Meet The Board: 2026-2007
/Each year, the members of the Society vote on the officers and directors of the SPD Board. We’re excited to welcome seven new board members this year (Kimberly Arias, Mark Baker-Sanchez, Nicole Crowder, Chelsea Mamerow, Nicole Motta, Kerri Sarembock and Jen Wang) and congratulate the 2026-2027 officers (Dian Holton, Susanna Hayward, Alice Morgan, Faith Stafford and Brian Lutz). Special thanks to our outgoing board members for serving on the board!
Get to know the 2026-2027 Board of Directors and SPD HQ by clicking on each photo below!
OFFICERS
Dian Holton
PRESIDENT
Art Director
AARP, AARP The Magazine, TheGirlfriend.com, Sistersletter.com, AARPEthel.com
3 things you can’t live without: Sugar, fun accessories (sneakers, totebag, jewelry), glasses.
Susanna Hayward
VICE PRESIDENT
Art Director
New York Magazine
What’s on your bucket list for 2024? Travel more, find more time for creative projects, learn to roller skate!
Alice Morgan
VICE PRESIDENT
Senior Design Director
Her Campus Media
3 things you can’t live without: Pilates, Spotify and my GIANT water bottle!
Faith Stafford
SECRETARY
Senior Deputy Design Director
Los Angeles Times
What’s your superpower? Never losing sight of the big picture, and baking earl grey shortbread.
Brian Lutz
TREASURER
Illustrator and Adjunct Professor
University of Hartford
What’s your superpower? I make people happy with drawings.
DIRECTORS
Kimberly Arias
Videographer & designer for social
What do you listen to while creating? Tech house and techno sets on YouTube. High BPM helps beat the deadline clock.
Nicole Crowler
Visual consultant and Furniture Designer
nicolecrowderupholstery.com
What’s your super power? Bringing people together in community.
Anne Latini
Associate Creative Director
Entertainment Weekly
What’s your superpower? Always starting from a place
of “yes”.
Mark Baker-Sanchez
Founder and Creative Director
BakerSanchez, Inc.
What’s your superpower? Making the people around me feel seen; through storytelling and worldbuilding.
Tova Diamond
Head of Brand Creative
The Washington Post
Advice for young creatives? Sketch on paper. Print out your work. Touch grass. Live out loud!
Chelsea Mamerow
Creative Director
Milwaukee Magazine
3 things you can’t live without: Dining out, warm summer evenings, thrift stores.
Kojo Boateng
Creative Director
PBS News Hour
3 things you can’t live without: A good nights sleep, my wife, good music.
Inma Hortas
Illustrator
inloho.com
What’s your superpower? Patience, perseverance and an open mindset, knowing what truly speaks to me.
Nicola Motta
Art Director, Curator & Visual Editor
Founder of Fresh Mercado
What’s on your bucket list for the next year? Fresh Mercado's field guide and merch.
Kerri Sarembock
Art Director and Project Director
Project Design Company
Advice for young creatives: Be genuine. Don't try to be someone else and find something that makes you unique, but be honest.
Jen Wang
Director of Design
Simon Element
My superpower: Persistence, though I would prefer flight.
SPD HQ
Chelsey Lamwatt
Communications Director
SPD
3 things you can’t live without: Family, my phone, and a good book.
