Join us as we welcome guest speaker, Colleen Miniuk, as she presents her “Finding Your Creative Voice” to our Club. This will include her Artist in Residence at Acadia NP and some other adventures.

From Colleen’s website:

“I'm a Corporate-America-escapee turned full-time freelance outdoor photographer, writer, publisher, instructor, and motivational speaker, supporting a wide range of assignments for editorial and commercial clients. Specializing in nature and outdoor recreation, my purpose as an outdoor communicator is to inspire and help others enjoy the Great Outdoors.”

 “I currently reside in Chandler, Arizona, but growing up in Ohio, Arkansas, and Illinois, I never intended to become an outdoor communicator...”

“In 1997, armed with a Bachelor of Business Administration-Computer Information Systems degree from the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor (GO BLUE!), I moved to Phoenix, Arizona to begin a 10-year project management career in software development at Intel Corporation.”

 “Initially as an outlet to corporate life, I began making photographs of the Western landscapes in late 2001 during my "Introduction to Photography" class at the Chandler-Gilbert Community College. Two years later, I started selling my photographs at art shows across Arizona. In 2006, I had my first photograph published in a magazine. Then, in February 2007, I left the grey cubicle walls of Corporate America to pursue a full-time career in photography and writing. Now, I can't imagine life wandering without a camera or a notebook in hand!”

Check out her website:
http://www.cms-photo.com/index.htm

(Photo credit: Ivan Martinez (ivanmartinezphotography.com)