I remember Carissa and I had a conversation back when I was working at Miranda Creative. I asked her, “what age did you become an Art Director?” She replied with “at 27.” I told her “well… Imma become one before that.”
Last week I turned 27. And although I haven’t reached Art Director status, I’m still proud to say that I had an amazing Art Director and Mentor through Carissa. I give her the credit to a lot of my success in this field. She had so much patience with me and so many others. The industry lost a good one, she will be severely missed by many of those she taught and guided.