Co-Founder and Chief Design Officer, Connie Ozan, joins Cleveland Institute of Art Board of Directors
-Ozan brings over twenty years of experience to one of the nation’s leading accredited independent colleges of art and design-
“Since childhood, I have been passionate about art & design. As a design professional, agency owner and lifelong Clevelander I am honored to have an opportunity to contribute my perspective born of 25 years of success in brand design on behalf of Cleveland based institutions. I am ecstatic about the appointment and enthusiastic about the future of the Cleveland Institute of Art.”
– Connie Ozan, Co – Founder & Chief Design Officer of TWIST Creative, Inc.
Cleveland, Ohio (September 8, 2020) – Cleveland brand and design agency is proud to announce the appointment of Co-Founder and Chief Design Officer, Connie Ozan, to the Cleveland Institute of Art (CIA) Board of Directors this Fall. As the co-founder of the agency bringing “Love & Big Ideas for Cleveland Brands and Causes”, Ozan will bring her design and trend expertise to the Board to help lead the institute forward.
“I am so pleased that Connie Ozan has accepted our invitation to serve on CIA’s Board of Directors. At no time in our recent history have challenges required such precise and engaging sharing of information. Never have we needed the intelligence and expertise, so manifest in TWIST Creative, Inc., that Connie can contribute to our advancement as a premier college of art and design” said Grafton J. Nunes, CIA President and CEO.
Ozan, a resident of Shaker Heights, will be serving on the marketing committee of the Board, contributing to the brand, communications and overall awareness of the college. “I am thrilled to have Connie join the Board of CIA. She brings tremendous creativity, energy and “out-of-the-box” thinking to our leadership” stated Cynthia Prior Gascoigne, CIA Board Chair.
The Cleveland Institute of Art is one of the nation’s leading accredited independent colleges of art and design. For over 135 years, the college has been an educational cornerstone in Cleveland, Ohio, producing graduates competitive as studio artists, designers, photographers, contemporary craftsmen and educators.
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About TWIST
Founded in 2000 with a mission to help Cleveland brands impress the world, TWIST today is regarded as one of the top independent brand agencies between the coasts. TWIST produces integrated brand campaigns that help market challengers disrupt their market space. The agency’s clients are ambitious and determined competitors who often have a superior offering in their category but have struggled to claim their rightful position with their customers because bigger brands are outspending and out-marketing them. TWIST’s work has earned more than 250 awards by local, national, and international organizations. For more information, visit www.twist-creative.com.
