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AAF Seattle is proud to announce our new Board of Directors! This passionate group of industry leaders is committed to advocating for our members, supporting the next generation of talent, and creating opportunities for our community to thrive.

We’re excited for another year of growth, collaboration, and connection. Have questions? Our board is here for you. Come meet them in person at our August Networking Night this week🎉

AAF Seattle is proud to announce our new Board of Directors! This passionate group of industry leaders is committed to advocating for our members, supporting the next generation of talent, and creating opportunities for our community to thrive.

We’re excited for another year of growth, collaboration, and connection. Have questions? Our board is here for you. Come meet them in person at our August Networking Night this week🎉

AAF Seattle is proud to announce our new Board of Directors! This passionate group of industry leaders is committed to advocating for our members, supporting the next generation of talent, and creating opportunities for our community to thrive.

We’re excited for another year of growth, collaboration, and connection. Have questions? Our board is here for you. Come meet them in person at our August Networking Night this week🎉

AAF Seattle is proud to announce our new Board of Directors! This passionate group of industry leaders is committed to advocating for our members, supporting the next generation of talent, and creating opportunities for our community to thrive.

We’re excited for another year of growth, collaboration, and connection. Have questions? Our board is here for you. Come meet them in person at our August Networking Night this week🎉

AAF Seattle is proud to announce our new Board of Directors! This passionate group of industry leaders is committed to advocating for our members, supporting the next generation of talent, and creating opportunities for our community to thrive.

We’re excited for another year of growth, collaboration, and connection. Have questions? Our board is here for you. Come meet them in person at our August Networking Night this week🎉

AAF Seattle is proud to announce our new Board of Directors! This passionate group of industry leaders is committed to advocating for our members, supporting the next generation of talent, and creating opportunities for our community to thrive.

We’re excited for another year of growth, collaboration, and connection. Have questions? Our board is here for you. Come meet them in person at our August Networking Night this week🎉

AAF Seattle is proud to announce our new Board of Directors! This passionate group of industry leaders is committed to advocating for our members, supporting the next generation of talent, and creating opportunities for our community to thrive.

We’re excited for another year of growth, collaboration, and connection. Have questions? Our board is here for you. Come meet them in person at our August Networking Night this week🎉

AAF Seattle is proud to announce our new Board of Directors! This passionate group of industry leaders is committed to advocating for our members, supporting the next generation of talent, and creating opportunities for our community to thrive.

We’re excited for another year of growth, collaboration, and connection. Have questions? Our board is here for you. Come meet them in person at our August Networking Night this week🎉

AAF Seattle is proud to announce our new Board of Directors! This passionate group of industry leaders is committed to advocating for our members, supporting the next generation of talent, and creating opportunities for our community to thrive.

We’re excited for another year of growth, collaboration, and connection. Have questions? Our board is here for you. Come meet them in person at our August Networking Night this week🎉

AAF Seattle is proud to announce our new Board of Directors! This passionate group of industry leaders is committed to advocating for our members, supporting the next generation of talent, and creating opportunities for our community to thrive.

We’re excited for another year of growth, collaboration, and connection. Have questions? Our board is here for you. Come meet them in person at our August Networking Night this week🎉

AAF Seattle is proud to announce our new Board of Directors! This passionate group of industry leaders is committed to advocating for our members, supporting the next generation of talent, and creating opportunities for our community to thrive.

We’re excited for another year of growth, collaboration, and connection. Have questions? Our board is here for you. Come meet them in person at our August Networking Night this week🎉

AAF Seattle is proud to announce our new Board of Directors! This passionate group of industry leaders is committed to advocating for our members, supporting the next generation of talent, and creating opportunities for our community to thrive.

We’re excited for another year of growth, collaboration, and connection. Have questions? Our board is here for you. Come meet them in person at our August Networking Night this week🎉

AAF Seattle is proud to announce our new Board of Directors! This passionate group of industry leaders is committed to advocating for our members, supporting the next generation of talent, and creating opportunities for our community to thrive.

