Gage Mitchell begins his Living Spree!

April 28, 2008 Filed Under: Chapter News , Member Spotlight 0 Comments

The day after I moved here in the summer of 2006 I attended my first AIGA Charlotte event, a morning BuzZ about the AIGA standards of practice. I had no idea what to expect but I knew that AIGA was my ticket to professional connections & hopefully friendships. Gage was the moderator that day & made me feel very welcomed. Eventually I got to know Gage a little more by seeing him at events and getting involved with his Programming Committee. Soon after, we became friends and then, in 2007, coworkers. Needless to say, I have spent some serious time with him between AIGA events, participating on the AIGA Charlotte Board, work and hanging out on the weekends. And although I have only known Gage for a little under 2 years, I have become very fond of him in that time. I am sure those of you who know him agree. I think he brings a certain level of fun and enthusiasm to everything, in addition to being a very humble and outstanding designer.

When he told me that he & his, then fiancee, Jen, were thinking about moving to Thailand I was excited for them but bummed for myself, our office & AIGA Charlotte. Luckily for all of us it took them a little longer to sell their condo then they had hoped so we had time to prepare for his absence. But at the beginning of March it sold and in a rush of mail forwarding and tag sales, they were off.