• North Carolina Association of Festivals and Events, Member (2008 - 2014)
• Advisory Board for the School of Communication Arts, Raleigh, NC (2002 – 2013)
• North Carolina Association of Festivals and Events, Board of Directors (2011 – 2013)
• Member Apex Chamber of Commerce, Apex, NC (2007– 2010)
• Apex Festival Commission (2008 - 2009)

Publications

“Don't CLICK HERE!” Carolina Festivals, Winter 2013, Vol. 13, No.1
“A Logo by Any Other Name is not the Same” Carolina Festivals, Summer 2012, Vol. 12, No. 3
“Function over Form: Using Web Safe Fonts” Carolina Festivals, Spring 2012, Vol. 12, No. 2
“Is Your Website Cross-Browser Compatible?” Carolina Festivals, Winter 2012, Vol. 12, No. 1
“Timing Communications for your Festival – Part 2.” Carolina Festivals, Summer 2011, Vol. 11, No. 3
“Timing Communications for your Festival – Part 1.” Carolina Festivals, Spring 2011, Vol. 11, No. 2
“How to Write so Your Website will be Read.” Virginia Festivals, Fall 2010, Vol. 10, No. 6
“How to Write so Your Website will be Read.” Carolina Festivals, Fall 2010, Vol. 10, No. 6
“Choosing the Ideal Graphic File Format.” Carolina Festivals, Summer 2010, Vol. 10, No. 5
“Start Planning Your Event Visibility with a New Theme.” Carolina Festivals, Winter 2010, Vol. 10, No. 3