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Lisa Graham

President, Founder, Creative Director, Graphic Design
May 1985 - Present
Design 2, Inc.

Design 2, Inc. is an advertising and design studio that specializes in graphic support for marketing communications. Founded in May, 1985, incorporated in March, 1988, and in January, 1992, was certified with the State of Florida Department of General Services as a Minority Business Enterprise.

An experienced, successful graphics manager, Lisa serves a broad client base that has included Wehr Constructors, Inc., The Hogan Group, Sparkle Corporation, J.W Stannard Company, Atlantic Environmental Services, Leslie Controls, Corporex Developmental Services, Reimelt Corporation, System One Staffing, ConServeCo, Heath Consultants, Concept, Inc., Arthur Andersen, Jim Walter Corporation, The Gowen Group, Kevco, Family Resources, Inc., the Suncoast Girl Scout Council, Miles Inc. (now Bayer), Hillsborough Classroom Teachers Association, St. Petersburg Junior College, Klondike River Grille Restaurant, SunTrust Bank, ACE/FAAE (Arts for a Complete Education, Florida Alliance for Arts Education), The Home Depot and the Museum of Science and Industry (MOSI).

Activities for these clients include developing and implementing coordinated graphic communications including print and advertising campaigns, creation of collateral materials, concept and development of audio/visual programs and support for trade shows, sales meetings and corporate/shareholder presentations, and management of contracted services on behalf of client projects.

Special Projects Artist
June 1996 - March 1997
Tampa Tribune

Responsible for the creation and expedition of company marketing and promotional materials, sponsored event collateral materials and specifically targeted client sales presentations (company promotional materials, special section cover pages, brochures, pamphlets, programs, manuals, trade journal advertisements, sales presentations, audio/video material, contracts, agreements.)

Prior to founding Design 2, Inc. in May of 1985, served as a graphic designer with the Hilton Advertising Agency in Tampa and with Way Associates in Destin, Florida.

Active in local civic affairs, served as a member of Friends of the Arts (FOTA), the support organization for the Tampa Museum of Art. Chairman of FOTA's 1989 and 1990 Corporate Games fund-raisers, president of FOTA PM, and in 1993 was co-chairman for the largest fund-raiser of the year for the Museum, Gasparilla Festival of the Arts. Also served on the Board of the Gasparilla Festival of the Arts and on the committee and for three years wrote, designed and produced the program for the Festival.

A graduate of Florida State University, holds a B.A. in Advertising/Graphic Design.