Meet Our Graduates
Adinah Tong Pearson
I’m a creative designer and writer who blends marketing strategy with impactful branding. I love the challenge of fresh projects, using eye-catching visuals and copy to bring a brand’s energy to life. I love diving into the details and using fresh perspectives to sharpen my work, making sure every project solves the right problem in the right way.
Adrian Pino
Adrian is an innovative designer and natural leader who thrives on creating emotional and accessible experiences that resonate with people. Outside graphic design, they are an avid figure skater who finds inspiration, discipline, and resilience on the ice. Adrian thrives in collaborative environments and leverages the human experience to make unique and memorable work.
Alex Pizarro
I’m a designer inspired by speed, technology, and digital culture. I create bold, structured visuals across branding, UI, and motion, focusing on detail, clarity, and designs that feel dynamic, modern, and built with purpose.
Amanda Foster
Amanda is a versatile designer who loves typography, color, and illustration. She’s a natural leader who thrives on supporting others and accessible designs to inspire. Beyond graphic design, Amanda finds love and inspiration in her dogs, her love of nature, and in forging lasting relationships.
Caleb Lyons
Caleb is a graphic designer with a knack for building bold, distinct designs that push the boundaries of their medium. Through volunteering and both JCCC’s and Olathe School’s graphic design programs, he has gathered a wide variety of skills in brand systems, typography, and layout.
Cameron Taylor Lakey-Gallo
Cameron is a designer with a love for authentic, bold, colorful design, specializing in illustration and layout creation. He has been doing art from a very young age and brought his lifelong love of illustrative design into my graphic design work. When he is not designing, he is dabbling in a wide range of hobbies from sewing, embroidery, sculpting, and prop making.
Cody Rasdall
Cody is a graphic designer with a strong foundation in motion and branding, creating visually striking work with cohesive storylines. He values collaboration and loves working with others to bring ideas to life. Designing across different mediums, Cody is able to adapt to any creative challenge.
David Terrazas
David is a designer who values bold and innovative design. Always trying to make something new and stay as far outside the box as possible. Outside of design David loves hitting the links for a round of golf, painting weird paintings, and rocking out on guitar.
Devon Dewey
Designer by day, crafter by night. Devon turns big ideas into whimsical, story-driven illustrations, branding & packaging that are equal parts fun and intentional.
Felicity Braswell
Felicity is an intentional designer and a deep thinker. One of her strengths is her ability to incorporate hand made art work into her designs. She believes gratitude is essential to perseverance, and thanks to her walk with Jesus she strives to have a grateful heart.
Grace Bligh
Grace Bligh is a Graphic Designer, who has a love for creative and thoughtful designs. If someone were to describe her in three words, they would be grounded, driven and whimsical. In her designs, she strives to bring a balance of determination, introspection, and dreamy artistry to whatever
she creates.
Hannah Gage
Hannah Gage is a graphic designer based in Overland Park, Kansas. She specializes in UI and branding, with a passion for creating designs that are intuitive, meaningful, and visually compelling. When she’s not designing, Hannah enjoys being outdoors on her bike or cozying up inside with a good horror movie.
Hayden Howell
I’m a designer and visual storyteller focused on creating work that connects with people. I studied Graphic Design at Johnson County Community College, building a strong foundation in visual communication. Inspired by music, I’m always developing new ideas and pushing projects further.
Jack Warner
Jack is a multifaceted designer who mainly specializes in illustration and branding. He started illustrating at a young age, and is greatly motivated by using his skills to create lasting, impactful experiences. When Jack isn’t designing, he enjoys watching horror movies, soccer, and going on walks.
Jenna Christine Lindsey
Jenna is an illustration and branding focused designer who loves projects that allow her to dig deep into research and learn something new. She is passionate about culture, stories, and how we tell them.
Kenzie Mason
Kenzie thrives in collaborative, fast-paced environments, bringing organization, adaptability, and a positive mindset. She crafts intentional brand identities and cohesive visual systems through careful planning and detail. Blending analogue art with digital media, she anticipates outcomes and balances structure with creativity.
Kotah Stubblefield
Kotah is a designer and interdisciplinary artist, always reaching to try new mediums and techniques. Her goal is to create experiences that add joy and leave people inspired. When not designing she spends time adventuring, creating in other forms, from cooking to tinkering, and entertaining her friends.
Lukas Van Ommeren
Lukas is an ambitious designer who primarily specializes in branding and advertising. When he graduated highschool, he started his own clothing and artwork brand which he is extremely motivated towards, continuing to build his brand through his college academics. When Lukas isn’t designing, he enjoys watching anime, playing with his cat Ziggy, and doing any physical activity outdoors.
Maddy Hornberger
Maddy is an AIGA A20-nominated designer with a love of bold visuals and even better stories. She is a firm believer that great design begins by listening—so let’s talk about your next big project.
Natalie Koenig
Natalie Koenig is a Kansas City–based designer focused on branding and strategy, known for approaching design with both precision and perspective. She believes design should do more than communicate…it should mean something.
Preston Marchesseault
Preston is a hands on creative with a strong passion for visual communication and problem-solving, always brainstorming new ways to bring ideas to life. He strives to stay curious, grow as a designer, and look for ways to push his craft. Outside of design, Preston loves playing soccer, hitting the pickleball court, or chasing that next design itch.
Skyler Ward
Skyler is an intuitive designer who specializes in creating grounded, well-structured layouts for print and digital spaces that prioritize intention and human connection. When she’s not refining details, she draws inspiration from travel and nature, bringing a fresh, free energy into her work.
Tierney Monroe
Tierney is a graphic designer specializing in branding, multi-media collage, and editorial design.Her work explores how design can tell layered, meaningful stories through form, texture, and composition. With a passion for art that began at a young age, she continues to create with intention, curiosity, and drive.
Will Merckens
Will Merckens is a designer who enjoys the process, being presented with a problem and working to find a solution. They enjoy picking over the small details to make sure everything is working and in order. Taking a problem and picking it apart to find the best solution through working with the people around them.










