Ward 1, Position 1

Occupation and Education

• Bachelor of Science in Microbiology, with an emphasis in Immunology & Virology, University of Arkansas, 1996
• Bachelor of Art in Art with an emphasis in Graphic Design and Drawing, University of Arkansas, 1998
• Rotary Ambassadorial Scholar, Universidad de Salamanca, with an emphasis in Art History, Figure Drawing and Graphic Design, 1997
• Master of Fine Art, Design & Technology with an emphasis in Educational Installation, New Media and Sound Design, Parsons School of Design, 2002
• Founder, educator, New Design School, 2006 to present
• CEO & founder, Atelier NDS 
• CEO & founder, NDS Press

Personal Information

• Born in Bryan, Texas, and lived in Slidell, Louisiana, and San Juan, Puerto Rico, before the family moved to Gravel Ridge, central Arkansas  
• Has lived in Fayetteville since 2003.

Community Involvement

• Professional Advisory Board, University of Arkansas, School of Architecture
• Governor’s Arts Awards Committee, Arkansas Arts Council
• Fayetteville Forward Economic Accountability Council (FFEAC)
• Chair, FFEAC Creative Economy Action Group
• Board of Directors, Fayetteville Downtown Partners
• For Fayetteville, Civil Rights Campaign
• Fayetteville Art Festival Committee
• Last Night Fayetteville
• Ozark Literacy Council
• Girl Scouts of Arkansas, Texas, and Oklahoma
• NAACP
• Border Cantos, Crystal Bridges Museum of Art Advisory Council