Designer-in-Residence Program
The Designer-in-Residence program exists to enrich the MADI student experience by engaging with design professionals to bring the most up-to-date working knowledge to the curriculum. We partner with a designer that has skill sets aligned with our studio project each semester, where they come in for critique, guidance, and support. The program emphasizes direct contact with MADI students to broaden student exposure across multiple design disciplines. The Designers-in-Residence have spent approximately 2,400 hours over the last 5 years with our graduate students. We also highlight who they are and what their perspective is on design with a public event each semester.
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McKaye Black
Senior Business Design Strategist at C1 Innovation Lab
Spring 2023
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Emily Henry
Director of Business Development at Studio Outside
Fall 2022
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J. Damany Daniel
Chief Imaginator at The Event Nerd
Spring 2022
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Amanda Austin
Director of People Experience at Dialexa
Fall 2021
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Rachel Triska
VP of External Affairs at CitySquare
Spring 2021
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Nadine Dechausay
Community Philanthropy Director at Communities Foundation of Texas
Fall 2020
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Cassini Nazir
Clinical Associate Professor
Spring 2020
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Jennifer Abernathy
Senior Principal Design Lead at Chick-fil-a
Fall 2019
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James Helms
VP of Design and Product at Intuit
Spring 2019
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John Hicks
Sr. User Experience Researcher at Waste Management
Fall 2018
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Michael Friebele
Senior Associate at CallisonRTKL
Spring 2018
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Jessica Burnham
Executive Director of the Deep Ellum Foundation
Spring 2017
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Justin Childress
Creative Director and Partner at Switch Design
Fall 2016