Emily Grace Amponin graduated with a master’s degree in Visual Communication Design from the Rochester Institute of Technology in August 2023. She is currently an art director at a creative agency called Ba Create, where she supports and guides college interns in building their design skills while directing design projects and reporting to the creative director.

Alongside this role, she works as a freelance graphic designer, meeting with clients remotely and in person to discuss their visualizations and goals. She has volunteered as a media coordinator for a high school deaf program’s reunion anniversary and as a creative marketer for a non-profit deaf organization, managing the Meta Business Suite. During her free time, she enjoys drinking iced coffee and watching KDrama or Marvel movies and TV shows.