Erin Smith
Immediate Past President, Advent10n Chair

Erin is the Director of Marketing, Communications and PR at the Greater Shreveport Chamber of Commerce.

Fun Fact: Erin is 25% Japanese, an all-star at singing "Ice, Ice Baby" karaoke and has a superhero-themed living room.

Amy Olita
President

Amy is an Executive Designer at Romph Pou Agency

Fun Fact: Amy loves theme parks and Halloween more than a normal person probably should.

Laurie Priftis
1st Vice President, ADDY Chair

Laurie is a Digital Media Specialist at Williams Creative Group.

Fun Fact: Laurie used to work as a barista in college, and now has a fully stocked coffee bar in her home.

Karissa Walsworth
Communications Chair

Karissa is a Graphic Designer at Margaritaville Resort Casino in Bossier City.

Fun Fact: Karissa loves to garden with her husband, take her blue heeler named Zelda for walks, and play any of The Legend of Zelda video games!

Allen Garcie
Education Chair

Allen is an Assistant Professor in the Digital Arts program at Louisiana State University Shreveport.

Fun Fact: Allen is an American Indian (Yes, he is a member of an actual tribe!) who enjoys singing, music (He has over 40,000 songs on iTunes!), and video games!

Ariana Boyd
LSUS AAF Student President

Ariana is currently pursuing a Bachelors in Marketing with a concentration in Advertising Design

Fun Fact: Ariana locally competed in fencing and is skilled in both foil and sabre.

Sara Kleinecke
Membership Chair

Sara is the Director of Development at The Salvation Army of Northwest Louisiana.

Fun fact: She loves animals! She has a rescue dog named Sir Winston. In her free time, Sara volunteers at the Bossier Parish Animal Shelter and her Facebook posts are regularly about local dogs and cats that need homes.

Dellanee Wade
Programs Chair

Dellanee is currently pursuing a Master of Fine Arts in Graphic Design at Louisiana Tech University.

Fun Fact: She loves makeup and owns over 50 lipsticks and glosses.

Caitlin Perkins
ADDY Co-chair

Caitlin is a Graphic Design Specialist for Hardware Resources.

Fun Fact: Caitlin used to own a ferret named Winston.

Coleen Hatch
ADDY Co-chair

Coleen is the Supreme Leader of Coleen Hatch Design.

Fun Fact: She has a BFA from the famous ArtCenter College of Design whose curriculum is based on the Bauhaus.

Kevin Alexander
Education Co-chair

Kevin is the Senior Editor/Videographer at CRM Studios Louisiana.

Fun Fact: Kevin loves international travel and has been to Russia (yes, Siberia during winter is really, really, REALLY cold!), Ireland, Finland, Brazil, Australia, and Germany.

Danielle Richard
Membership Co-chair, Past President

Danielle owns and operates Richard Creative, where she is also the creative director.

Fun Fact: Danielle has chosen to channel her OCD tendencies for good and not evil, by organizing anything and everything she can.

Steven Knight
Programs Co-chair

Steven Knight is the Event & Social Media Coordinator at the The Prize Foundation.

Fun Fact: He did a cultural emerging experience in Costa Rica and was a student translator while in high school.

Brittany Gay
Advent10n Co-chair, NSAC Chair

Brittany is the Graphic Designer at Vintage Realty Company.

Fun Fact: Brittany's favorite animal is the Great White Shark and she just recently got to check swimming with the sharks off of her bucket list!

Brandy Garison
Recording Secretary

Brandy is the Administrator/Graphic Designer at Ability Printing, a division of Louisiana Association for the Blind.

Fun Fact: Brandy loves to go glamping with her family and goes every chance she gets.

David White
Treasurer

David is the Tax In-Charge at Heard, McElroy & Vestal, LLC.

Fun Fact: David loves to go running.