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Advisory Board

2011-2012 Sessions College Advisory Board

Sessions College establishes an annual advisory board to provide external guidance to the College in support of its mission of preparing design professionals. The advisory board is comprised of working experts in art and design. Advisory board members provide valuable information on the status of the current art and design workplace including employment opportunities, salary information, and required skill sets. The advisory board also meets with College administrators for an annual comprehensive program review. Advisory board workplace assessments and program feedback guide ongoing development of Sessions College degree programs and certificate programs.

Steve Cullen - Design Director/Creative Director, Creature

Moving between the design and advertising worlds, Steve's shaped a fresh perspective on creative work based on combining best of both industries. His work is known for its off-beat originality, and liberal mix of all media types, as seen through having shaped brands like Seattle's Best Coffee and personal platforms for Bill Gates. His creative output has been recognized in Cannes, The One Show, Communication Arts, Art Directors Club, Type Directors Club, Graphis, Archive, Print, American Institute of Graphic Design and numerous publications.

Steve is the Design Director and Creative Director at Creature, a multi-disciplinary creative firm in Seattle. He credits any success he has had to the support of fantastic teams and courageous clients. Steve frequently speaks on the creative process and creative leadership.

Von Glitschka - Illustrative Designer, Glitschka Studios

Von is principal of Glitschka Studios and has worked in the communication arts industry for over 23 years. His work reflects the symbiotic relationship between design and illustration. He runs Glitschka Studios, a multi-disciplinary design firm in the Pacific Northwest. The studio shines as a creative hired gun for ad agencies, medium to large design firms, and in-house corporate art departments working on a diverse range of illustrative design projects.

Check out Von's design books and follow Von's work through these social media venues: Twitter @vonster, dribbble, Facebook, Google+.

Shannon Noack - Creative Director, Snoack Studios

Shannon Noack is a designer in North Dakota and owns a Web and graphic design company, Snoack Studios. She graduated from Northern Arizona University in 2006 with a B.S. in Visual Communication. She knew she wanted to be a designer ever since an introductory high school class on the subject, loving the combination of her passions in life, art, and computers. She loves learning new ways to push her creativity and excel at what she does. Her skill set includes design skills for both print and online projects including marketing, advertising, branding, HTML and CSS, as well as jQuery and PHP. Shannon is always expanding her knowledge base in order to offer more services to her clients. In her spare time, she enjoys hiking, swimming, camping and cooking.

David Stiller - Owner/Multimedia Developer, Quip

David Stiller is an independent contractor whose portfolio includes multimedia programming and design for NASA, DOT, Adobe, major U.S. automotive and boat manufacturers, and dozens of clients across the U.S. and Canada. David gets a kick out of sharing "aha!" moments with others through consultation, mentoring, and regular contributions to the Adobe Flash and ActionScript forums, his blog, and articles for Community MX and the Adobe Developer Center. He is co-author of Foundation Flash CS3 for Designers and contributor to How to Cheat in Adobe Flash CS3. David lives in Virginia with his amazing wife, Dawn, and his beguiling daughter, Meridian.