That’s right. There’s definitely some talented new faces on your 2013-14 AIGA Charlotte Board. Today you’ll learn a little a bit about them—plus, now you’ll know their faces, so you can come right on up and say hello to them at our next event.
Name: Mark Iafrate
Board Position: Membership Director
Day Job: Creative Director at Punch Technologies, Inc.
Sneaky Skill: Homebrewing
Primary AIGA Aim for 2103-14: Continue to add quality members to Charlotte’s AIGA chapter and help grow the local creative community.
Website: www.MarkIafrate.com
Social: @markiafrate, LinkedIn
Name: Melvin D. Nix
Board Position: Visual Content Generation Manager
Day Job: Motion Graphics Designer/Commercial Producer
Sneaky Skill: I’m a technician who can fix electronics.
Primary AIGA Aim for 2013-14: To assist the chapter with developing high-end video content that will be used to educate, inform and enlighten the community about AIGA Charlotte and the chapter’s efforts.
Website: creativityunleashedllc.com
Social: @melvinnix
Name: Bree Basham
Board Position: Director of Communications
Day Job: Creative Director at CRAFTED.
Sneaky Skill: I can identify any wine varietal, simply on sight, from 20 yards away.
Primary AIGA Aim for 2013-14: Simplify the communications strategy.
Website: http://www.well-crafted.com
Social: Facebook, Pinterest, LinkedIn
Name: Justin Moore
Board Position: Education Director
Day Job: Owner, Creative Director, Accountant, Secretary, Designer, Photographer and Janitor at Sublmnl Design
Sneaky Skill: I can read/speak backwards fluently. Or, if you prefer, “I nac daer/kaeps sdrawkcab yltneulf.”
Primary AIGA Aim for 2013-14: To get more of a presence for AIGA in the local colleges, as well as, getting into the K-12 level (primarily High School students) and let them know that the design industry is a viable career. As a part of that, with the college students, I want to get the students to feel welcome at “professional” industry events, and bridge the gap between students and professionals.
Website: sublmnldesign.com
Social: @sublmnldesign, @jmooredsgns, Facebook
Name: Megan Skelton
Board Position: Director of Programming
Day Job: Senior Art Director at Mythic
Sneaky Skill: Super keen directional sense
Primary AIGA Aim for 2013-14: Create events that help build relationships and promote professional in the Charlotte design community.
Website: http://www.bemythic.com
Social: Pinterest, LinkedIn
Name: Megan Dobrusin
Board Position: Programming Manager
Day Job: Graphic Designer at American Forest Management
Sneaky Skill: I can aim and squirt water between my two front teeth, so watch out!
Primary AIGA Aim for 2013-14: To encourage and successfully have my friends and coworkers to join AIGA as members, as well as attend the majority of events.
Website: www.mad-designstudio.com
Social: @megdobs, Facebook, Instagram
Name: Ryan Hollingsworth
Board Position: Programming Manager
Day Job: Lead Designer and Communications Director at Elevation Church
Sneaky Skill: Making a killer mixtape.
Primary AIGA Aim for 2013-14: To help oversee consistent, excellent and memorable events for our chapter and design community.
Website: www.ryansworth.com
Social: @ryansworth, Instagram