We’re excited for another year of growth, collaboration, and connection. Have questions? Our board is here for you. Come meet them in person at our August Networking Night this week🎉

AAF Seattle is proud to announce our new Board of Directors! This passionate group of industry leaders is committed to advocating for our members, supporting the next generation of talent, and creating opportunities for our community to thrive.

We’re excited for another year of growth, collaboration, and connection. Have questions? Our board is here for you. Come meet them in person at our August Networking Night this week🎉

What if accessibility wasn’t something you checked off at the end of a project? 👏

Join us and @dnaandstone for From Compliance to Culture, a conversation exploring how accessibility can become part of the way we think, create, communicate, and lead.

This year’s DEIB event goes beyond regulations and requirements to explore what true inclusion looks like across marketing, communications, workplace culture, digital experiences, and community engagement.

Together, we’ll discuss:
▫️Why compliance is only the starting point
▫️The gap between meeting requirements and creating meaningful experiences
▫️How accessibility impacts creativity, communication, and collaboration
▫️What it takes to build accessibility into organizational culture

Featuring experts across accessibility, communications, digital experience, workplace inclusion, and creative production.

📍 DNA&Stone @dnaandstone
📅 Tuesday, June 9, 2026
🕠 5:30–7:30 PM

🎟️ Register via the link in bio

Questions or accommodation requests? DM us!

#AAFSeattle #Accessibility #InclusiveDesign #InclusiveMarketing #DEIB

🎤 Meet the speakers! - Allexa Laycock (she/they) is the Director of Rooted in Rights, the media advocacy program of Disability Rights Washington. Allexa is a filmmaker and advocate with an expertise in accessible media. Whether producing short form content, storytelling workshops, or long form documentaries, Allexa focuses on stories that challenge dominant narratives. As a disabled queer filmmaker, Allexa connects with their community in Washington state, nationally, and internationally to platform stories advocating for justice and self determination.

Join us for a conversation around accessibility in “From Compliance to Culture - Meeting accessibility requirements is the floor, not the ceiling.”

Tuesday, June 9, 2026
5:30 PM7:30 PM
DNA&STONE - @dnaandstone

Link in bio for tickets or visit www.aafseattle.com

🎤 Meet the speakers! - Hailey Paquette is an account director at Quinn Thomas, where she leads strategic communications, and media relations for Oregon Commission for the Blind, Oregon’s vocational rehabilitation agency serving blind and low-vision Oregonians.

Through that work, she supports accessible owned content, social media and communications strategies, while helping navigate the real-world details of inclusive engagement, from digital content and screen reader considerations to in-person meetings, media interviews and public communications.

Join us for a conversation around accessibility in “From Compliance to Culture - Meeting accessibility requirements is the floor, not the ceiling.”

Tuesday, June 9, 2026
5:30 PM7:30 PM
DNA&STONE - @dnaandstone

Link in bio for tickets or visit www.aafseattle.com

🎤 Meet the speakers! - Warren Kagarise (he/him) is the digital engagement manager for King County, WA. Based in Seattle, he leads efforts to connect the 12th-largest county in the United States with 2.2 million residents via social media and other digital tools.

A former journalist, Warren’s career in public service started in 2013 when he served as communications coordinator for the City of Issaquah, WA.

Warren was named the 2023 Social Media Professional of the Year by the Government Social Media Association. He contributes to the social gov field through training, writing, and speaking engagements, sharing insights on digital communication strategies in the public sector.

Warren is a past member of Nextdoor’s Public Agency Advisory Council, past chair of the Engaging Local Government Leaders (ELGL) Board of Directors, and past president of the Government Social Media Association (GSMA) Council.

Join us for a conversation around accessibility in “From Compliance to Culture - Meeting accessibility requirements is the floor, not the ceiling.”

