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I went to the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York where I received my A.A.S in Apparel Design (specialization knitwear) and B.S. in International Trade and Marketing. I worked and studied under a unique mix of designers in NYC, including the renowned Yigal Azrouel and Creative Director Susie Cho of Inhabit Knitwear. I was also the Assistant Stylist on multiple Menswear Magazine shoots as well as the Daily News Record (DNR Magazine) . I won the annual FIT 'Alice in Wonderland' costume competition while I was a student at FIT. ShortIy after this, I spent a few months working on my own womenswear couture line that received recognition from Designer Michelle Jonas in Los Angeles. It was then that I made my move to LA where I was the Assistant Designer and Graphics Director at Michelle Jonas Travelwear. There I created the MJT website and logo and was responsible for all technical sketches, retouching all photos for web (ready-to-wear), and each season’s prospective look book layout and theme. I fell in love with graphics and layout and enjoyed my time in LA, but a big part of me longed to be back in my comparatively small hometown of Nashville, which many transplanted designers had begun to call home.

 For the last year and a half, I've been the Creative Director and Content Manager at Tour Guide Publications, which caters to music and touring professionals. I am responsible for the complete graphic layout of our monthly publication Mobile Production Monthly and more recently have taken on the role as Editor and Content Manager. PDFs of our magazines are available for reference at www.mobileproductionmonthly.com. I recently completed our annual Road Book directory, which has 470 pages of listings of/for touring professionals, be that in Sound, Lighting, Video, etc. I am a Tour Link Conference coordinator at our annual conference in Scottsdale, Arizona that attracts hundreds of the music industry's top touring professionals throughout the world.

In May 2015, I came on as Creative Director of Communications at Nashville private school Franklin Road Academy.