Team

Erin Ramirez-McClelland is a Maryland portrait artist who graduated in 2022 from Stony Brook University with a bachelor’s degree in psychology, focusing on political science. Erin has previous experience in childcare management, neuropsychological research and is a Society for Human Resources Certified Person.

Stacy Innerst is a Pittsburgh-based artist, illustrator and arts educator. He was born in Los Angeles and grew up in New Mexico. Stacy is a member of the Pittsburgh Society of Illustrators. His picture book illustrations have earned a host of starred reviews and wards, including the Sydney Taylor Award (The Book Rescuer), the NYT…

Mike Morgan is a commercial photographer based in Washington DC. Throughout his career he has dedicated himself to giving back to his profession, serving as President on the Washington, DC Board of the American Society of Media Photographers, and as Chair of the Washington, DC Chapter of American Photographic Artists. Mike is a nationally renowned…

Jim Starr graduated in 1982 from Carnegie-Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, with a BFA in illustration. Jim is a member of the Pittsburgh Society of Illustrators, the Pennsylvania Watercolor Society, and the Baltimore Watercolor Society. His work has been accepted into Print magazine, the Society of Illustrators Annual, and the Washington DC. Illustrators Club Exhibit.…

Rebecca Blake is a graphic designer and Design Director at Optimum Design & Consulting, a design firm in mid-town Manhattan. There she oversees the creation of a wide range of print and Web projects, including marketing materials, logos and corporate identity, website interfaces, and publications. Her clients range from cutting edge technology companies in the high performance…

Seth Resnick is a Master Photographer who has made his mark in the world of contemporary photography with a prolific career spanning education, fine art, editorial, stock and commercial work, as well his entrepreneurial contributions in training thousands of photographers in digital workflow. Chosen by Photo District News as one of the 30 most influential…

Marjorie Leggitt is an award-winning science illustrator based in Boulder, Colorado. Specializing in illustration for professional botanical journals, reference publications and museum exhibits, she also creates art for commercial clients. Clients include: Timber Press, Storey, W.C. Brown Co. (Times Mirror), Globe Pequot, Falcon Press, Fulcrum Publishing, LTER (Long Term Educational Research Network), US Fish and…

John D. Mason is the President of the Board of Directors for the Washington Area Lawyers for the Arts, Advisory Board member of Veterans in Media and Entertainment, and is an adjunct faculty  member teaching Entertainment Law and Intellectual Property Law at UDC Law School. He is also a past adjunct faculty member George Mason University where he taught Art and the…

Lisa F. Shaftel is an illustrator, graphic artist, and IP paralegal specializing in visual works in the Boston, MA, metro area. Lisa earned a BFA in Scenic & Lighting Design from the State University of NY/Purchase College, an MFA from the Polakov Studio of Stage Design in NYC, a Certificate in Multimedia from the University…

John Durant is a professional architectural photographer in Southern California. He has operated a small production company since 1979, specializing in architectural photography & short films documenting the built environment for developers, engineers, interior designers and architects. His architecture and design photographs are routinely published here and abroad in a variety of print and on-line…