An MFA recipient from Syracuse University, with a BFA from the University of Georgia, Cher Cornett has worked as a graphic designer, photographer and illustrator since 1980. She had the opportunity to beta test the first version of Adobe Photoshop, and worked as an art director and interface designer on the pioneering team at Florida State University that developed some of the very first interactive educational game titles. She continued that work as an entrepreneur as the owner of CC Design, a mid-sized design and multimedia studio in Tallahassee, FL. Cher began her teaching career in the early 90’s as chair of the Graphic Arts Technology program at State Technical Institute at Memphis where she built one of the first interactive multimedia programs in a 2-year college; then taught in the Interactive Multimedia Master Degree Program at Southern Illinois University in Carbondale, IL. She recently retired as tenured Associate Professor in Digital Media at East Tennessee State University. She was the Director of the Digital Media program for 6 years, and taught courses spanning from freshman foundational design through graduate level digital content creation. She is also founder of Create Appalachia, a non-profit organization for economic development through the arts for Southern Central Appalachia, and has served as a member of the Johnson City Downtown Design Committee and Public Art Committee. She is a Senior Fellow for the International Digital Media Arts Association, and is a Judge for the American Advertising Federation ADDY Awards Competitions.She is now teaching continuing education courses at Create Appalachia, and pursuing a new career as a fine artist.Subjects taught: Beginning and Advanced Raster-Based Imaging, Concept Art, New Media Communication, Professional Practices in Digital Media/Graphic Arts, Portfolio Development, Digital Illustration, Graphic Design, Typography, 2D Design, Drawing, Storytelling for Game Design & Multimedia, Experimental Media, and Technology & Society for Digital Media Majors International Business Incubator Association (InBIA)Certified, Incubator Management, INBIA, 2020International Digital Media Arts Association (iDMAa)Senior Fellow iDMAaAmerican Advertising Federation - Northeast Tennessee Served for 7 years on Board of Directors, education Co-ChairNew and digital media curriculum design and development, digital storytelling and narrative design for interactivity, instructional media design, digital imaging and photography, traditional and digital illustration.