Respected Teachers, Mentors, and Influences:
 
Bob McMurray
Teacher of Design/ Life Drawing
Palmerston North School of Design
Palmerston North, New Zealand
 
Mike Saywell 
Teacher of Design
Palmerston North School of Design
Palmerston North, New Zealand
 
Kurt D. Hollomon
Teacher of Illustration
Pacific Northwest College of Art
Portland, OR USA
 
Margaret Richardson 
Teacher of History of Graphic Design
Pacific Northwest College of Art
Portland, OR USA
 
Paul Platosh
Teacher of Graphic Design
Pacific Northwest College of Art
Portland, OR USA
 
Pete McCracken 
Teacher of Graphic Design
Pacific Northwest College of Art
Portland, OR USA
 
Brian Acevedo 
Teacher of Graphic Design
Pacific Northwest College of Art
Portland, OR USA
 
Arvie Smith 
Teacher of Life Drawing
Pacific Northwest College of Art
Portland, OR USA
 
Mary Slowik 
Teacher of Poetry/ English
Pacific Northwest College of Art
Portland, OR USA
 
Influences of Art & Design
Alan E. Cober 
Edgar Allan Poe
David Carson