Anne Polkinghorn

Anne Polkinghorn has worked in various roles in the marketing and communications field for over 20 years. In 1997, they began their career as a Jr. Brand Manager for Pennzoil - Blue Coral / Slick 50 Division. Anne then moved to Faber-Castell in 2001 as a Product Manager for Fine Art Products - Green Line. In 2004, they were the Director of Marketing for WaDaYaThink, Inc. After that, they joined Findaway World in 2009 as a Product Marketing Manager. In 2010, they became the Director of Digital Marketing - Wholesale and E-Commerce for Darice, Inc., and then the E-Commerce Product Manager for Darice.com and Consumercrafts.com. In 2016, they became the Director- E-Commerce for The Michaels Companies, Inc., and in 2021 they were appointed as the Senior Director of Communications & Digital Marketing for thunder::tech.

Anne Polkinghorn graduated from The Ohio State University with a Bachelor of Arts in Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, and a Minor in English.