When you work with UpFrame, you work with Carrie – web guru, graphic designer and photographer all rolled into one positive person. She loves to use her skills to nurture small businesses from their very inception, or take existing ones to the next level.
When Carrie isn’t working at UpFrame, she’s giving back to Brookings in many ways:
- As a member of the Downtown Brookings District Committee of the Brookings Chamber of Commerce
- As a board member of the Brookings Convention & Visitors Bureau
- Keeping Brooking beautiful as member of the Brookings Historical Preservation Committee
- As a board member of the Brookings Public Arts Commission
- Participating in Masterminds, a group of like-minded women who act as a sounding board and hold each other accountable
In the past, she served on the Vision Brookings Board of Directors, has taught graphic design at South Dakota State University (SDSU) and currently focuses on being a mentor to other business owners and designers.
She contributes much of her success, and sometimes the ability to keep her sanity, to participating in a Masterminds group which consists of like-minded women who act as a sounding board and hold each other accountable.
Carrie’s built-in support group begins with her husband Jason (the love of her life), sweet son Maxen (who is already a creative genius), daughter Rylee (who is their sweet little rainbow baby and the best addition to her family) the best dog ever (Hanna) along with her family and close friends who always show up when she needs them, even when she doesn’t ask. She enjoys family time, playing games, watching movies, reading books, going for a run, traveling and relaxing at home (Basically she is as normal as it gets).
Things about me you didn't know, you wanted to know...
- I prefer pie over cake, and if I do eat cake, I scrape off the frosting and give it to my husband.
- Speaking of my husband, he is also a designer. I'm sure you can imagine the conversations and "constructive criticism" that happens at our house.
- I was named after a song recorded in 1967 by the Hollies called Hey Carrie Anne.
- Although I went to school for Graphic Design, I taught myself animation, WordPress and studied photography under a great local photographer. I love learning new skills, it's all apart of what makes up my creative map.
- I'm not a fan of Pizza... not saying anything else about that.
- I would consider myself an ambivert, a person whose personality has a balance of extrovert and introvert features. I love being at home, but if you ask me to come "play" I'm all in. I just may need to rest the next day, haha!