Hailing from Louisianan, Kadrieka Maiden is a seasoned public relations practitioner with more than seven years of experience managing special events, public relations and media relations campaigns for clients in the corporate, lifestyle, nonprofit, and beauty/fashion markets. Kadrieka began her career with Discovery Networks, Inc. in Silver Spring, Maryland as Executive Coordinator. Now as Co-founder and Director of Communications for the Style & Image Network (SIN) and Fashion Fights Poverty (FFP), she and her business partners have successfully worked with clients to determine their needs and provide services that best accomplish their goals.
Maiden also serves as Special Events Manager for the Historical Society of Washington, D.C. Having taken part in the planning and execution of several events including, Fashion Fights Poverty annual benefit, The 2009 Peoples Inaugural Committee Gala, Arizona State Society 2009 Inaugural Ball, BAE Systems/ United States Army Annual Conference, to Amtrak’s National Train Day, NBA Wives “Behind the Bench” Annual Luncheon and more. With her experience and expertise, Maiden is able to offer clients creative ideas that effectively put their products/services in front of their target audiences, resulting in increased media coverage and product sales.
Maiden refines messages and product positioning through media and analyst relations. She obtains the best results by providing a comprehensive, proactive program, including: business and trade press coverage; press tours and press conferences; speaking engagements; event coordination and management.
Maiden holds a Masters of Arts degree in Mass Communications from Southern University A&M College.
Sylvie Luanghy, founder of Style & Image Network, a brand strategy firm specializing in event management, brand promotion and creative design, brings years of hands-on strategic partnership that drive brand awareness, attract client prospect and add value to existing events. She works closely with the entire team on the overall management and direction of the agency, its fiscal growth and business development.
Her role as VP of Corporate Relations and Special Event is to lead various corporate fundraising opportunities and implement promotion/cause marketing campaigns to support FFP’s mission as well as overseeing all special events.
She is credited for creating and implementing Fashion Fights Poverty swag bag that has grown to offer a multitude of consumer products to FFP attendees and the PR community for the annual fashion show.
Prior to establishing Style & Image Network with her savvy team of super stars, Sylvie has provided consulting services to some Fortune 500 companies in the area of Financial Analysis and Business Management.
Originally from the Congo, formerly Zaire, Sylvie was born in Belgium and earned her bachelor's degree in Business and her MBA from Marymount University.
As co-founder and overall Creative Czar at FFP, Michael is credited with not only designing the FFP brand (including the entire visual systems of logos, websites, and marketing collateral), but devising many of its most visible and defining programs: from the Dress Responsible Lookbook (where he manages more than 40 creatives from across the world) to the Fashion Fights Poverty Forum (an initiative he created to extend FFP's reach to DC's policy community) to the FFP Fashion Swap - the well-received clothing exchange that premiered in Washington DC under FFP's ever-innovative banner.
Beyond FFP, Michael Dumlao provides expert creative direction and execution through photography, web development and graphic design. After 15 years of web and graphic design, brand development, and photography, Michael is now the creative consultant for a large technology consulting firm in Washington, DC. Previously, he was the Communications Design Specialist at the Center for New Designs in Teaching and Learning at Georgetown University and Creative Director at Style and Image Network. In each capacity, Michael provides art direction and production of corporate brand identity systems, marketing collateral, web and software interfaces, photography along with overall communications and branding strategy.
Michael received his Masters in Communication, Culture and Technology from Georgetown University and his Bachelor in Fine Arts from the University of California, Santa Barbara after stuyding photography and multimedia design at the University of Sydney College of Art in Australia. To view Michael's portfolio, visit www.michaeldumlao.com
Deidree Bennett has been volunteering for Fashion Fights Poverty since 2006. Prior to joining the board at FFP, she managed large scale events as Director and Curator of Artery 717, a 10,000 square foot art gallery in Alexandria, VA. She continues to serve as a volunteer at the ONE campaign, an advocacy organization dedicating to ending extreme poverty and preventable diseases worldwide.
Deidree firmly believes in the mission of FFP. As an accessories designer, she focuses on using recycled materials and fair trade practices, from production to distribution.
"Changing the way buyers interact with the fashion industry, in order to create conscientious consumers, is a goal we as a society have made tremendous progress on in the last decade. However, there is still more to do, and I see FFP as an integral part of that." ~ D.B.
Since moving to the Washington DC area, Yvette has volunteered and lobbied for ONE Campaign and Bread for the World. She has been a part of Fashion Fights Poverty since its first event in 2005 serving in many roles including model coordinator, photoshoot production and runway support and is currently VP of Research and Programs.
She is a engineer by trade and currently works as a systems engineer. She also enjoys writing for blogs and magazines in both English and Spanish including Puerto Rico fashion magazine, Ego Moda. Since October 2009, she has been writing as the DC Goodwill Fashionista Latina.
Amina brings to Fashion Fights Poverty her experiences fundraising and event planning for Pakistan Flood and Earthquake relief. She has also worked for the World Wildlife Fund in Pakistan, the World Society for the Protection of Animals and wild animal rescue in Bangkok, Thailand. Currently, she volunteers at the Freer, photographs animals for a hobby, and tweets about culture, fashion, and history.
Amina spends her days as an Electrical Markets attorney, but will not help you with your Pepco complaint.
Chloe Louvouezo brings to Fashion Fights Poverty a deep knowledge of communications in the non-profit sector. She has led an array of public outreach projects and helped to revitalize the image of national and local organizations.
Her passion for new media offers a fresh take on how to communicate to diverse audiences online. Originally from the Republic of Congo, she spent eight years living in Niger and brings an open perspective to cultural, social and community issues. Chloe has developed and implemented communications strategies for organizations in the areas of education, youth development and community building.
She currently works in public relations, helping organizations improve their online visibility and connect with their audiences through tactful, creative communications strategies. Her work includes developing strong messaging, managing media relations, and consulting organizations on social media engagement and targeted outreach to their key stakeholders.
Chloe earned her Bachelor's degree in Journalism and Advertising from Howard University. She holds a Master of Professional Studies in Public Relations and Corporate Communications from Georgetown University.
I am fascinated by the art of transformation. Whether it's makeup artistry or photography, I love to create beauty and and I live to capture it.
Having a vision, creating a concept and realizing it through photography is what I love more than anything. I consider myself a visual artist as I serve as chief creative director / Photographer for my company VM Photography & Makeup LLC . As a lover of fashion and vintage clothing, Fashion Fights Poverty is an organization that speaks to me. It educates people the ecological effects of our textile industry and helps address issues of poverty by adhering to principles like fair trade and the use of environmentally-sustainable materials.
From a very young age, I have been influenced by fashion and music. I feel that they are intrinsically related as their emotional connection inspire performance. As this year's FFP producer, I will fuse both fashion and music for a thought provoking performance!
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