> Brad Haan

Brad Haan

Industry Partner ASID

Education
Parsons School of Design, NYC

Brad has enjoyed 18 years of marketing with blue chip advertising agencies in New York and Chicago, working as creative head for national accounts with widely varied clients and products. Once in Los Angeles, Brad joined Interior Spaces in Santa Monica, out of which he created IS Marketing, Inc., managing the advertising needs of national and local design industry clients. He is a frequent speaker at local area colleges, as well as the Pacific Design Center's Designer Lecture Series. He has provided considerable time to Starlight Children's Foundation organizing the Starbuck's annual toy drive, and is currently developing marketing materials for the LA Downtown Women's Center project.

Brad has built a significant body of accomplishments for the LA Chapter, which include the recent asidla.com Website Re-design, Editor of the LA DESIGN Quarterly, LA Chapter’s new Ad Campaign “You Can’t Afford Not to…,” Chair of the Industry Partner Forums and organizer of the IP Marketing Media Conference, Co-chair of the TableTops Events, CEU Lecturer of “Marketing Yourself,” the design and construction supervision for the new ASID Trade Show Booth, establishing new On-line Communications for Chapter Members' Events, as well as creating numerous events' graphics.

Statement

When I started my journey with ASID, I kept asking myself this question: what’s in it for these members? How are they gaining from this experience? My goal has been to address this with answers… to discover what my colleagues have wanted and to help orchestrate the solutions. The teams I have served with and programs I have helped bring to our membership all had the singular goal of opening our eyes to new ideas, fresh perspectives, new ways to talk together and, of course, to share knowledge. I am humbled to be nominated for Director of Communications, and I will uphold the responsibility with added commitment to ensure we all have a voice, all learn new strengths, and are enabled to accomplish new goals – while contributing to the successes of our fellow members. Because, as I have learned, real growth does come from the contribution.