Alanna here 👋
But you can call me Al, Big Al, Sparky, Gremlanna, Baby G, Lannie-Loo, Bean Town Cheddar, or simply AQ.
I'm an Art Director who loves a good story and cries at sports documentaries. I know a little too much about ancient history, astrology, the 2018 Red Sox, Punxsutawney Phil, modern feminism, Irish pub songs, and the history of the tomato. It's not trivia. It's raw material.
Because that's the job: collect the small true things people already feel, then build ideas out of them. It's how a dirty Clorox wipe became a celebration and how a trash bag became a confidence play. If your trivia team needs a sub, though, I'm also available.
Here to talk business? Check out the resume, or download a souvenir copy for the fridge.
EXPERIENCE
FCB Chicago | Senior Art Director | Chicago | Current
Clients: Brita, Clorox, Glad, Ghirardelli, Anheuser-Busch InBev
Leader of AdWMN+, the women’s employee resource group
2025 LIA Liaison nomination
Conover Tuttle Pace | Art Director | Boston | 2021
Clients: Eastern Bank, Peoples Bank, Boston Red Sox, Breeder’s Cup,
Digitas | Freelance Art Director | Remote, New York City | 2020
Client: Walmart
Hill Holliday | Junior Art Director | Boston | 2018 - 2020
Clients: Boar’s Head, Capella University, Cracker Barrel, Party City, Planet Fitness,
Strayer University, Tempur-Pedic, New Business
Hill Holliday | Art Direction Intern | Boston | Summer 2018
Clients: Party City, Planet Fitness, Tempur Pedic
TNH Agency | Executive Creative Director | Syracuse, New York | 2014 - 2018
Clients: Laughing Man Coffee, Laci’s Tapas Bar, Steiner Sports
The first female Executive Creative Director in the history of the largest student-run ad agency in the world
AWARDS
London International Awards | 2025 LIAison Mentee Program
ADDY Award | Gold Award | “Double Standard Autocorrect” Google
ADDY Award | Silver Award | “Life is Boring Without Choices” Marvis Toothpaste
Graphis New Talent Annual | Silver Award | “Life is Boring Without Choices”|Marvis Toothpaste
Ads of the World | “Double Standard Autocorrect” | Google
Ads of the World | “Life is Boring Without Choices” | Marvis Toothpaste
Ads of the World | “30 Minutes a Day” | Water Aid