Leah Humphries

Current

• President at Apple Creative Group
• Founder and President at My Heart Ties & Leah Elizabeth Jewelry

Past

• Art Director at Private

Education

• Mercyhurst College

Recommended

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Connections

96 connections

Industry

Graphic Design

Leah Humphries’s Summary

Leah E. Humphries
President •Apple Creative Group •Leah Elizabeth Jewelry •My Heart Ties

Apple Creative Group a graphic design/marketing and Print brokering firm. Humphries is the lead designer with over 17 years experience in the
business of marketing and design.

My Heart Ties is a web based company and was created as the result of my battle with Crohn’s Disease and subsequent ostomy surgery in 1992.
My Heart Ties is reaching ostomates here in the United States as well as abroad. MHT additionally receives referrals from prominent hospitals like the Cleveland Clinic as well as Hollister
My Heart Ties hold a patent.

Leah Elizabeth Jewelry is hand- made, semi-precious gemstone jewelry line created Leah was invited to participate in an exclusive jewelry trunk show At the famed Bloomingdales in Manhattan in January of 07 and found he line to be highly successful. She currently sells on her web site at leahleizabethjewelry.com as well as J.Rake.com and local art galleries.Leah creates each piece of jewelry by hand in studio.

Humphries earned a BA from Mercyhurst College, Erie Pa in Communication Art in 1990
• She is a board member of My Fathers House of Erie
(anon-profit, transitional home for homeless - abused
women and their children.)
• Gannon University Small Business Development Center
Advisory Board Member
Her most recent awards and recognitions include:
• First Annual 2008 W.I.L.D. Conference Chairwoman
• US design patent for MY HEART TIES cover.
• Pennsylvania's Best 50 Women In Business Award-09'
• NWPA Advertising Federation (ADDY) Award 09'
Gold - Silver - 2 Bronze

Leah Humphries’s Specialties:

branding and identity creation ~ award winning creative

Leah Humphries’s Experience

• President

  Apple Creative Group

  (Graphic Design industry)

  April 2007 — Present (2 years 9 months)

  integrated marketing and design firm providing marketing strategy, brand identity, advertising, print & media production and web development assistance. We work diligently to create beautiful and effective corporate communication materials that separate the men from the boys.

• Founder and President

  My Heart Ties & Leah Elizabeth Jewelry

  (Internet industry)

  2006 — Present (3 years )

  empowering Women with ostomies to overcome the stigma and
  get on with life! Visit www.myheartties.com for more info
  We are changing the way women feel about their bodies with our
  patented, award winning "heart tie".

• Art Director

  Private

  (Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Marketing and Advertising industry)

  January 1991 — January 2005 (14 years 1 month)

  All design for clients including voice-over work.

Leah Humphries’s Education

• Mercyhurst College

  BA , Commercial Design/Fine Arts , 1987 — 1990

  Activities and Societies:

  Phi Eta Sigma Honor Society

Additional Information

Leah Humphries’s Interests:

Jewelry Design, Travel, Creative Minds, Open Hearts, People who don't judge.

Leah Humphries’s Groups:

Women In Leadership Development past Chair Woman
My Fathers House of Erie- Board Member
Gannon SBDC Advisory Board Member 08'-10'
Erie Homes for Children and Adults
Fundraising Committee Member for 09/10

•    Women 2.0
•    Marketing Executives Group
•    eMarketing Association Network
•    Tap Into Erie — Economic Development Network
•    Ladies Who Launch
•    Advertising Professionals
•    Mercyhurst College Alumni Network
•    Friends of Gannon University
•    imPAct Conference
•    Woman 2 Woman Business
•    Women In Leadership Development - W.I.L.D. Women
•    SafeNet, Inc
•    LinkedErie
•    Overcoming Powerlessness
•    PA's Best 50 Women In Business
•    Pennsylvania's Best 50 Women in Business
•    Erie Athena PowerLink
•    ArtsErie

Leah Humphries’s Honors:

2008 Chairwoman for the first annual Women In Leadership Conference (W.I.L.D.)
sponsored by the Gannon University SBDB.
Designed print materials and the officlal logo and 24 page program.
2009 Pennsylvania's 50 Best Women In Business Award
2009 Addy Award Winner for Design including Gold,Silver and two Bronze

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