Created an incorporated a limited liability corporation (Hanbphoto & Strategy, LLC) in the state of Florida through which I have been able to assist a variety of clients with their marketing and strategic needs. I’ve created comprehensive marketing plans for non-profit organizations, had the opportunity to be a board member at a start-up creative arts organization, and was a professional Artist in Residence all while assisting another small business over the years with managing and creating content to increase site traffic resulting in increased sales and client bookings.

As an artist, I maintain my own gallery website and shop, www.Hannahrupp.com, where I showcase my original works of art available for purchase. Selected to participate in The Museum of Modern Art’s "In the Studio: Postwar Abstract Painting" online learning community exhibition in New York, New York.

Create a comprehensive marketing plan to increase the value and exposure of 100+ works of original art
Provide art direction and advising for commercial real-estate ventures
Conduct market research to determine viable markets for the reproductions of 100+ original AE “Beanie” Backus paintings
Interview gallery owners, art dealers, artists, and curators in the Miami area to define potential markets, customers, and value of A.E. Backus paintings
Partnernship with The America Sporting Arms and Art Museum

Selected as Artist in Residence at the Artist Colony at NISDA (Nantucket Island School of Design and the Arts. Created watercolor illustrations, photography, and fine art notecards during this residency.

NISDA’s Artist Residency Community welcomes emerging and professional artists and educators in all fields including, but not limited to, the studio arts in photography, painting, ceramics, textiles, writing, music, performance and any alternative projects committed to the creative process. NISDA’s residency is an on-your-own, self-structured experience that provides time & climate for professional and personal renewal.

I was a contributing writer, researcher, and editor for a Marketing Management textbook that is currently being used in MBA programs in the US

GPA 4.0
Awarded SCAD Graduate Honors Award, Net Impact Graduate Member, Graduate Student Representative for Art & Design Exhibition

Concentrations in Marketing and Entrepreneurship

Center for Leadership and Development Student, Toastmasters International, Rollins CEOs, American Marketing Association, MBA Student Ambassador

Awarded the John C. Meyers Award given to one student in the EAMBA program at graduation for leadership, learning support, service, and goodwill.

Major GPA 3.9, Magna cum laude

President of Rollins College Chapter Omicron Delta Kappa- the National Leadership Honor Society, National Society of Collegiate Scholars

Senior Exhibition 2007, Cornell Fine Arts Museum