Corinna Gelster-Borgardt

Corinna Gelster-Borgardt has a long history of work experience in marketing, design, and communication. Corinna began their career in 2003 as a Freelance Graphic Designer and Resident Assistant at the University of Illinois at Chicago, followed by an Administrative Assistant role in Admissions. In 2006, they took on a Design Intern role at Morningstar, Inc. where they were responsible for design, production, and project coordination of various graphics and print materials. In 2007, they began working at Essex Two as a Senior Graphic Designer & Communication Strategist, followed by a Designer role at The University of Chicago Press. In 2012, they took on two roles - Web Designer at Needmore Designs and Independent Strategist and Designer at Gelster Design. In 2014, Corinna began working at Metal Toad as the Director of Marketing and Brand, Creative Director, and Designer. In 2021, they assumed the role of Director, Marketing at Adpearance. Throughout their career, Corinna has been responsible for leading and managing the strategic direction and day-to-day execution of marketing and brand teams, creating annual and quarterly strategic plans, building out a highly productive in-house design team, directing the visual translation of brand and marketing strategies, and managing the design of RFP responses, pitch decks, and proposals.

Corinna Gelster-Borgardt graduated from the University of Illinois at Chicago in 2007 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Graphic Design. Corinna has since obtained four additional certifications: Digital Marketing: Customer Engagement, Social Media, Planning & Analytics from Columbia Business School Executive Education in March 2021, AWS Business Professional Digital from Amazon Web Services (AWS) in January 2020, Google Ads Display Certification from Google in June 2020, and Certified Scrum Product Owner from Scrum Alliance in February 2018.