DESIGN & ANIMATION
Daniela Echevarria
Art Director
Daniela is an award winning and passionate Art Director with a concentration in motion graphic design. Being a part of a creative project from concept to execution is her speciality. An MFA in Motion Media Design from Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD) elevated her craft. She has been a creative force in the media industry for more than 10 years for brands such as NBC Universal, Estée Lauder: BCA, National Geographic, VISA, General Motors, MSG Networks, and more. She is an adventurous spirit with a great sense of color and shape in visual design. Her passion has lead her to take on new challenges in experiential design/projection mapping in Chelsea, New York. Her visuals are projected within an immersive dome and help create a therapeutic experience through sight and sound.
Instagram: @dani_ech_
MARY NITTOLO
Founder/CEO, The Studio
Mary Nittolo is the Founder and Creative Director of the STUDIO, an award winning production and animation company about to celebrate its 30th anniversary. She is widely recognized as a Creative Thought Leader and has judged highly regarded industry awards including AICP, CCDP and ADCOLOR. In addition, she has lectured at the FMX Animation Festival in Stuttgart, the Re:Design Conference, the Digital Diversity Panel during Advertising Week, The Art of Creativity panels at Soho House as well as The Warrington College of Business Women’s Collaboratory for Innovators.
JESS PETERSON
CEO & Creative Producer, Mighty Oak
Jess Peterson leads business dev, operations, and concept development at Mighty Oak, an award-winning creative studio specializing in hand-made animation and design. Her background in music production and museum communications taught her how to solve problems, tell stories, and connect with audiences. As CEO & Creative Producer at Mighty Oak, she’s led campaigns for clients such as Netflix, HBO, Airbnb, NBC, G.E, Estee Lauder, and many more. To date, their work has reached over 300 million views across platforms, receiving accolades from Vulture, BroadwayWorld, Brooklyn Magazine, Fusion, Adobe’s Create Magazine, Mashable, Daily Mini, and Inc.com.
LAUREN ANDERSON
Director & Graphic Designer
Lauren Anderson is a Group Art Supervisor and short film director/producer living in Brooklyn, NY. Lauren graduated from the University of Oklahoma in 2018 with a degree in Advertising. After graduation, Lauren began her career at one of the largest public relation agencies in the world, BCW Global. She now works at Marina Maher Communications where she designs for the Creative & New Business team and production assists for the Content Studio.
MARIA RAPETSKAYA
Founder & Creative Director, Undefined Creative
Inspired artist. Inspiring leader. Dedicated pay-it-forward give-backer. Hands-on creating. Writing, speaking and occasionally teaching. Internationally honored, screened and published. Travel addict at sixty-six countries across six continents and counting. (Free travel tips with any project purchase.)