Posted on Monday, August 6, 2012 by Allison Byers
Predominantly raised in Las Cruces, New Mexico, Estela Hartley, 36, observed early on disparate communities coming together to develop a unique blend of Hispanic and American culture. As a student at The Illinois Institute of Art–Chicago, she combined her public health and design skills to revive VISioN, a student organization providing design students service learning opportunities with nonprofit organizations. Hartley took this development a step further by pursuing an MBA in design strategy at the California College of the Arts in San Francisco where she gained extensive practice using a multidisciplinary strategic framework to create new value for businesses and consumers.