IdeaBase Alumni
IdeaBase student alumni have benefited from having real-world client and project experiences during their time here. They've gone on to work for some of the top design and media firms in the country (take a look below!)
Are you an alum who is missing from this list? Email us and let us know.
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Shane Alesi
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Martha Arbogast
Digital Designer at Progressive Insurance
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Evan Bailey
Assistant Professor, KSU / Marketing Director, DDP / Owner, Tree City Holdings
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Josh Beard
Senior Associate, Business Analyst at Rosetta
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Mikey Bechtel
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Stacia Bedford
Managing Director and Co-Founder, Prim & Clover
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Brendan Bennett
Partner at Ad Source Media
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Austyn Benyak
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Evan Bethel
Environmental Designer at Arthouse Design
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Farin Blackburn
Lead Product Development Designer at Darice, Inc.
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Kam Bolati
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Sydney Bonnell
Fiscal Specialist at Blanchard Valley Center
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Devon Breckbill
Graphic Designer at Christ Community Chapel
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Jason Buffin
Senior Software Engineer - Java at MRI Software LLC
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Brian Buirge
Co Founder at Good Fucking Design Advice
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Zach Burgess
Account Supervisor & Subject Matter Expert - Digital at Pep
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Imani Capri
Litigation Docket Specialist - Firmwide at Calfee, Halter & Griswold LLP
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Alex Catanese
Each + Every, Rust Valley Design Co.
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Nathan Christofaris
Marketing Specialist at Lowe's Companies, Inc.
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Nico Ciani
Graphic Designer at Progressive Insurance
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Tia Coble
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Lisa Cook
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Jared Cook
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Nate Cordwell
Visual Merchandiser at Giant Eagle Market District
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Jessica Costello
Business Development Manager at Kenra Professional
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Eric Courtney
Designer at FORT
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Aimee Crane
Visualization Specialist at DB Consulting Group, Inc.
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Danya Dargham
Graphic Designer at Victoria's Secret
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Amrita Datta
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Kara Daugherty
Online Marketing Coordinator at STERIS
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Jackie Davis
IT Application Manager at Summit Academy Management
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Patrick Dease
Marketing Manager American at Standard Water Heaters
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Alyssa DeGeorge
Art Director at Ibel Agency
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Francesca Demming
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Maren Dickey
Account Coordinator & Marketing Professional at Kuno Creative
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Joe Dister
Client Support Specialist at FormFire
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Huong Doan
Accountant at Franklin Accounting and Tax, LLC
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Gilson Dos Santos
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Nate Druss
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Anne Dudley
Communication and Outreach Specialist at The University of Maryland, Eastern Shore
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Mario Fasolo
Senior Graphic Designer at Nationwide Insurance
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Trista Finch
Graphic Designer at the Golisano College of Computing and Information Sciences, Rochester Institute of Technology
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Andrew Fogle
Senior Designer at Linear Creative LLC
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Matt Garofalo
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Betsy Garwood
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Gabbi Gay
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Jack Gazdik
Senior Digital Strategist at Brokaw Inc.
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Gwendolyn Gill
Wedding Sales Associate at Glenmoor Country Club
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Bryan Gilligan
Graphic Designer at Kent Displays Inc.
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Sammi Girdler
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Lauren Gober
Media Buyer at Hill Holliday
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Lisa Gulasy
Marketing & Public Relations Professional
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Flannery Haas
Specialist, Graphic Design at Nationwide Insurance
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Christopher Hallahan
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Kate Hardy
Senior Art Director at Progressive Insurance
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Stacy Hargreaves
Account Manager at Point To Point, Inc.
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Grace Harms
Associate at the Akron Art Museum
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Reilly Hawkins
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Dan Hazlett II
Packaging Designer at Jo-Ann Stores, LLC.
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Jennifer Healey
Senior Account Executive at Geometry Global
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Alexander Herbers
Web and Graphic designer at Vance Interactive
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Estee C. Hodge
Producer / Writer / Director at Little Star Productions
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Sarah Holzer
Product Designer at American Greetings
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Jocelyn Hykes
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Grace Jacobsen
Graphic Designer at Great American Insurance Group
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Megan Johnson
Graphic Designer for Ubbi World in Brooklyn
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Gabriel Johnson
Marketing Specialist at JAC Creative
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Isabelle Jones
Senior Writer at Questline
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Courtney Kaminski
Marketing Coordinator at SpeedPro Imaging
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Julie Kapanke
Senior Internal Recruiter at Premier Research
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Jordan Kasten-Krause
Visual Designer at Huge
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Andrew Keller
Designer / Associate at The UPS Store
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Scott Kennedy
Senior Engineer at BuyerQuest
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Laura King
Associate UX Researcher at HomeAdvisor
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Taylor G. Kopunovitz
Staff Accountant at Summit Racing Equipment
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Ashley Kozak
Graphic Designer at Fuse Integration
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Rachel Kozy
Designer at Minds On
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Chris Kuo
Brand Ambassador for the Pittsburgh Steelers
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Jordan Lacy
Social Media Specialist at the Akron Baptist Temple
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Ben Langdon
Senior Marketing Specialist - Advertising and Design COE at PNC
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Steven Langdon
Client Services Coordinator at Hitchcock Fleming & Associates, Inc.
