About the Philly Creative Guide
The Philly Creative Guide is the region’s most complete directory
of creative professionals, firms and resources. Its purpose
is simple: To help foster relationships within one of the
most vibrant creative communities in America.
The Philly Creative Guide is for everyone whose livelihood is centered
in the creative arts – including individuals, firms and organizations.
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The Philly Creative Guide Team
The Philly Creative Guide
Advisory Board
The Advisory Board is comprised of leaders from Philadelphia ’s
foremost creative organizations. Their guidance is invaluable
in the continuing development of the Philly Creative Guide.
Rod Ammon
President | Philadelphia Direct Marketing Association
The Philadelphia Direct Marketing Association (PDMA), with over 550
members, is dedicated to communicating the power
of responsible and effective direct marketing to
area businesses. It offers numerous ways to increase
your knowledge, improve your numbers and build
industry relationships. For more information visit
www.The-PDMA.org
Rod Ammon, a leader in the electronic media industry, has over twenty
years of experience in film, video and the electronic
distribution of programs that promote, educate and train. His firm,
Stonehouse Media Incorporated, has been honored with numerous awards
in film and interactive media. Their experience includes new product
promotion, medical education and national campaigns that educate and
train first responders.
Diana Bald
President | Philadelphia Advertising Club
The Philadelphia Advertising Club is a non-profit organization that
represents Greater Philadelphia Ad Agencies, Interactive Agencies, Media
Buying Agencies, Broadcast and Print Media, and more.
Diana Bald is General Manager of Univision 65 and Telefutura 28. She
is President of the Philadelphia Advertising Club and on the Board of
Directors of the Multicultural Affairs Congress and Police Athletic
League.
Michele Cooper
President | AIGA Philadelphia
In 1981, a group of Philadelphia designers formed AIGA Philadelphia,
the first local chapter of the American Institute of Graphic Arts. Presently
the chapter is comprised of over 600 members. AIGA Philadelphia's purpose
is both integral and complementary to the national organization: to
provide the highest standards within the profession and the business
community and to stimulate interest and understanding of graphic design
and visual communication through lectures, exhibitions, periodicals
and other activities.
Working as AIGA Philadelphia's Executive Vice President, Public Relations,
and sitting on the Education Committee, Michele is looking forward to
her tenure as President of the Philadelphia Chapter. Michele started
designing in 1997. She has worked for Deardorff Associates, MBNA, Philadelphia
Zoo and Moore College of Art + Design. Michele has a B.A. from West
Virginia Wesleyan College in Public Relations and Graphic Design. Currently,
she is the Senior Art Director at Paragraph.
Rick Davis
President | ASMP Philadelphia
ASMP stands for the American Society of Media Photographers. It was
founded in 1944 and is one of the leading trade organizations
for professional photographers. The Philadelphia chapter
is one of the most active of ASMP's forty nationwide chapters. Our members
include photographers from Central and Eastern Pennsylvania, New Jersey
and Delaware and of course Suburban and Metro Philadelphia.
Rick Davis is currently President of the Philadelphia Chapter of ASMP,
he has served as Sponsor Chairperson and been a board
member for the past five years He has been a working
professional since 1974, serving national and regional
clients in the advertising and commercial sectors of
still photography. His studio is located in West Chester,
PA.
Robert M. Hall
President | Philadelphia Flash Platform Adobe User Group (PFPAUG)
The Philadelphia Flash Platform Adobe
User Group (PFPAUG) provides a common ground for the local Flash Platform design and development community. Members can exchange ideas and knowledge in a creative and supportive environment, advancing the current state of interactive technologies.
Rob Hall is a Philadelphia-based independent contractor and consultant
specializing in web, kiosk and mobile device development
through the use of the Macromedia Flash Platform.
Kelly R. Lee
VP of Community & Economic Development | Innovation
Philadelphia
The mission of Innovation Philadelphia, a public/private partnership,
is to enhance the Global Innovation Economy of the Greater Philadelphia
Region by providing the resources to grow, attract, and retain entrepreneurs
and technology-based companies in the Region.
Kelly Lee is responsible for communicating Innovation Philadelphia’s
(IP) mission and goals to the region’s business, community and
political leaders, and coordinating activities
with the region’s
economic development agencies and organizations.
Prior to joining IP, Ms. Lee was Regional Director
of Economic and Business Development, PECO Energy and Director of Communications
for the Pennsylvania Convention Center Authority.
Christopher Ovdiyenko
Past-President | the Art Directors' Club of Philadelphia
ADCP is the second-oldest Art Directors' Club in America . But
ADCP is not just for Art Directors. It's for everyone in the Philadelphia
creative community who wants to take their works
to new heights. Find out more at www.adcp.org.
Chris has been a multimedia designer for over 10 years.
Before his current position as Manager of Multimedia
Design for Independence Blue Cross, Chris owned
and operated a boutique web design and development
company — Codesigned.
In his current position, Chris is responsible for
the design and development of IBC's Family of Companies';
many internal and external web sites. He also oversees
the design and development of kiosks and other
multi-media projects.
Outside of his position at IBC, Chris has served as a Board Member of the
Art Directors' Club of Philadelphia for six years and has recently concluded
his two-year term as the Club's President.
Aneira Puttaswamy
Past-President | the Art Directors' Club of Philadelphia
ADCP is the second-oldest Art Directors’ Club in America . But
ADCP is not just for Art Directors. It’s for everyone in the Philadelphia
creative community who wants to take their works
to new heights. Find out more at www.adcp.org.
Aneira is a project manager/content developer at the exhibition development
firm dommertphillips. She has served on the Board
of the Art Directors’ Club
of Philadelphia as well as Club President.
Dianne Strunk
CEO | Eastern Technology Council
The Eastern Technology Council is a membership organization serving
leaders of technology-oriented companies by providing valuable contacts
and capital, information and celebration through a broad variety of
events, publications, and innovative services.
Dianne Strunk is Chief Executive Officer of the Eastern
Technology Council, an association of about 800 regional technology
and life sciences companies. Strunk also serves as the publisher
of Technology Times, a widely read bimonthly newspaper.