LARS BASTHOLM
Ogilvy North America
New York NY
Chief Digital Creative Officer
 
In this specially created role, Bastholm is responsible for Ogilvy’s digital creative work across North America. He was previously at AKQA, most recently as co-chief creative officer where he helped win interactive assignments for Coke, Smirnoff and Motorola. With some 12 years in the interactive marketing industry, he is one of the most highly awarded and recognized digital creative executives.

AJ MAPES
Poulin + Morris Inc.
New York NY
Associate
 
Mapes joined Poulin + Morris in 2005 and has worked on projects for clients such as MGM Mirage, Bank of America, and Smithsonian Institute. As an Associate, he will handle project design, management and coordination. His past work has been recognized for design excellence by Applied Arts, Global Corporate Identity and Graphis. Mapes has a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Graphic Design with honors from the University of Georgia.

LAURA GRALNICK
Poulin+Morris Inc.
New York NY
Senior Designer
 
Gralnick’s past work for Poulin + Morris has included clients BKSK Architects, S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications and New York Law School. She joined Poulin + Morris in 2008 and as a Senior Designer will be responsible for project design, management and coordination. Gralnick earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Graphic Design with honors in 2008 from the School of Visual Arts in NY.

ADRIANNE C. SMITH
Howard University’s Center for Excellence in Advertising
Washington DC
Executive Director
 
A 15-year veteran of advertising and marketing communications companies, Smith previously served as partner of AdHere Network. In her new role, Smith will help advance the cause of the Center for Excellence in Advertising, which was formed in 2008 to help the ad industry eliminate barriers and identify opportunities to achieve a more diverse and inclusive workforce at middle and senior management levels.

ERIKA ELMUTS
MiresBall
San Diego CA
Director of Strategic Services
 
Elmuts has more than 12 years experience in marketing and brand strategy with consumer, technology and internet companies. She has worked with clients including Microsoft, Intuit and Gateway. She is also a patented inventor of the OXO Good Grips salad spinner, which has received awards for design innovation. Elmuts has a BA in History from Harvard University and an MBA from the F.W. Olin Graduate School of Business at Babson College.

SAUNDRA MARCEL
Pisarkiewicz Mazur & Co
New York NY
Senior Designer
 
Marcel moved to New York less than a year ago from Dayton OH, where she was a member of the senior level leadership team at Real Art Design Group, Inc. Prior to that she was a product and packaging designer for Huffy Bicycle Corporation where she designed thousands of original and licensed graphics for mass-market cycles. Marcel also helped found and was Director of the AIGA Mentoring Program in Cincinnati OH.