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Dani Langenderfer (Steusloff)
Senior Marketing Automation Specialist at Fathom
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Gina Larocca
User Experience Designer at Recess Creative
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Emily Lavelle
User Experience Designer at Tobii Dynavox
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Yimeng (Maggie) Li
Senior Audit Associate at KPMG US
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James Lightcap
Associate Art Director at Anthony Thomas Advertising
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Ciara Lillis
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Ashley Liptak
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Jacob Lisic
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Alex Longwell
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Shauna Maurer
Graphics Technician at Rowmark LLC
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Morgan Mazur
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Ian McCullough
Designer / Developer / Researcher at Kent State University
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Andrew McGuinness
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Emma McGuire
Graphic Designer and Social Media Manager at NOOMA
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Jason Medrano
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Will Mignery
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Alex Miller
User Interface Design Specialist at Brandmuscle
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Maggie Morley
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Daniel Mosora
Software Engineer at Stitch Inc.
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Melanie Mulig
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Shelby Muter
Designer at Abercrombie and Fitch
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Matthew O'Neill
Graphic Designer at Xonex
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Megan Ohnmeiss
Merchandising Manager at Brown-Forman
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Dylan Palchesko
Marketing and Art Direction at Forward Hospitality Group
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Amanda Papcun
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Nick Pappas
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Sanket Patel
Associate Director, Client Development at Brandmuscle
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Anastasija Pavlovic
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Matthew Piechuta
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Emily Prusak
Graphic Designer at SHoP Architects
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Ben Putano
Founder at Thwave Coffee
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Chatiera Ray
Dance Instructor for the City of Los Angeles Recreation and Parks
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Mahlon Rhodes
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Victoria Ripepi
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Brendon Roberto
Mobile Applications Developer at Hyland, creator of OnBase
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Rian Roland
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Elena Rounsley
Executive Recruiter at Search Solution Group
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Patricia Russo
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Sean Sabihi
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Joseph Scherben
Graphic Designer (Print & Web) at Informatics Studio
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Tyler Shaw
Desìgner at Donor
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Nate Shively
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Arthur Shulsky
Author, Consultant and Entrepreneur at Arthur Shulsky LLC
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Olivia Sliman
Marketing Director at Sliman's Chrysler Dodge Jeep
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Caitlin Smith
Float CSR at Fifth Third Bank
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Megan Spisak
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Quintin Steele
Designer at Ologie
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Callie Sullivan
Proposal & Marcom Analyst at Navitus Health Solutions
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Cory Sutter
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David Swartz
Assistant Team Lead / Page Designer at GateHouse Media
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Alexandra Taylor
Multimedia Journalist at WTOV9 News
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Lesley Teater
Graphic Designer at The LHT Group
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Arkayla Tenney-Howard
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Brendan Thomas
Italian-English Translator at Morino Ventures
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Todd Thompson
Director of Video Production at ABC Creative Group
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Abby Tieche
Associate Line Designer at American Greetings
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Alanah Timbrook
Junior Designer at Tom, Dick & Harry Creative Co
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Taylor Titus
Social Media Specialist at American Urological Association
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Brittani Tomassi
Insurance Agent & Marketing Coordinator at Guy G. Latessa Insurance Agency Inc.
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Robin Tucker
Account Services Intern at Doner
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Christopher Uhler
User Experience Architect at Hitchcock Fleming & Associates
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Cory Van Son
Copywriter - Video Production at TTI Floor Care North America
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Isaac Versaw
Social Copywriter at Deutsch
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John Vrhovnik
Designer at Progressive
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Trang Vu
Graduate Teaching Assistant at Kent State University
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Alan Walker
Creative Director at Each + Every
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Samantha Warner
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Dianna Warwick
Account Coordinator at Lou Hammond & Associates
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Jessica Washburn
Graphic Designer at Hinkley Lighting
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Joe Wathen
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Seth Wehr
Field Services Representative at Chesapeake Energy
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Kelly Will
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Anna Woodward
Social Media Manager at Cacao Sweets and Treats