Members are asked to submit nominations for President & Vice President February 8, 2012
February 8, 2012
Rachel Christenson, Secretary of the AIGA Minnesota board of directors, is now accepting nominations for the organization’s next President and Vice President, who will take office on July 1, 2012. Members interested in submitting nominations should review the duties, eligibility requirements, and terms of the positions:
- Job Description: President » [PDF download]
- Job Description: Vice President » [PDF download]
There are two ways to be nominated for either of these positions:
- Peer: Any current AIGA Minnesota member who feels a particular individual will enhance the quality of executive leadership of the board may nominate that person.
- Self: Any current AIGA Minnesota member willing to participate and to fulfill the obligations of the open executive positions may self-nominate.
To submit a nomination for President or Vice President, send the following information to the chapter’s Secretary via email at secretary@aigaminnesota.org:
- Your first and last name
- The nominee’s first and last name
- The nominee’s contact information
- A brief letter describing how the nominee fulfills the position’s purpose, required experience, and skills (bullet points are acceptable)
Nominations for these positions are due by Friday, March 9, 2012, by 5:00pm.
Nominees must be AIGA members and meet eligibility requirements published in their respective position’s job descriptions. Nonmembers are ineligible to submit nominations.
Contact Leadership
Rich Higgins is the Creative Director at Parallel Retail Group. His background is as diverse as a platypus.
He started his own design studio, Oryx & Moth, doing branding, art direction and design for clients big and small. Meanwhile he was the chair of the Solopreneurs Committee for AIGA MN (2022-2023) and served on the Design Student & Alumni Board at the University of Minnesota (2010-2013). Prior to that he worked at TSG, a design agency in Robbinsdale, for clients including: Target, HealthPartners and Crate & Barrel. He's also had a short stint designing for financial institutions (PNC Bank, Citibank and BBVA Compass). He started out designing and art directing photo shoots for multiple national salon chains throughout the US and Canada. And has had mediocre hairstyles since.
His interests vary widely with the season but he always willing to chat about DIY projects, soccer, LEGO, minimalism, FIRE, AI, technology, saunas, traveling, camping, parenting, etc.
He started his own design studio, Oryx & Moth, doing branding, art direction and design for clients big and small. Meanwhile he was the chair of the Solopreneurs Committee for AIGA MN (2022-2023) and served on the Design Student & Alumni Board at the University of Minnesota (2010-2013). Prior to that he worked at TSG, a design agency in Robbinsdale, for clients including: Target, HealthPartners and Crate & Barrel. He's also had a short stint designing for financial institutions (PNC Bank, Citibank and BBVA Compass). He started out designing and art directing photo shoots for multiple national salon chains throughout the US and Canada. And has had mediocre hairstyles since.
His interests vary widely with the season but he always willing to chat about DIY projects, soccer, LEGO, minimalism, FIRE, AI, technology, saunas, traveling, camping, parenting, etc.