From 2017 to 2019, I served as President of AIGA Atlanta, a Top 10 chapter with 600+ members within AIGA National, the largest professional association for design. In this role I led a large, dynamic board via monthly board meetings, and curated new and engaging programming to meet the professional needs of a growing, diverse membership.
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To strengthen our commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, we created a DEI Chair within the chapter, invited a DEI expert to lead a training workshop for all sitting board members, and increased our annual Fellow award recipients from 1 to 3 in order to recognize a more diverse slate of design contributors within our community.
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On Saturday, November 18, 2017, our chapter hosted BIG NIGHT, a design gala and awards ceremony at the National Center for Civil and Human Rights to coincide with the 2017 Fellow Awards and to celebrate and thank our membership.
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In 2019, AIGA Atlanta was selected as the host chapter for the annual AIGA National Leadership Retreat in Atlanta, Georgia.
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LEADERSHIP ROLES
President Emeritus (2019 - 2020)
President / Co-President (2017-2019)
In-House Co-Chair (2016-2017)
Mentorship Chair (2015-16)
DESIGN CREDITS
AIGA ATL Retreat Branding: RED Partners (Sam Eckersley)
Atlanta Map Illustration & Photography: Russell Shaw