CREATIVE SPARK - Key Persons
David Budd has photographed more than 75 books for The Creative Spark. His passion for photography was born with a gift from his father: a 1965 Nikon F camera that had belonged to David's grandfather, an amateur photographer. After living in northern Vermont and Steamboat Springs, Colorado, he went on to graduate from the Brooks Institute of Photography (Santa Barbara, California) in 1995. Looking to return to the mountains, he moved to Denver to pursue a career in photography. He has shot for numerous businesses, in Colorado and around the nation.
David lives on a quiet street in Denver with his wife Elizabeth (an author and editor), their dog Sebastian (a Rottweiller), and their cat Simon (a British Shorthair). When not taking pictures, he can be found on his road bike, on his single speed mountain bike, or, if it's winter, on a pair of telemark skis. More of David's photography can be viewed at http://homepage.mac.com/dbuddphoto.
Education
Bachelor of Arts, Commercial Photography;
Mary has been the owner of The Creative Spark since 1994. Her primary focus is on Project Management but also participates in concept development, graphic design and marketing. When she is not hunting down just the right people for a project or pouring over schedules and final page layouts, Mary enjoys traveling, boating, reading and video production. Her dog, Mija, helps out around the studio by barking at the UPS guy and encouraging Mary to take breaks to walk around the neighborhood. Mary and Mija live in Bradenton, FL with her husband, Andy, their kids, Alex and Ridge, and their cat, Chloe.
Education
Bachelor of Arts, Journalism & Marketing;
California State University at Long Beach
Job Titles:
- Managing Editor
- Editor, Writer
Nikki Bruno Clapper is a freelance book editor, writer, and former English teacher with degrees in anthropology and education. As an editor, she relentlessly perfects details while keeping the big picture in mind. She strives to be an advocate of the reader while holding true to the author 's style. Clapper lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts, with her husband Joshua. She enjoys hiking, yoga, choral singing, scuba diving, cooking, and traveling worldwide.
Education
Ed.M., Teaching and Curriculum, Harvard Graduate School of Education 2003
A.B., Anthropology, Princeton University 1998
Job Titles:
- Author, Photo Researcher, Editorial Assistant
Having retired from being a Family Life and Life Skills Educator and Psychometrician, Sandra does freelance proofreading, copyediting, and photo research. She has also authored six books for The
Creative Spark. Inspired by her family of "characters," Sandra has written several children's stories, prose, short stories, and bios for others. Her free time is spent as a "Reading Buddy" to second graders, traveling, and in her gardens at Honeycomb Cottage. Sandra lives with her husband, Bud and Barklee, their Chesapeake Bay Retriever, and Emmy, her Scottish Terrier. They are all likely candidates for more stories.
Education
Bachelor of Arts and partial Masters in Psychology;