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Meet the Staff
Jeff Grant
Director of Creative Design Services
229-245-3852
jgrant@valdosta.edu
Jeff Grant joined the Division of University Advancement’s Office of University Relations staff in 1993. A VSU graduate with a Bachelor of Fine Arts, he majored in Art, emphasizing Graphic Design and Computer Aided Design. Jeff is now the Director of Creative Design Services, a primary publication and design support/creative services unit in University Advancement, which provides communications, printing, publication, photography, and Web site consulting; design; and production services for the university.
Andy Bruce
Graphic Designer
229-333-6570
aabruce@valdosta.edu
Andy Bruce graduated from VSU in 2004, with a Bachelor of Fine Arts, (emphasis in Graphic Design.) He joined VSU's staff the following year, starting out as a web & graphics designer for Odum Library. He joined the Creative Design staff in 2007 and has since provided design and production services for the university.
Joan Dear
Project Coordinator
229-333-5980
jdear@valdosta.edu
Joan Dear has been at Valdosta State since 1984 and has worked as the secretary to the director of Development and secretary to the director of Planned Giving. Joan assumed the duties of office coordinator for University Relations in 2001 and is now the project coordinator for Creative Design Services.
Bobby Lacey
Web Designer & University Photographer
229-333-7443
rllacey@valdosta.edu
Bobby Lacey has been employed with VSU since 2001 & full-time with Creative Design Services since 2007. A lifelong resident of Valdosta, he provides web design & photography services to support the university's internal and external communication effort.
Daniel Oppel
Graphic Designer
229-219-1249
djoppel@valdosta.edu
Daniel has had a previous history with Creative Design Services. Taking an internship with them in the Fall of 2010, and the following semester was asked to do a student assistantship. Graduating from Valdosta State University in 2011 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts, (concentration in graphic design), he joined the Creative Design staff and has since provided design services for the university.