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4A's Board of Directors Names Sharon Napier Board Chair with First Majority Female Board Leadership in Organization's History

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Tuesday, May 24, 2022
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NEW YORK, May 24, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The 4A's (American Association of Advertising Agencies), a membership-based U.S. trade association for the advertising and marketing communications industry, announced changes to its National Board of Directors. The officers who have been selected by the Board's Nominating Committee include C-Suite leaders from member agencies of all sizes and disciplines, who have demonstrated their commitment to serving the best interests of the 4A's members across the marketing industry.

Key Points: 
  • Sharon Napier, Executive Chair and Founder of Partners + Napier, a Project Worldwide agency, has been named the new 4A's Board Chair, (a two-year term), a post previously held by Barry Wacksman, Chair and Co-Founder Proto, who remains on the Board as past Chair.
  • Napier has been a Director since 2005 and for the past four years, has served as Co-Vice Chair of the Board and was previously Secretary-Treasurer.
  • Added Sharon Napier, Executive Chair & Founder, Partners + Napier, "I've always believed in the power of creativity to change the world, and the last two years have shown just how powerful agencies can be.
  • Vita Harris, Global Chief Strategy Officer, FCB Global, has been named Co-Vice Chair after joining the Board in early 2021.

RIT students, faculty, and alumni ready to descend on Manhattan for Design Week

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Thursday, May 12, 2022
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ROCHESTER, N.Y., May 12, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- After a three-year pause because of the pandemic, students, faculty, staff, and alumni from Rochester Institute of Technology's (RIT) College of Art and Design will descend on Manhattan this week for NYCxDesign—New York City's annual celebration of design that attracts hundreds of thousands from around the globe—which is marking its 10th year.

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  • "'RIT Success by Design' will celebrate the past, present, and future of design at RIT by highlighting its impact on the global design community through our remarkable alumni, current student successes, local and global assets, and future ambitions for growth," Owen said.
  • "It's great for RIT to be back at Design Week, and it is significant for the university to have such a formidable presence at one of the world's leading showcases for design."
  • RIT is among only a select few universities and design schools to be invited to Design Week in New York City.
  • For Metaproject 11, senior industrial design students spent last year designing products for Staach, which focuses on functional sustainable design.