Shane is a graphic designer who helps clients realize their vision so they can share their message with the world. Shane’s work draws on sketching and mood board exploration to develop a strong identity, allowing each design to create an impact on those who interact with it. Before joining Avoq, Shane worked for James Madison
Department: Creative & Production
Morgan Sample
Morgan is a visual communicator who specializes in branding, logo design, print design and advertising. She works mainly in Figma and the Adobe Creative Suite, in programs such as Illustrator, Photoshop and InDesign. Morgan recently graduated from Syracuse University with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in communications design. While there, Morgan was the presentation director
Acantay Patton
Acantay thrives on using art direction to tackle organizations and institutions’ most significant challenges. Always in search of impactful solutions, he embraces innovation and introduces fresh perspectives. Prior to Avoq, Acantay served as a senior creative for three years at BRINK, a creative agency in Arizona. He focused on integrated marketing endeavors, blending art direction,
Becca Riley
Becca specializes in end-to-end project management for diverse production types, including broadcast, social video, still shoots and campaigns. She has specific expertise in post production management and workflow supervision. Becca has worked with clients across a variety of industries and sectors — from nonprofits to companies in the automotive, healthcare, education, lawn care, and construction
Holly Sheldon
Holly specializes in creating strategic content and conceptual copy across multiple marketing platforms. She works with an array of clients to help bring their brand voice to life. Before Avoq, Holly was a senior copywriter for the content studio at Hilton Hotels Worldwide, crafting copy for various hotel brands, key destinations, the Hilton Honors loyalty
Ryan Thurber
Ryan is passionate about using art direction and animation as tools for engaging audiences. Always seeking to create fresh and meaningful visual solutions, he’s constantly exploring new techniques. As a seasoned creative director and animator, Ryan embraces and utilizes all forms of animation: from traditional cel and 2D to photo-real 3D and motion graphics. Each
Jenna Kendle
Jenna excels in user-focused creative solutions to improve hierarchy and messaging as well as visual problem solving through web and print design across a wide array of clients and media. She has won two ADDY awards for her creative direction. Prior to Avoq, Jenna was an art director at the Washington Post, where she designed
Joon Kim
Joon creates signals that rise above the noise of the modern media landscape, contributing to advertising that resonates among priority audiences across multiple industries. He’s worked on several award-winning campaigns for industry associations and government agencies. Prior to joining Avoq, Joon was a copywriter for MGH in Baltimore, MD, and Barber Martin in Richmond, VA,
Kristin Smith
Kristin specializes in advertising, branding and storytelling, bringing unique creative perspectives to clients across Avoq. She works to develop high-level custom creative solutions for clients across sectors and industries, creating award-winning work for public health campaigns, higher education efforts, nonprofit advocacy and startups. Her work includes developing integrated marketing and advertising campaigns, creating full brand
Leslie Napper
Leslie possesses a remarkable ability to breathe life into diverse video concepts, whether they involve live action or animation, narratives or abstract ideas. Her expertise lies in creating engaging, cohesive video content spanning a wide array of genres. Leslie specializes in making complex issues entertaining, informative and engaging. Prior to Avoq, Leslie worked as a