Tuesday, June 9, 2026
5:30 PM7:30 PM
DNA&STONE - @dnaandstone

Link in bio for tickets or visit www.aafseattle.com

🎤 Meet the speakers! - Devon Persing (she/her) has been working as a digital accessibility specialist in Seattle since 2012. Her current focus as an independent consultant and speaker is on helping people to do accessibility work that is more holistic, inclusive, cooperative, and sustainable, which is also the goal of her 2024 book called The Accessibility Operations Guidebook. She has an MS in Information from the University of Michigan and identifies as disabled, chronically ill, and neurodivergent. You can learn more about her work, her book, and access recordings of past talks at dpersing.com.

Join us for a conversation around accessibility in “From Compliance to Culture - Meeting accessibility requirements is the floor, not the ceiling.”

Tuesday, June 9, 2026
5:30 PM7:30 PM
DNA&STONE - @dnaandstone

Link in bio for tickets or visit www.aafseattle.com

Accessibility is more than a checklist.

Join @aafseattle for From Compliance to Culture — a conversation about what happens when organizations move beyond minimum requirements and start building accessibility into the way they communicate, create, hire, lead, and design experiences.

As part of our annual June DEIB event series, this year’s focus is accessibility and the role it plays in creating more inclusive communities, workplaces, and creative work.

We’ll explore:
• ADA & WCAG basics
• Where compliance falls short
• Accessibility across digital, physical, and workplace experiences
• How accessibility becomes part of culture, not just policy

Featuring speakers working across accessibility, public communications, inclusive workplaces, and digital experience design.

📍 DNA&Stone@dnaandstone
📅 Tuesday, June 9, 2026
🕠 5:30–7:30 PM

🎟️ Link in bio

Accessibility accommodations/questions: events@aafseattle.com

#AAFSeattle #Accessibility #InclusiveDesign#InclusiveMarketing #WCAG ADA

The future of Seattle creative is hungry to learn — and they’re asking the right questions.

AAF Seattle’s Advertising Education Director @darthvander, had the chance to speak with students at @creative_academy about networking, building relationships, navigating the industry, and what it really takes to break into advertising and design today.

Big takeaway? Students don’t want gatekeeping. They want connection, feedback, mentorship, and community.

If you’re an industry vet, creative leader, or working professional: your experience matters more than you think. A little bit of your time can have a huge impact on the next generation.

Huge thanks to Lori Peck and the SCCA team for the invitation and conversation.

Join us, and be part of the @aafseattle team as we continue creating opportunities for students and creatives across our community.

We were so busy meeting creatives, admiring awesome work on display and listening to the inspiring presentations that we barely remembered to collect evidence that we were there. Here is just a very small bite of everything we saw and enjoyed!

Such a joy to be able to support this event by @creativeworks. Thank you for bringing together so much talent and inspiration to Seattle.

If you missed Creative Works West 2026, you missed out!

We hope to see you there next year!

This year’s Silver Medal winner, Natalie Gossett, has built a career defined by strategic rigor, measurable impact, and enduring leadership. As co-founder and president of Hunt Marketing Group, she has helped brands across industries turn smart strategy into real results. We’re proud to recognize her contributions to Seattle’s marketing community and celebrate this well-earned honor. The award will be presented as part of the American Advertising Awards Gala on April 23!

Anna Li is a NYC-based Creative Director whose work sits at the intersection of luxury, culture, and modern brand expression. With experience shaping campaigns and brand systems across fashion, beauty, hospitality, and beyond, she brings a sharp eye for relevance, craft, and cultural resonance. We’re thrilled to have her on the judging panel for the 2026 American Advertising Awards Seattle.

Bill Cochran brings serious creative chops and a sharp sense of humor to this year’s judging panel. As Executive Creative Director at Lerma, Bill has built a career making memorable work across nearly every advertising category, always finding ways to bring energy to the unexpected. From award-winning campaigns to Super Bowl recognition, his work proves that great ideas can come from anywhere. We’re excited to have him as a judge for the 2026 American Advertising Awards Seattle.