Stephen has served as the Vermont governor’s Appointee to the Board of Trustees of the Vermont Arts Council since 2016. He was formerly a design director for a division of JP Morgan Bank, and his freelance clients include many colleges and universities, entertainment industry giants, and local small businesses.
Recognized for innovation and change management in education, marketing, and visual communications. Strengths in visual storytelling, brand experience, and academic innovation. Planning and budgeting for major projects across multiple disciplines and for various institutions and business models.
Academic Dean, Goddard College
Faculty in Digital Media, Community College of Vermont, Norwich University, University of Maryland, Concordia University,
Director, MFA in Film, Vermont College of Fine Arts
Academic Director - Filmmaking, Graphic Design, and Interactive Media BFA and AAS programs in NYC Metro area
Courses taught: Foundations of Education, Visual Communications, Storytelling thru Media, Documentary Film Production, Visual Anthropology, Digital Filmmaking, Introduction to Information Graphics, Editorial Art Direction, Portfolio Development, Adobe Creative Cloud
Film Production credits
Video set creation for Mosaic Monde Theater Group, 2014
Writer/Director: promotional video for the Capital City Farmers Market,
NOFA National Award Winner
Producer, The Future is Now, narrative film, shot on location at NASA Kennedy Space Center, 2006. Screened at IFP Center New York, NY. May 2006. Won best in category at Melbourne International Film Festival.
Producer: Magdalene's Bedroom, a thirty-minute narrative video, LA 1994.
Producer, B&H Photo Promotional Video, 2004.
Photography Gallery
Native Immigrant Gallery
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Author
The Digital Designer, a ground-breaking college text exploring contemporary approaches to digital design……a collaborative forum aimed at engaging readers in digital design while offering a point of entry into a process in which innovation and communication are being continually refined. …The Digital Designer takes readers step-by-step through the design process with unprecedented attention to developing and refining the design concept, as well as the execution strategy…The result is a book that empowers 21st-century Graphic Designers, enabling them to work effectively across a wide range of fully digital and exponentially expansive media…
Ph.D. dissertation: Perspectives on Learning: Information Theory and the Sciences of Complexity, University of Kansas, 2005; recommended for Outstanding Dissertation of the Year
Vermont Arts Council Trustee since 2016; chair of the Board’s Governance Committee
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