417 Roosevelt Ave. l PO Box 837 l Coleraine, MN 55722
218.245.2995 l 218.245.3393 fax
Relationship building is fundamental to our success as a business and as a team. At White Ivy Design our different backgrounds, tastes, interests and ages are diverse, but we synergize into a powerful creative team as each new client or project is presented. Our passion for people and what we do doesn't stop after business hours. By traveling, attending the theater, playing team sports on Wii, hanging with friends and family, making new acquaintances and taking advantage of the "great Minnesota outdoors", we place ourselves in places and situations where creativity ignites and inspires so we're primed for the next "big idea". Here's a snapshot of who we are.
the team
Why are we so successful?
• We build long term, constructive
relationships with our clients
and collaborators
• We're committed to you and
the production of remarkable
marketing solutions
• Authenticity and integrity are
company core values.
• We know marketing and are
obsessed with getting it right.
Troy Anderson
Troy holds a Design Degree from the Commercial Art Program at Staples Technical College. He is an owner and sales person at White Ivy. He's our man about town who does the estimating, sales and anything else we throw at him. He's a people person who likes to camp, fish and go antiquing.
troy@whiteivydesign.com
Liza Anderson
Liza's degree in Graphic Design is from Staples Technical College (it's where Troy and Liza met ;). She's in charge of creative concepts, our production process and team building while doing her fair share of design. Yes, she is an incredibly organized person with a formidable To Do List. Liza enjoys fishing, and spending time with Troy and their adorable pets Chester (a huge tabby cat) and Obee (office greeter/beggar).
liza@whiteivydesign.com
Amber Powers
Amber's degree is in Graphic Design and Print Communications from Mesabi Range Community and Technical College. She's a mainstay in our design department and is our go to gal for web design. Although she's very serious about the quality of her work and customer service, she has been known to start a few ongoing "cow wars"* with team members. Amber enjoys being outdoors and spending time with her family.
*(We gently "toss" bean bag cows at each other to loosen us up, change our perspective and bond. This has been known to inspire "the big idea".)
amber@whiteivydesign.com
E. Paul Matchan
Paul holds a bachelor's degree in Health Education from Bemidji State University with a minor in Psychology. He also has a degree in Design Technology with specialization in Graphic Design and Print Production from BSU. Paul is a closet comedian and a great designer with a bright future, because he's a family guy who got his priorities right: family, friends, work, and cow wars*! In his spare time he likes to travel and enjoys photography.
*(We gently "toss" bean bag cows at each other to loosen us up, change our perspective and bond. This has been known to inspire "the big idea".)
paul@whiteivydesign.com
Aron Patterson
Aron's our newest team member and resident web techie. With an Associate's degree in Information Technology, Aron views web developing as an art where problem solving and programming are prerequisites to craft the next interactive masterpiece. When he's not working, Aron enjoys playing his guitar, writing, surfing the net, and hanging with his niece.
aron@whiteivydesign.com
Mitzie Calgaro
Mitzie has her Associate of Arts degree from Hibbing Community College, taking all the writing, speaking, history and social classes available. She loves to research for our clients and is our team's primary copywriter. She enjoys making word pictures and is obsessive-compulsive about tag lines and grammar. Mitzie loves to spend time with her family, watch Dog the Bounty Hunter, and music from the 1980s.
mitzie@whiteivydesign.com
Obee
In Minnesota, we like to celebrate our ethnic background which is Terrier-Shiatsu for Obee. As you can see, that makes him a cuddly, irresistible love-bug as he greets our clients and vendors. Other duties include balloon-chaser, paper shredder, and beggar of food.