Left handed chicago creative with a background in apparel/merchandise and brand design with a passion for storytelling.

Hey there! I’m Naomi Ama Allen, but you can just call me Ama. My recent graduation from the University of Oregon brought me a degree in advertising, and it opened the doors to an amazing opportunity of becoming a MAIP 2023 Alumni. Reflecting on my time in college, I’m amazed at how quickly it all…

Hello, I’m Kenya! Currently a Public Relations professional and soon-to-be Art Director. Throughout my relatively brief career, I’ve had the unique opportunity to work in various sectors: Fashion, Sorority, Nonprofit, and Government. However, art has always been a passion of mine. Growing up as a military child, I moved around frequently, but art was always…

Sherri is a versatile professional with a background in digital marketing within the healthcare sector. She is a jack of all trades, excelling in tasks such as running ads and analyzing analytics. However, she thrives the most in her role when she is allowed to showcase her creativity and Sherri finds her greatest fulfillment in…

My mind is constantly racing with marketing and branding ideas. From a childhood fascination with billboards to my current habit of comparing packaging while grocery shopping, my passion for design drives me to enhance the customer experience through purposeful creativity. I’m a confident leader and lifelong learner, drawing upon my experiences in graphic design and…

Visual Storyteller • Creative Problem Solver • Strategic Mindset Through visually compelling design with powerful messaging, I aim to amplify the voice of brands that disrupt culture and deliver impact. With a degree in creative and strategic advertising and a graphic design background, I have never shied away from a blank canvas. I enjoy translating…

A woman with a soul as layered as the atmosphere, Chizita Biosah is a creator and innovator with a passion for music, film, and language. The born and raised Los Angelino is a writer of cheeky prose and poetry, an experimental music producer and vocalist with an alter-ego named SbassCadet, and the owner of a…

If you were to ask Cyleigh Russell-Grace, at eight-years-old, what she wanted to be when she grew up she would’ve told you a professional grocery shopper; now that idea is formally known as Instacart. There was always something brilliant and thoughtful in that mind of hers. Reigning from the westside of Chicago, Cyleigh is a…