Maral Minassian is a graduate of Parsons School of Design in New York City where she earned a Master of Fine Arts in Design & Technology. While at Parsons, Maral was awarded an ICT Fellowship by the Open Society Institute. She traveled to Kyrgyzstan where she supported a non-governmental organization called Mental Health & Society by implementing new communication practices in information design and advocating for the causes of the NGO while working closely with the UNDP in Bishkek. Prior to moving to the United States, she worked in Beirut, Lebanon for 5 years as a Senior Art Director for clients such as the Saudi Royal Family and Lebanese Members of Parliament. Maral has had frequent speaking engagements in Rome and Tuscany at the Inarea conventions, namely about the modern implementation of Arabic type in design. Maral is currently based in Los Angeles. Her multi-disciplinary scope of work covers all kinds of visual communication for a variety of clients on the east and west coasts as well as in the middle east.

Eva Crawford is a forward-thinking designer with over 10 years of experience. She's worked across the spectrum from print design to interactive media and has made a pit stop at nearly every station in between. Despite the diversity of her work, she is never a generalist, always a designer first, deeply committed to creative solutions, form, layout and typography. Freelance for nearly two years, Eva aspires to one day soon hire a book keeper and someone to find her keys. Perhaps not in that order.

Kim Flum is an MBA student with a passion for strategic marketing, consulting, entrepreneurship, PR, communications and design. In addition to her BSBA in Marketing, she has studied entrepreneurship and small business consulting, participating in programs to create (pro bono) strategic business, marketing and integrated communications plans for start-ups, small businesses and non-profits. Kim is an expert in creating/implementing strategic marketing plans, integrated marketing communications and direct/database marketing. She has held marketing management positions at Fortune 100 companies (Sony, DIRECTV) and consulted for the smallest of start-ups.

Michelle Pak is a Los Angeles based graphic designer. She focuses on motion graphics, print and web design. Michelle enjoys using her design sensibilities to solve problems and make the world more pleasing to the eye.

Andrea Tinchinda is the Marketing Coordinator of Gas Creative Group at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona. She leads a team of talented student and professional staff in creating one of a kind marketing campaigns and providing the campus and local community with the opportunity to utilize their experience-driven, design and marketing communications services. Andrea is a Cal Poly Graphic Design Alumna and currently resides in Pasadena.

Chelsea Windlinger is a designer and illustrator who loves design for its capacity to create new opportunities and to uncover hidden truths. She has designed across the field, from print packaging to corporate branding, from hand-drawn illustration to interactive advertising, and several stops in between. In addition to visual arts, Chelsea also has a background in creative writing and poetry. She is a proud transient of Los Angeles, making images and wrangling metaphors here for the last 7 years.

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