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2025/2026 Student Committee Members

Committee Chairs

Jen Sutherland is a Co-Chair of the RGD Student Committee and an active volunteer in the Canadian design community. Jen works at Bennett Design, an interior design and workplace strategy firm. She’s an awa...

Branding Information Design Packaging

Hi I'm Priya Shukle! I'm an Indian-Polish-Canadian graphic designer and illustrator with a passion for design that supports people and communities. My favourite parts of the design process are the early st...

Committee Members

Carla is completing her advanced diploma of Graphic Design in Toronto, Ontario. She brings with her a bachelor’s degree in Business, major in Marketing, and has spent a number of years in program developme...

Editorial Typography Wayfinding
Accessibility Illustration Packaging

Deja van Alphen is a bold and curious creative whose approach to design is rooted in research, psychology, and storytelling. Often described as a “Human Wikipedia,” she brings a multidisciplinary perspecti...

Gabrielle Edward
Brand Strategy Branding Digital Marketing

I’m a final-semester Graphic Design student based in Vancouver, BC, focused on branding, visual storytelling, and creating work that feels intentional, thoughtful, and aesthetically clear. Over the past 3...

Product Design

Graphic designer with a decade of experience creating innovative, and engaging visuals across UX/UI design, branding, merchandise, and print. I am pursuing an Advanced Diploma in Graphic Design maintaining...

Branding Illustration Photography
Advertising Branding Typography

Hi, my name is Makenna. I am a graphic designer who loves it when design and concepts get a little weird, bold, and unexpectedly fun. I enjoy pushing boundaries and challenging what's expected to find idea...

Branding Motion Typography
Exhibit Design Wayfinding

Rachel Ladd is a fourth-year Interdisciplinary Design student at NSCAD University in Halifax, specializing in environmental design, brand identity, and systems thinking. Guided by a people-focused approach...

Branding Strategy Web Design

I’m a designer who builds thoughtful brand identities that are rooted in strategy and made to last. With a background in sociology and cultural studies, I bring a research-driven, human-centered lens to ev...

Branding Editorial Typography

Hi, I'm Suhani Singh, a multidisciplinary graphic designer creating purposeful work across branding, editorial, packaging, and other creative projects. Inspired by modern and distinctive visuals, I design ...