Wendy Harless

Executive Director of the Partnership for the Arts and Humanities

Plymouth, MI, USA
I am passionate about changing the world through fresh design! Being creative is not just what I do, it’s who I am. Now I get to design materials for the Village Arts Factory.

Work Experience

SEMCA

Creative Director

Pioneered the Community Relations Department at SEMCA. Wendy has been involved in the creation of all marketing materials for the Southeast Michigan Community Alliance (SEMCA), a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. She utilizes Adobe Creative programs to create all of SEMCA's e-mail newsletters, annual reports, direct mailers, folders, flyers, trade show displays, videos, brochures, public service announcements (radio and television), e-mail blasts, Power Point presentations, newspaper inserts and web pages. Especially proficient in Photoshop, Illustrator and QuarkXpress. She also utilize InDesign, Dreamweaver and Premiere. Wendy is responsible for all of SEMCA's Social Media (LinkedIn groups, Facebook page, Twitter feeds and YouTube postings).
May 1999 - March 2018 Michigan, United States

Freelance Creative Director

Over 20 years of experience creating engaging user experiences that generate results: Responsive web design, printed materials, video, illustration, branding, and social media strategy/management.

Let's get people talking!
March 2018 - Present

PAH

Executive Director

September 2020 - April 2022 Michigan, United States

Gift Of Life Michigan

Hospital Development Media Coordinator

May 2022 - Present

Education

Massachusetts College Of Art And Design (MassArt)

BFA

September 1988 - June 1992 Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Awards

The Communicator Awards

Award of Distinction, Print Media

2006

IABC Detroit

Award of Excellence for local event with elected officials

2006

Skills

Adobe Dreamweaver, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe InDesign, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Premier, Quark Xpress, Adobe Creative Suite, Listening To The Client, Meeting Deadlines, Project Management,