Meet The Board: 2024-2025
/Each year, the members of the Society vote on the officers and directors of the SPD Board. We’re excited to welcome five new board members this year (Susanna Hayward, Dian Holton, Emil Lendof, Brian Lutz, and Chin Wang) and congratulate the 2024-2025 officers (Chuck Kerr, Jana Meier-Roberts, Rashida Morgan-Brown, Emily Furlani, and Taylor Le). Special thanks to our outgoing board members for serving on the board!
Get to know the 2024-2025 Board of Directors and SPD HQ by clicking on each photo below!
OFFICERS
Chuck Kerr
PRESIDENT
Senior Creative Director, Dotdash Meredith
Entertainment Weekly
3 things you can’t live without: Breakfast tacos, Spotify Premium, and Evie (my dog).
Jana Meier-Roberts
VICE-PRESIDENT
Freelance Creative Director
& Designer
What’s your superpower? Patience.
Rashida Morgan-Brown
VICE-PRESIDENT
Creative Director
rashidasdesigns.com
3 things you can’t live without: Family, peace of mind, creativity
Taylor Le
TREASURER
Creative Director
The San Francisco Standard
3 things you can’t live without: Iced soy lattes, spas, cats
Emily Furlani
SECRETARY
Creative Director, Women's Group
a360media
What do you listen to while creating? Cooking shows, vintage television, classic movies I've seen 100 times
DIRECTORS
Josue Evilla
Creative Director
Fortune Design
What’s your superpower? No coffee — I'm ready to go!
Susanna Hayward
Art Director
New York Magazine
What’s on your bucket list for 2024? Travel more, find more time for creative projects, learn to roller skate!
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.
Karen Frank
Digital Photo Editor
The New York Times
What’s on your bucket list for 2024? Reinvention
Dian Holton
Art Director
AARP
Three things you can’t live without: Sugar, fun accessories (sneakers, totebag, jewelry), glasses
Emil Lendof
Managing Photo Editor
The Wall Street Journal
Three things you can’t live without: My family, My vinyl records, My sketchbook
Jeanne Graves
Director of Photography
Fast Company
What’s your super power? Going warp speed at the 11th hour.
Brian Lutz
Illustrator, Adjunct Professor, University of Hartford
What’s your superpower?
I make people happy with drawings
Carrie Mifsud
Homescreen Art Director
The New York Times
Three things you can’t live without: My family. My vinyl records. My sketchbook.
Chin Wang
Vice President
ESPN Creative Studio
What do you listen to while creating: Nothing. Let’s call it multitasking meditation.
SPD HQ
Chelsey Lamwatt
Communications Director
SPD
3 things you can’t live without: Family, my phone, and a good book.
