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Meet The Board: 2023-2024

Each year, the members of the Society vote on the officers and directors of the SPD Board. We’re excited to welcome six new board members this year (Carrie, Davian-Lynn, Emily, Karen, Rashida, and Zara) and congratulate our new officers (Emily, David, Chuck, Dennis, and Taylor). Special thanks to our outgoing board members for serving on the board.

Get to know the 2023-2024 Board of Directors and SPD HQ by clicking on each photo below!


OFFICERS

Emily Kimbro
PRESIDENT
Creative Director
Texas Monthly

Music you listen to while creating: my favorite radio station out of New Orleans, WWOZ

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David Cooper
VICE PRESIDENT
Illustrator + Photo Director

What’s your super power? I know how to make a few pencil marks on paper look like a thing.

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Chuck Kerr
VICE PRESIDENT
Creative Director
Entertainment Weekly

What (or who) inspires you? Albums with zero skippable tracks. 

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Dennis Huynh
SECRETARY
Product Design Director, Editorial
GoodRx, New York NY

What’s your super power? Secretly knowing how to work a spreadsheet or Airtable

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Taylor Le
TREASURER
Design Director
Los Angeles Times

3 things you can’t live without: Iced soy lattes, spas, cats

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DIRECTORS

Carrie Mifsud
Art Director
The New York Times

Three things you can’t live without: My family, My vinyl records, My sketchbook

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Jeanne Graves
Director of Photography
Fast Company

What’s your super power? Going warp speed at the 11th hour.

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Rashida Morgan-Brown
Creative Director
Rashidasdesigns.com

3 things you can’t live without: Family, peace of mind, creativity

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Davian-Lynn Hopkins
Senior Designer
Pentagram

Advice for young creatives? Trust your gut!


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Emily Furlani
Art Director
Brooklyn, NY

Three things you can’t live without: Laughter, hugs, good moisturizer

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Jana Meier-Roberts
Design Director
Sports Illustrated Germany

3 things you can’t live without: My family, books, the outdoors

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Josue Evilla
Creative Director
Fortune Design

What’s your super power? No coffee — I'm ready to go!


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Haley Kluge
Creative Director
Variety

Album you listen to while creating: Any original Broadway cast album

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Zara Katz
Photography Director
NBC News Digital

What’s on your bucket list for 2024: Travel outside of the U.S. Not spontaneously combusting during the 2024 election.

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José Reyes
Founder, Executive Creative Director
Metaleap Creative

Advice for young creatives: Stay curious, ask great questions, follow through

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Karen Frank
Freelance

What’s on your bucket list for 2024? 
Reinvention

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SPD HQ

Keisha Dean
Executive Director
SPD

What’s your superpower? Being a Jedi.

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Chelsey Lamwatt
Communications Director
SPD

3 things you can’t live without: Family, my phone, and a good book.

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