Judges
Natacha Poggio
Social Impact Design Educator
Natacha Poggio is a social impact design educator, TEDx speaker, and advocate of design for social change. In her teaching at the University of Houston-Downtown, she concentrates on the role nature plays in our lives and encourages students to find solutions that will inspire positive change in society. She is the founding director of Design Global Change, which focuses on designing planet-centered solutions to address global health, environmental, and social justice problems. She has over two decades of professional practice, and her work has reached hundreds of communities in Latin America, Africa, and Asia, garnering recognition as a two-time recipient of the Sappi “Ideas that Matter†award. Natacha lectures on social impact design, judges competitions, and volunteers her expertise on the Winterhouse Institute Advisory Council and AIGA. She earned a B.F.A. in Graphic Design from the University of Buenos Aires, Argentina, and an M.F.A. in Experience Design from The University of Texas at Austin, United States. Natacha is a native of Argentina but considers herself a citizen of the world.
Silvia Script
Lead User Experience and Interface Designer
Melanie Uribe
Creative Director and Educator
Melanie Uribe is a freelance Creative Director with an active client list, currently working in collectible brand merchandise and game development for the NBA and MLB leagues, as well as major European Soccer Teams such as Barcelona FC, Juventus FC, and Paris St Germain, among others. She is also Assistant Professor at Southern Connecticut State University, where her research focuses on exploring the notion of exhibition space as a medium that facilitates effective communication, information flow, and the sharing of narratives that are both personal and universal about the complicated experiences of immigrants; voluntary or involuntary.
In her personal practice, Melanie works at the intersection of graphic design, printmaking, and book arts. She sees paper as an infinite field for visualization and creative thinking and a timeless material that can be used to design and create in contemporary ways. She earned a B.F.A. in Graphic Design from the University of Central Florida, a M.A in Web Design from Centro de Diseño Digital in Caracas, Venezuela; and an M.F.A. in Graphic Design from Florida Atlantic University.
Past Flux Judges
Flux winners are selected by a national panel of distinguished creatives. Our past judges have included:
Ashleigh Axios
Creative Director and Digital Strategist at the White House
Served in 2015
Creative Director and Digital Strategist at the White House
Served in 2015
Niki Blaker
Served in 2016
Served in 2016
Ron Bronson
Designer and Urban Theorist Faculty member, University of Michigan Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning
Served in 2025
Designer and Urban Theorist Faculty member, University of Michigan Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning
Served in 2025
Antionette Carroll
Founder and executive director of Creative Reaction Lab
Served in 2015
Founder and executive director of Creative Reaction Lab
Served in 2015
Joseph Carter-Brown
President Emeritus/Design Week Committee Chair - AIGA Baltimore
Served in 2019
President Emeritus/Design Week Committee Chair - AIGA Baltimore
Served in 2019
Jacob DeGeal
Designer. Transportation Geek. Assistant Professor, The University of Baltimore
Served in 2025
Designer. Transportation Geek. Assistant Professor, The University of Baltimore
Served in 2025
Emily Dorr
Owner | Creative Director - Postern
Served in 2019
Owner | Creative Director - Postern
Served in 2019
Jeffrey Everett
Jeffrey Everett
Served in 2017
Jeffrey Everett
Served in 2017
Scott Gericke
Assistant Professor, Department of Design, Loyola University New Orleans & Creative Director, The Collective
Served in 2025
Assistant Professor, Department of Design, Loyola University New Orleans & Creative Director, The Collective
Served in 2025
Lisa Gorham
Strategic & Creative. Branding & Design.
Served in 2020
Strategic & Creative. Branding & Design.
Served in 2020
Oen Hammonds
Served in 2016
Served in 2016
Jenny Hoffman
Principal/Creative Director
Served in 2022
Principal/Creative Director
Served in 2022
Rich Hollant
Principal, lead strategist and design director at Hartford’s CO:LAB
Served in 2015
Principal, lead strategist and design director at Hartford’s CO:LAB
Served in 2015
Brockett Horne
Writer, Designer, and Educator
Served in 2024
Writer, Designer, and Educator
Served in 2024
Sue Hough
Queen Bee, Octavo Designs
Served in 2018
Queen Bee, Octavo Designs
Served in 2018
Timothy J. Hykes
Timothy J. Hykes
Served in 2017
Timothy J. Hykes
Served in 2017
Vinicius Lima
Associate Professor of Graphic Design and Foundations at Grand Valley State University
Served in 2024
Associate Professor of Graphic Design and Foundations at Grand Valley State University
Served in 2024
Reece Quiñones
Senior Vice President, Creative Director, and Professor
Served in 2023
Senior Vice President, Creative Director, and Professor
Served in 2023
Alberto Rigau
Graphic Design Instructor, Co-Chair for AIGA’s Design Educators Community
Served in 2022
Graphic Design Instructor, Co-Chair for AIGA’s Design Educators Community
Served in 2022
Amy Robinson
Founder | Designer - Fox Creative
Served in 2019
Founder | Designer - Fox Creative
Served in 2019
Kaleena Sales
Associate Professor and Department Chair, Tennessee State University
Served in 2024
Associate Professor and Department Chair, Tennessee State University
Served in 2024
Brandi Sea Heft-Kniffin
Design Strategist & Creative Coach
Served in 2020
Design Strategist & Creative Coach
Served in 2020
Brian Singer
Served in 2016
Served in 2016
Dr. Perry Sweeper
Professor, Morehouse College | Design Technologist
Served in 2023
Professor, Morehouse College | Design Technologist
Served in 2023
Christine Taylor
Executive Creative Leader, Los Angeles, CA
Served in 2025
Executive Creative Leader, Los Angeles, CA
Served in 2025
Christine Taylor
Hallmark Cards, Kansas City, MO
Served in 2018
Hallmark Cards, Kansas City, MO
Served in 2018
Reggie Tidwell
Founder of CURVE THEORY
Served in 2020
Founder of CURVE THEORY
Served in 2020
Russell Toynes
Creative Director, Studio Dzo
Served in 2018
Creative Director, Studio Dzo
Served in 2018
Ann Willoughby
Ann Willoughby
Served in 2017
Ann Willoughby
Served in 2017
Liese Zahabi
Assistant Professor of Design at the University of New Hampshire / Graphic Designer
Served in 2022
Assistant Professor of Design at the University of New Hampshire / Graphic Designer
Served in 2022
Jenna Zelkowski
Senior Designer, Design B&B
Served in 2023
Senior Designer, Design B&B
Served in 2023