Board Director of this prestigious 95 year old organization for professional artists located in New York City. Direct all marketing activities for this organization including national print and digital advertising.

I am an independent full time fine artist working in Boulder, Colorado, and I primarily specialize in representational still lifes, landscapes and seascapes in the abstract realist style. After moving to the U.S. from the Soviet Union, I adjusted to American life as a young student, connecting with my newly adopted culture through drawing, painting, and attending museums and galleries in my new home of Denver, Colorado. Eventually, I pursued an MBA and a successful career in marketing management for over 20 years.However, the pull of creating art was too strong to ignore, and I decided to pursue my dream of becoming a fine artist full time. Like the Masters, I believe oil paintings should evoke a feeling of beauty, elegance and the colorful pleasures of life; and my modern sensibility reveals this via color, light and subject matter.Professional Accomplishments Julia has exhibited her work at the Oil Painters of America National and Western Regional Juried Shows, The Swiss Art Expo in Zurich, Switzerland, The Littleton Museum of Fine Art Annual Juried Show, Greenhouse Gallery Salon International Annual Juried Show, Richard Schmid Fine Art Auction, Boulder Art Association’s National Juried Shows, where she received the corporate award of excellence two years in a row, and at the Loveland Public Library Juried Show. Her work hangs in private collections in the U.S., Canada, Switzerland, Finland, Lithuania and Russia. Julia is an associate member of the Oil Painters of America (OPA), elected member of American Artists Professional League, and a member of the Boulder Art Association. Julia is represented by Mary Williams Fine Arts in Boulder, Colorado; Heritage Fine Arts in Taos, New Mexico, and the Singulart Gallery, in Paris, France.

Julia reports directly to the founder/CEO of Wana Brands, and directs all Wana Brands marketing efforts nationally. She works collaboratively with internal and external resources to inform, develop and execute various marketing and communications strategies that increase sales opportunities, company visibility and brand equity. She is responsible for ensuring that the Wana brand is communicated consistently and creatively through all marketing avenues, as well as extending Colorado marketing initiatives to other states where the company has a presence. Since Bright joined Wana Brands in 2017, company revenue grew by 33.5%, with a growth of 62.7 percent from February 2018 to February 2019, and a 3 year growth rate of 239%, expanded from eight skus to more than three dozen skus, and added three new product families to the market. During Bright’s tenure, Wana expanded its brand from two states to twelve states and counting. She has also developed marketing strategy for Wana's brand new CBD only company, Wana Wellness, which launched in October of 2019.Julia excels in the following:Developing marketing strategy and budget, BtoB and BtoC New product development Creating impactful packaging and collateral materialsManaging creative teamsManaging vendors/suppliers/partnersParticipating in setting Corporate Social Responsibility programsDirecting and implementing e-commerce and website platform migrationJulia is media trained, and speaks at industry events/conferences, In 2018, she was voted one of 10 most influential industry women to meet by the National Cannabis Industry Association. Please click on below article in Green Entrepreneur about top 25 companies that killed it in Marketing in 2019. where Wana Brands are listed.

• Developed communication and marketing strategy, including web site presence, social media presence, branding and PR• Developed website design and content on scientific research of over 150 faculty in engineering, education, neuroscience, language arts, computer science, biology, and medicine• Wrote press releases on faculty accomplishments• Promoted industry relations and fundraising for the institute. During my tenure, Institute received over $6 million dollars in start-up funds, and over $2 million in seed grants• Ensured proper communications and flow of ideas, funding and educational exchanges between students faculty, staff and industry

• Developed and led highly effective digital marketing, communications and PR strategies for the ME department, which resulted in increased department visibility, a 150% increase in web traffic, a #1 website ranking in organic searches, and improved alumni relations. Developed and deployed strategic marketing plans for ME department, including overall branding and communications strategy, PR and alumni outreach programs. Was instrumental in development of Advisory Board, which subsequently resulted in 1000% increase in donations.• Launched 3 new websites for the department in one year, a semi-annual newsletter and social media/user experience strategies• Designed and implemented all aspects of the above websites, from inception to final launch• Managed budgetary resources to ensure maximum value to the department in marketing and communication activities• Developed, implemented, analyzed and presented an annual alumni survey using Qualtrics. Planned an alumni outreach strategy, including events, digital communications and direct mail• Developed and implemented a strategic marketing plan for the MAST Research Center, helping to promote and publicize to industry the research of the MAST faculty, and encourage collaborations and research project sponsorships. MAST sponsorships increased by over 50% in two years

• Created a new channel for the company in the healthcare market. Led company’s business development effort for healthcare market. Increased channel topline results by 129% • Developed and deployed short-term and long-term strategic plans for healthcare channel, including distribution, pricing, marketing (including online), advertising and sales strategies • With cross-functional team, developed new products for sale in hospitals, doctors’ offices and lactation clinics • Negotiated and signed strategic partnership agreements with medical distributors, such as Cardinal and McKesson, involving various management layers/departments; acted as liaison between company and outside legal counsel, consultants and potential program participants.• Developed research strategies and wrote RFPs for marketing and clinical research on Boppy products• Worked with Centers for Disease Control to identify researchers and speakers for Boppy marketing programs . Hired a team of 100 independent sales reps to represent Boppy across the nation

• Worked at CPG companies (natural foods, functional foods, neutraceuticals) to deliver actionable marketing, branding and trade strategies. Companies included Celestial Seasonings, Whole Foods, EAS, Naked Juice, Atkins Nutritionals, IRI (Information Resources, Inc.)