Hi, I’m Karen. I help educational institutions boost student enrollment and retention, engage alumni and raise more money through strategic branding and graphic design.

With almost 30 years of brand marketing experience and a specialty in schools and nonprofits, I can serve as your go-to creative partner for strategic campaigns or extend the bandwidth of your existing team. My outside perspective and academic experience allow me to execute decisively, without the constraints of internal politics and bureaucracy, to more quickly hit your marketing, advancement and fundraising benchmarks. 

Whether your priority is attracting and enrolling more students, strengthening alumni pride in their alma mater or building a greater sense of community around your institution—I can help you get there.

As an extension of your creative team, I get up to speed quickly – no need for extensive training or hand holding – to meet deadlines and increase productivity. My focus is to bring my 30-years of branding and design expertise to your marketing and advancement initiatives as well as streamline workflow and accelerate timelines in reaching campaign goals. 

Imagine having an ongoing creative partner at-the-ready to support your in-house team with proven branding and graphic design—empowering you to focus on the high-level directives you were hired to do. Talk about a game changer!

If you’re ready to lead with confidence, focus and ease as we work toward your enrollment, alumni engagement and fundraising goals, let’s talk.