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SEM Works' Creative Team

Karen Haywood, Editor

Karen is serving as the associate university registrar for communications, commencement, and curriculum at a North Carolina state institution, where she edits and publishes the Undergraduate Bulletin, commencement programs, registration guides, and many smaller publications, manages the registrar's Web site, extranet, and intranet, plans and oversees the University's commencement ceremonies, and maintains the curriculum database. Years prior, she edited and wrote university publications at Duke University and The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She is also a freelance editor and writer, working in fiction and nonfiction, doctoral dissertations, Web sites, consulting reports, RFPs, and grant proposals. Her first book, a reference book on the state of Georgia, was published in 2006 by Marshall Cavendish's Benchmark Books, for whom she has recently written two books on endangered animals and one on the human skeletal system. Haywood holds a B.A. from The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and an M.A. from Duke University.

Boni Russell, Graphic Designer

With over twenty years in the industry, Boni began as an artist and was quickly promoted to art director. This "start-to-finish" range of experience has provided her with a solid knowledge of the technical side of design. This exposure has also enhanced her natural artistic and creative abilities.

Boni's early and varied experience has provided her with strong creative skills and an exceptional ability to understand client needs. Her work reflects the close relationship that she forges with each of her clients. Each piece that she develops reflects her creativity, and the preferences of her clients. She prides herself in creating inspiring, high-impact pieces that influence her audiences and delight her clients.

Her specialties include logos, brand identities, collateral design and modest Web site development.

A 1988 graduate of Guilford Technical Community College, Boni holds an Associate's degree in advertising and design.

Wendy Wagner, Graphic Designer

Wendy has over fifteen years of experience as a visual communications professional. She has garnered design awards from Admissions Marketing Report, South Carolina Press Association, and CASE District III.

As a creative problem solver, Wagner can sense what clients need and works to produce innovative concepts that aid in achieving clients' desired results. One previous client reports, "Wendy listens to us. Some designers just want to do their own thing, but Wendy understands our mission and goes beyond the call to research and learn about what we're trying to do and who we are trying to attract, then designs publications that actually fulfill our goals."

Wagner taught visual communication design at Winthrop University in South Carolina from 2004 to 2007. Wagner has a B.A. in Mass Communication from Winthrop.

Steven Carnish - Graphic Designer

Steven has over twenty years of experience as a Graphic Designer and Illustrator. His diverse experience includes sign design, packages for marketing presentations, promotional material for print and Web marketing and video production, Website design, content development, and maintenance, commercial story-boarding, architectural illustration, and logo standards and graphic identity systems. Steven has a broad array of industry experience including higher education, entertainment, telecommunications, multi-media companies, and organizations involved with technical communications, computer graphics, advertising, public relations, media placement, e-marketing, and collateral development.

Mr. Carnish's proficiency in software by Adobe, Corel, AutoDesk, and Luxology is an extension of his skills in traditional illustration methods. His versatility and knowledge of software and graphic design standards, accompanied with experience in project management, drafting, commercial & residential illustration, 3D illustration, vector & raster illustration, photo editing, architectural sign design, vinyl application and large-format printing, provides an invaluable service to various industries.

Steven's education in Commercial Graphics from Randolph Community College is complemented by certification as an Internet Webmaster/Designer from Guilford College, and additional coursework for the graphics industry and internet related software.

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