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Our panel includes:
Scott Greenberg, President and COO, Curran &
Connors; Craig Terrones, Principal and Creative
Director, Graphica; Michael Elliott, Principal and
Interactive Design Commander, RocketDog
Communications; and Allen Woodard, Strategist and
Creative Director, Woodard and Company. The panel
discussion will be moderated by Brad Ogura, Vice
President and Marketing Director, EvergreenBank.
Scott
Greenberg, President and COO
Curran
& Connors, Inc.
Scott
has been with Curran & Connors for 21 years,
overseeing the growth of the Company from a single
design studio in 1985 to its present 16 branch
offices, including four design studios. Scott is a
regular speaker at seminars at annual reports.
Currently in its 42nd year in operation,
Curran & Connors is the largest designer of annual
reports and corporate literature in the
United States
, designing and producing for more than 350 public,
private, and non-profit organizations.
Craig
Terrones, Principal and Creative Director
Graphica
Craig
has 20 years of experience creating annual reports and
corporate communications for companies throughout the
northwest. Craig has been with Graphica since its
inception in 1995. Graphica is a boutique design firm
noted for elegant design solutions that range from
annual reports, brochures and web sites to full scale
“extreme-makeover” identity and branding
initiatives.
Michael
Elliott, Principal & Interactive Design
Commander,
RocketDog
Communications
Michael,
who founded RocketDog Communications ten years ago,
has more than 15 years of design experience creating
solutions for local and national clients. His
philosophy is that your brand is your promise and that
each and every piece your brand touches should
consistently convey the same message. Michael sees
brands as tangible commodities with inherent value.
Design has the very real power to deliver on the
bottom line and should never be underestimated as an
integral part of revenue generation. RocketDog
Communication’s mission is to deliver a universe of
creative solutions, including creative strategies,
brand creation, corporate identities, media buying,
Web design, marketing, and print design.
Allen
Woodard, Owner, Strategist, and Creative
Director
Woodard
and Company
Allen
has brought a highly disciplined business and creative
focus to client projects for more than 22 years.
Before founding Woodard and Company in 1998, Allen
held leadership positions with The Traver Company (now
Methodologie), Spangler Associates, and The Leonhardt
Group (now Fitch). His work has been recognized with
awards of excellence by business and industry
organizations alike and has appeared in the
publications of every industry benchmark organization.
Allen is the current president of NIRI Seattle and a
former president of the American Institute of Graphic
Arts/
Seattle
Chapter. Woodard and Company is a Seattle-based
strategy consultant and design firm engaged with a
broad range of local, regional and national clients
including national power brands, leading research
institutions, and early-stage biotechnology companies.
Brad
Ogura, Vice President and Marketing Director
EvergreenBank
Brad
has been an active member of NIRI since 1992 and is a
past chapter president and director and currently
serves as a senior advisor. In his roles directing
marketing, communications, and IR in the biotech and
banking industries, Brad has produced and managed
numerous annual report projects. He presently serves
as vice president and marketing director of
Seattle-based EvergreenBank.
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