EDUCATION

AAS in Advertising and Graphic Design Technology - Kilgore College, 2014

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

My first creative job was working as the in-house graphic designer at Med Shop Total Care. After leaving there I worked in the Graphics department at the Longview News-Journal for 5 years. While at the Longview News-Journal, I was the designer for Charm and View magazine for 3 years. I worked on launching the first issue of Harrison magazine, which is a local magazine for the Marshall area. (I also designed the Longview 150 balloon in the parking lot of LNJ.) I was a volunteer graphic designer for Hope for Pets Rescue for several years, and I also have experience as a freelance photographer.

I started working at LeTourneau University in 2021 and I'm enjoying doing design and photography for the Marketing Team.

PERSONAL BACKGROUND

I am a Longview native. I am a member of Spring Hill First Baptist Church where I sing and play guitar in the praise band with my dad and my brother. I was a performer at the Gladewater Opry for 10 years. In my free time I enjoy 35mm film photography, making art, collecting and playing all things Nintendo, and learning different instruments.

I enjoy getting involved in the arts on campus. My photography has been printed in Riveted Literary magazine. I have performed with the Orchestra Club, the Jazz Band, and the Pep Band, and I performed at Hootenanny Night Live in 2024. I am part of a band with several other members of the marketing team - we call ourselves "Team Lunch." (We came up with the name because we like to go to lunch together, and we sometimes have band practice during our lunch breaks.)