Deena Warner   Senior Designer

Deena Warner is the founder and senior designer for Deena Warner Design LLC, a Virginia company that grew out of her years as a highly successful freelancer. Deena has more than 17 years experience in the advertising industry, having worked for C. Harrison Conroy Company and Acuity, Inc., as a website and print designer. Deena graduated from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte magna cum laude with a degree in illustration. She now oversees a team of designers and consultants to create print materials and websites for non-profit organizations, publishing industry professionals, musicians, and artists.

Deena’s experience with both the conceptual design and programming aspects of website creation allows her to marshal a broad range of skills for her clients. In addition to her expertise in website design and even basic video game programming, she is an accomplished fine artist and illustrator. She lives in Staunton, Virginia, with her husband and business partner, Matthew Warner, and sons, Owen and Thomas.

Photo by Pat Jarrett

Matthew Warner   Office manager/web Designer

Matthew Warner is the office manager and a web designer for Deena Warner Design LLC. Matt majored in journalism at James Madison University, then worked for more than 12 years in a variety of administrative positions. These included legal assistant for former Nixon White House counsel Leonard Garment and litigation paralegal for Poindexter, Schorsch, Jones & Hill, P.C. Matt is also a novelist and short story writer.

Matt lives in Staunton, Virginia, with his wife and business partner, Deena, and sons, Owen and Thomas.

Lori J. Dawson   web/print Designer

Lori J. Dawson is a fine artist as well as graphic designer. She began her career as a fine artist after earning a full scholarship to Clayton State College. Even before she completed her studies there, Clayton State College purchased several of her paintings, and Lori was commissioned to paint portraits by a local art gallery.

Lori brings a variety of experience in graphic design, layout, pre-press production, corporate identity development and outdoor advertising. In addition, she employs an excellent knowledge base of software including Photoshop, Illustrator, Dreamweaver, Flash, QuarkXPress, and HTML programming.

Nanci Kalanta   Online Promotions/Web Designer

Nanci Kalanta is a webmaster, editor, and publisher. Her area of expertise is internet marketing, and she has completed several successful campaigns to promote various authors. In addition to website marketing, Nanci is the owner/editor of Horror World and HW Press. Nanci is trained in website programming and is MOUS Certified. Nanci graduated cum laude from Saint Leo Univeristy in Tampa, Florida, and holds a Bachelor's degree in Business.

Courtney Ledbetter   print Designer

Courtney Ledbetter has worked in the printing and advertising industries for over 20 years. She has won awards for her cartography and is a published cartographer. She has gained invaluable experience from working in academia, print shops, manufacturing, newspapers, ad agencies, trade shops, and non-profits. She holds a printing degree from FSU in Michigan and a BS in geography from UNC Charlotte.

Courtney likes to meld form and function with each project while paying attention to both the mechanical aspect and the aesthetic. She enjoys the tangible process of printing and still holds the faith that Print will never die! Her portfolio includes a variety of work including marketing collateral, catalogs, maps, trade show graphics, menus, advertisements, calendars, billboards, product packaging and cigar labels. Courtney lives in Waynesboro, Virginia.