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Catherine believes we have the capacity and responsibility to build a better world one experience at a time. With over 20+ years in the art and design community, she has led and contributed to projects tackling some of our biggest challenges, including how to build products (digital and physical) sustainably at scale, creating a world where we can all age with dignity, and developing equitable engaging educational opportunities. She has experience working both in-house and as a freelancer with over 30 companies, organizations, and institutions.

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Amy Parker is the Executive Design Director and Co-founder of Woods Creative, a research and design firm, located in Boston and Portland, Maine. At Woods she leads creative strategy, ideation, and digital design to make communication solutions, digital products, and visual languages for brands spanning Fortune 500s to NASDAQ tech companies to non-profit arts organizations. As Vice President of Programming at AIGA Boston, Amy actively builds community and brings people together across New England to uncover unexpected opportunities for collaboration. Most recently she co-founded the GENUX Symposium and co-leads ICA Boston’s Designer Lecture series. In addition to being plugged into the Boston design scene, she serves on the board of directors for SPACE and teaches design as an adjunct faculty member at the Maine College of Art & Design.

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Danny Bianchi is born and raised in Massachusetts, and has become an established designer within the Boston community. He holds a BFA in graphic design from Lesley Art + Design and an AS from Middlesex Community College. Danny's previous work experience includes time at MMB as a studio designer, working on large accounts including Toyota, Yale New Haven Health, and Steward Healthcare. Currently, he works as a designer for SimpliSafe in Boston. Danny has also volunteered with AIGA Boston for a couple of years, assisting with the 2025 V.0 Mentorship program and other in-person events.

LinkedIn Dan Vlahos is a Boston-based design leader, educator, and researcher. He is currently a Senior Lecturer at Bentley University and is President of AIGA Boston. Vlahos is also a member of the Boston Society of Printers and was a founding member of Design Museum Boston (now CoDesign Collaborative). His interdisciplinary design work has been recognized by the AIGA, the One Club, Print, How, and the Interactive Media Council. Vlahos began his career in Arnold Worldwide’s Volkswagen Design Group and later served as Creative Director for Shepley Bulfinch architects. His past clients include Harvard University, Duke University, Educators for Social Responsibility, and the Industrial History Center. Vlahos received an MFA and BFA from Massachusetts College of Art and Design, where he first began teaching in 2009. His research explores empowerment, complexity, dynamic media, sustainability, and creative learning. In 2020, Merrimack College’s Interdisciplinary Institute named Vlahos a Presidential Fellow, and in 2021, Vlahos entered into the Design Incubation program as a Writing Fellow. In 2023, he became a USGBC LEED Green Associate and an AIGA Design Leader (DL). In 2024, Vlahos was named an AACSRE Emerging Fellow.

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Maria Galante is an Adjunct professor, designer, and calligrapher. She has been teaching for over ten years preceded by a career as an art director in the Internet and financial services industries. Students are educated in the use of graphic design as a form of visual communication through the use of type, image, form, and color using analog methods and Adobe Creative Cloud. Maria’s curriculum provides students with opportunities for self-discovery of their own experiences, inspirations and cultures for application to their projects. She is a freelance designer and often volunteers to design for non-profits and social change organizations. Her education includes a Graduate Certificate in UX/UI, Master in Education, BFA in graphic design, and a professional teaching license. Maria is currently researching typography in Gloucester, Massachusetts and its influence on the local fishing industry and its culture.

Chris Rader is an AI design professional with 20 years of combined experience in healthcare and design leadership. As co-founder of Jane Beatbox Design, she focuses on designing future sustainability by integrating technology and social responsibility to drive equity and meaningful change.