Flagship · Strategic communications / 2026
STEM NOLA Innovation Center
A clear case for a bigger future.
I organized STEM NOLA’s story from demonstrated community impact to the proposed Innovation Center, then adapted that narrative for an eight-page capital-campaign publication and a separate 16-page donor presentation.
Project brief
The brief. The direction. The delivery.
- The mandate
- Make the Innovation Center vision clear to prospective supporters across print and a funding presentation.
- My direction
- Connect community impact, program imagery and facility plans; adapt one visual language to two reading experiences.
- The delivery
- Eight-page Capital Campaign publication, plus a separate 16-page donor presentation. Presentation: Monday brief, Tuesday first delivery.
Creative direction
The decisions
behind the work.
I chose an editorial sequence that establishes the organization’s credibility before introducing the facility. A shared visual language connects the printed publication and presentation, with pacing adapted to each format.
Flagship / From publication to presentation
One story.
Two ways to make the case.
Explore how the 16-page donor presentation moves from the vision to programs and the proposed facility. Each selected page shows a decision about sequence, hierarchy or supporting imagery.
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Establish the vision
Lead with the proposed center and a clear visual identity. The presentation aligns with the capital-campaign publication.
Selected pages from the October 2026 funding proposal, a separate request from the earlier campaign funding. Architectural imagery depicts the proposed facility. Editorial sequence and design by Kevin Perrilliat.
A creative decision / Annotated
Keep the message.
Clarify the progression.
The funding consultants recommended retaining a three-stage pathway. I preserved that message and redesigned the slide around program photography, age groups and a continuous upward path.
Executive leadership and the consultant group approved the redesign. The comparison separates the shared message from my visual decisions.
Shared strategy: the progression belongs to the program narrative. My design preserves it.
At the meeting, donors asked why they had not heard more about STEM NOLA and its impact, then continued the conversation with leadership through the walk to their cars.
The donor response is Kevin’s account. The separate $5 million Goldring Foundation request is awaiting a decision; no funding award is attributed to this presentation.
- My ownership
- Presentation design, visual hierarchy, image integration and revision delivery.
- Shared responsibility
- Leadership supplied the brief and program information; funding consultants advised on the message and reviewed revisions.
- Outcome boundary
- An approved presentation. The separate Goldring funding request has no confirmed award in this case study.
The brief under pressure
Monday brief.
Thursday presentation.
Leadership supplied the instructions and skeleton content on Monday morning. I shaped the narrative and designed the complete 16-page Goldring Foundation presentation by Tuesday EOD, then resolved Wednesday’s final edits for Thursday’s meeting.
- Monday morning
Receive the brief
Instructions and skeleton content supplied.
- Tuesday EOD
Deliver the presentation
Build the narrative, hierarchy and complete 16-page design.
- Wednesday
Resolve final edits
Morning feedback incorporated by the end-of-day deadline.
- Thursday
Support the conversation
Presentation day with the Goldring Foundation.
The same production discipline runs from Sir Speedy’s quick-turn client work to STEM NOLA’s overlapping weekly events: clarify the brief, sequence the work and protect quality through final delivery.
The delivery
Delivered work
The publication brings together the institutional story, program model and proposed center in a concise printed narrative. The selected spreads below show how hierarchy, imagery and pacing hold that story together.
Inspect the finished work
The capital-campaign publication helped support an Innovation Center funding effort that secured $5M. The October 2026 Goldring Foundation presentation is a separate proposal; its funding outcome is not claimed here.
View the complete booklet ↗What this demonstrates
The transferable skill is executive communication: give decision-makers a coherent argument, show the evidence and carry a consistent story through the formats they need.
The next chapter
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