Course Created in 2022: Design Career After CollegeStudents learn a magnitude in college but often not the soft skills and rules of engagements required in Corporate America.Years of mentoring young professionals, I noticed many left money on the table, quit jobs too soon and generally misunderstood how to navigate their career.When asked to teach I developed a course to assist graduating students as they start their careers. In my classroom, they learn skills like negotiating tactics, networking, succeeding in a hybrid workplace, personal branding beyond a logo and much more to navigate Corporate America.

National Student Advertising Competition (NSAC) Judge 2024 District 6 Judge for Michigan, Indiana & Illinois | Client: Tide2023 District 5 Judge for Ohio, West Virginia & Kentucky | Client: Indeed

Working with AIGA Detroit 2022 President Carlos Estrada on the following:Focusing on Equity, Membership, Business, and Wellness within the Detroit creative community. Let's connect! cmcrae@detroit.aiga.org

Publicis Creative DEI Peer Council was created to support our collective work towards building agency cultures where all employees feel valued and included. We know that diversity, equity and inclusion create a rich culture that enhances creative thinking, problem solving and innovation, and that unique experiences and perspectives add value to our ability to create and deliver the best possible work for our clients. The goal of the Council is to exist as a complement to the DEI related committees that already exists in each agency. It will be a space where members can share ideas, best practices, insights, and solutions, and report learnings back to their teams.Objective:We will foster environments that demonstrate an active commitment to equity, inclusion, advocacy, and allyship. We will constantly work towards strengthening DEI efforts and increasing the cultural fluency across Publicis Creative.Leadership:The DEI Peer Council co-chairs will report to Publicis Creative CEO Andrew Swinand and CTO Billie Smith. Deirdra Donahue will serve as the Peer Council advisor.

Clients: Buick, GMC, and the new HUMMER EV

| A full-service digital marketing company that takes a human-centered design approach in selling your brand to the world || Clients: KTISIS | Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History | La Feria | Michuhcan | Banza Pasta - SunDaily Health - GridPar - Ambassador - Source Booksellers - Bikram Yoga Midtown Detroit - Détroit is the New Black - NewCo Detroit | Falafill | Dally In The Alley |

The Network provides meaningful support to each skill level and stage of the business journey, with an emphasis on growth services for emerging designers to experienced design firms.

Next Gen is a volunteer committee whose mission is to identify and engage a younger and more diverse audience by bridging the traditional with the innovative to inspire the next generation of DSO patrons.

The Creative Ventures Residency Program (CVRP) is a highly competitive, residency program for design-based businesses in Detroit.http://www.detroitcreativecorridorcenter.com/programs/creative-ventures-program/

| Digital | B2C | B2B | Global || Managed or Assisted with the daily operations of the following Digital Ford properties: Accessories.ford.com | Ford of Canada Custom Accessories | Ford Build & Price | FordParts.com |

Clients:| AutoZone | Del Taco | Avery | The UPS Store |

| Wayne State University Student-run advertising and marketing communication agency |