Susan Ethier, DesignQuest's Founder and Creative Director, has been partnering with businesses since 1986 to create powerful marketing programs that drive business results. Her background includes extensive experience in advertising, graphic design, marketing, account management and business operations. Among Susan's many strengths as a creative director is her ability to envision the big picture and guide clients toward solutions that meet their strategic business objectives in creative, exciting ways. Susan graduated from Massachusetts College of Art with a BFA in graphic design. She is a recognized leader in her field and has won two coveted Marketing on a Shoestring awards from the New England Direct Marketing Association along with a Gold Marcom Award and seven Marcom Honorable Mentions from the Association of Marketing & Communications Professionals. Susan is active in many networking organizations, chambers of commerce and professional associations and has served on the Boards of Directors for several business and industry organizations. Susan has been published in Home Business Magazine and the Worcester Business Journal.