2024

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Celebrating Women Who Adcovate for Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion

the team

Tina Ballew, Creative Director/Producer

Katrina Chandler, Assistant Creative Director

Yashoda Latkar, Featured Photographer

Michelle Simon, Assistant Photographer

Dana Apodaca, Art Director

Naomi Gomez, Makeup Artist

Maya Brayton, Stylist

Aaron Walterscheid, Videographer

Jonathan Tatum, Grip/Set Build

Bryndyn Gardner, Grip/Set Build

Sam Palm, Photography Consulting

Anna Kat Hollis, Web Developer

Jenna Dunlap, Production Assistant

Blanca Martinez, Production Assistant

Michelle Bautista, Production Assistant

Steph Preciado-Shelton, Production Assistant

Sommer Mitchell, Success Partnership/Producer

Michelle Simon, Success Partnership/Producer

Lori Martinez, Ngage/Producer

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2023

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Women Who Tell Our Stories

the team

Tina Ballew, Creative Director

Katrina Chandler, Assistant Creative Director

Dana Apodaca, Art Director, Designer, & Assistant Stylist

Jenna Dunlap, Art Director Assistant & Production Assistant

Sam Palm, Photographer

Jonathan Tatum, First Assistant Camera

Aaron Walterscheid, Videographer & Editor

Laurie Anderson, Production Assistant

Cody Hooten, Production Assistant

Maya Brayton, Wardrobe Stylist

Anahy Nuñez of Atom Bomb Studio, Makeup Artist

Prados Beauty, Makeup Products

Illiana Perez & Cesia Gillard, Hair Stylists

Michelle Simon, Sommer Mitchell, Cesia Gillard, & Lori Martinez, Success Partnership Marketing Team

Location Sponsor: Rio Grande Theater

Makeup Sponsor: Prados Beauty

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2022

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Promoting Hope and Healing

the team

Creative Director: Christina Ballew

Photographer: Sam Palm

Asst. Photographer: Ralph Diaz

Art Director: Dana Apodaca

BTS & Video Editor: Aaron Walterscheid

Stylist: Myra Aida

Makeup Artist: Prados Beauty Team: Cece Meadows, John Canas & Hannah Manuelito

Location Sponsor: Calhoun Flower Farms

Success Partnership and Ngage: Sommer Mitchell, Cesia Gillard, Lori Martinez, Michelle Simon, Candace Cichuniec

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2020

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Celebrating Artists

the team

Creative Director/Art Director:
Christina Ballew

Art Director:
Dana Apadaca

Producer:
Tori Segura

Photographer:
Ralph Diaz

Makeup Artist:
Anahy Nuñez

Stylist:
June Robinson

Animator:
Carlos Arreola

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2019

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Women Entrepreneurs

the team

Creative Director: Christina Ballew

Photographer: Orlando Martos

Asst. Photographer: Ralph Diaz

Production Assistant: Tori Segura

Location Sponsor: Deret Roberts of Art Obscura

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