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Anita Williams

internship at I had the great pleasure of working with Leia' Love Beauty Salon. I created and designed webpages for her brand. I also created automated funnel campaigns for marketing purposes.

  • art & design - animation, illustration, and graphic design
  • Class of 2028
  • Canton, Ohio

Member since June 2025

About

I am a transfer student from Cuyahoga Community College to Cleveland Institute of Art. My assortment of design disciplines includes handmade jewelry design & creation, web site design & design theory, app design, and landing page design. I am extremely grateful for all that I've learned at Cuyahoga Community College and I'm excited to polish my disciplines at Cleveland Institute of Art this coming fall semester.

Education

  • Cleveland Institute of Art

    art & design - animation, illustration, and graphic design

    2025 – Present

Honors and awards

  • dean's list

    I went from battling a 14-year illness to dean's list. I am truly grateful!

  • Choose Ohio First Award

    I received a Choose Ohio First Award for outstanding performance in STEM.

Goals and interests

Career goal

I intend to launch my jewelry business and create a beautiful jewelry collection & web site that will compliment my jewelry pieces in an alluring, unique, & elegant way. I plan to give back to everyone who has helped me on my journey, while giving back to my community by creating jobs & scholarships.

Graduate school interests

Once I receive my bachelor's degree in crafts & design, I plan to elevate & expand my business.

Outside the classroom

In my free time my hobbies are reading, creating new jewelry pieces while listening to jazz, meditation, attending webinars, and walking.

Experience

  • internship

    I had the great pleasure of working with Leia' Love Beauty Salon. I created and designed webpages for her brand. I also created automated funnel campaigns for marketing purposes.

    Feb 2025 – May 2025

  • small business owner

    I created and formed my business INNERGY FREEQ. I was given an idea from my ex-soulmate to create beaded jewelry. What started out as a hobby, became a business start-up. I put my business on hold to pursue my studies at Cuyahoga Community College & now Cleveland Institute of Art.

    Aug 2020 – Aug 2024

Volunteering

  • I volunteered to put in more time at Leia' Love Beauty Salon. After my internship has ended, I offered to extend my time there, free of charge to be of service to the business.

    Goldman Sac 10,000 Small Businesses Program/ Leia' Love Beauty Salon

    Feb 2025 – May 2025

Languages

  • English (US) Advanced

Additional information