My Service.

George Mason University

March, 2025

Watershed Lit Radio - UpstartCrow.org
Collaborated with Watershed Lit Radio to develop a logo and brand guidelines for UpstartCrow.org —a literary podcast affiliated with Watershed Lit: Center for Literary Engagement and Publishing Practice, College of Humanities and Social Sciences, George Mason University. See logo here.

September, 2024

Mason Exhibitions
Collaborated with Mason Exhibitions on the design of the Nothing Personal: A Collaboration in Black and White exhibition. Provided creative services for the exhibition visual approach, design, layout, posters, and brochure. This exhibition closely examines the book, Nothing Personal (1964), a collaborative artwork in book form by two legendary American artists, James Baldwin, the African American writer, public intellectual, and civil rights activist, and Richard Avedon the Jewish fashion and portrait photographer. Nothing Personal is a unique cultural object, presenting images of celebrity and the celebration of exceptionalism alongside depictions of the corrosive effects of capitalism and racism on society.

June, 2024

Alan Cheuse International Writers Center
Worked with the Alan Cheuse International Writers Center on Baldwin100, designing a logo and poster for promoting the year-long initiative. The BALDWIN100 will be a year-long series of public events, including panel discussions, book clubs, lectures, and film screenings, that collaborate with the Virginia-Washington-Maryland community to engage with and celebrate James Baldwin’s work. Spanning 2024- 2025, this program will celebrate the 100th year anniversary of Baldwin’s birth in 1924 and will use art, literature, and scholarship to bring our community together. See logo here.

George Mason University College of Visual and Performing Arts

April 2025

CVPA Faculty Rewards and Recognition Awards Committee

Served on the inaugural CVPA Faculty Rewards and Recognition Awards Committee. Committee responsibilities included developing award categories, establishing the selection process, coordinating notifications, and managing awards distribution. The awards recognize outstanding achievements in areas such as adjunct teaching, research and scholarship, service, mentorship, arts and community engagement, interdisciplinary collaboration, and overall impact. This celebration will be held annually each spring.

August 2024 – September 2024

Arts by George

Volunteered for the Arts by George event, and designed a School of Art poster giveaway. This annual benefit event supports student scholarships for George Mason University’s College of Visual and Performing Arts, Mason Community Arts Academy, Green Machine Ensembles, and the Great Performances at Mason season at the Center for the Arts.

George Mason University School of Art

August, 2025

Curriculum Committee
Will serve on the committee starting Fall 2025. This committee oversees and guides the development, review, and approval of academic programs and courses. Responsibilities include: reviewing course proposals, program development and evaluation, facilitating interdisciplinary collaboration, student impact and equity.

August, 2025
Ad Hoc Core/Foundations Committee

January 2025
Chair, The Real Show Student Design Competition
The Real Show is presented by George Mason University School of Art + Design and sponsored by AIGA DC and Communication Arts magazine, the industry's leading design journal. Chair responsibilities include sponsor acquisition, coordinating with area design professionals to define "real-world" project briefs, overseeing competition promotion, managing website development, and organizing poster and award distribution.

This 2025 competition attracted over 200 entries, with 49 students selected for inclusion in the final showcase, including 10 George Mason design students. The judges awarded 8 silver and 6 gold awards. Although the total number of submissions was slightly lower than in previous years, the competition's overall reach and impact have broadened. See site here.

Design Community

December, 2024

Northern Virginia Community College
Guest lecturer, provided critique on student annual report designs.

November, 2023 – Current

Vermont College of Fine Arts – Prospective Student Mentor

Graduates are paired with prospective students to communicate with them to answer questions and share experiences of the graphic design MFA program.

October, 2023

External Review Committee for Tenure-Track Candidate

Served on the external review committee for a tenure candidate.

October, 2023

AIGA DC Design Week

Speaker and portfolio reviewer, Design Week 2023, sponsored by AIGA DC
DC Design Week (DCDW) brings together DC’s creative community, which includes those working in print, digital, product, packaging, UI/UX, and illustration industries, as well as artists, makers, entrepreneurs, and anyone who makes DC a creative hub.

April – June 2024

AIGA DC (American Institute of Graphic Arts, DC Chapter) – Shine mentor
SHINE is a four-month mentoring program. The program matches mentors and mentees around DMV design communities looking to connect, challenge each other to grow, focus on portfolio development, or collaborate on a project of their choice.

Vermont College of Fine Arts

Prospective Student Ambassador

Community

Sound Impact
Donate creative services to assist a collective of musicians dedicated to serving communities and igniting positive change in the US and abroad through: live performance, educational programs, and creative collaborations with other artists and art forms.

Friends of Hollin Hills, Board Member
Donate time and creative services in assisting to preserve the Hollin Hills Historic District as a historically significant example of mid-century modern architecture and community development, and further the public’s awareness and enjoyment of the HHHD as a national historic district.

Conferences + Lectures

Attended online lecture Decolonizing Your Syllabus Bootcamp with Cheryl Miller and Kristina Lamour Sansone (August 2023)