Marissa Maximo

Fashion marketing and management professor

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Education

• M.S., Textile Design, Thomas Jefferson University
• B.F.A., Painting, Rhode Island School of Design

Credentials

• Professor of fashion marketing and management, 2024–present, Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, GA

• Founder, owner, and chief creative officer, 2015–present, Anaak

• Director of brand relations and special projects, 2012–15, Urban Outfitters

• Adjunct professor, 2012, Rhode Island School of Design

• Director of concept and trend, 2009–12, Urban Outfitters

• Director of artwork and color, print designer, 2002–09, Anthropologie

• Guest critic, 2002–present
  • Rhode Island School of Design
  • Philadelphia University
  • Drexel University
  • Moore College of Art & Design

• Assistant textile designer, 1998–2002, Kevin O’Brien Studio

Awards, recognitions, and honors

• She's Next in Fashion, Visa, 2023
• A Common Thread, CFDA/Vogue, 2020
• Emerging Designers of Color Award, Apparel Magic, 2020
• Young Alumni Achievement Award, Philadelphia University, 2010