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Creative Director & Sr. UX/UI Designer

Shaping human-centered digital strategy and innovative experiences for government, education, and mission-driven organizations

Why Teams Trust DeVonna Payne

With over 14 years of experience leading creative strategy, UX design, and brand development, I’ve worked across government, education, and commercial industries to deliver impactful and innovative experiences both digitally and in-person.

My goal is to be Indispensable.

From designing for the National Science Foundation and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to leading marketing and donation campaigns for Universities to designing systems and a deep commitment to user-first strategy.

Welcome

I'm DeVonna!

Industry Reach & Expertise

6 Course Developed at SNHU
6 software skills icons
6 government agencies

Proven Results

$2.1 Million dollars raised in 24 at College of the Holy Cross
90% Download rate for conference app
80% community growth for internal community forum

Past Performance

From government to education and commercial contracts, I am proud of the

work and impact I've been able to have across a range of industries. 

Senior UX/UI Designer,

AI Integration & Print Production

Subject Matter Expert (SME) & Instructional Designer

Accessibility &

508 Compliance

Social Media Management & Search Engine Optimization (SEO) 

Skills + Capabilities

NSF logo
SNHU logo
HHS OSBDU logo
College of the Holy Cross logo
DOD logo
Howard university logo
Secretary of State

TRUSTED BY

From government to education and commercial contracts, I am proud of the work and impact I've been able to have across a range of industries. 

NSF logo
SNHU logo
HHS OSDBU logo
College of the Holy Cross Logo
DOD logo
Howard University logo
Secretary of State Logo

My Career Journey &
 Accomplishments

2011-2020

Graphic Designer & Print Production

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B.A. in Psychology

DPayne Headshot
Software skills

2021

Sr. Graphic Designer + Social Media Manager

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M.S. in Digital Marketing 

2022

Sr. Visual & Front End Designer

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Adjunct Professor + Lead SME

2024RIW Conference

2024

Creative Director & Sr. UX/UI Designer

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Adjunct Professor + Instructional Designer

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2024RIW Opening Richard oram and Matthew

TESTIMONIALS

What Clients Say About Me

You’ve done a fantastic job from branding our annual conferences and webinars to creating interactive prototypes and managing our websites for both our repository and COI forum. It’s been a pleasure working with you over the past three years.

Richard Oram

College of the Holy cross
College of the Holy Cross Feb 2022

TESTIMONIALS

What Clients Say About Me

DeVonna is a talented social media manager and graphic designer. She stepped in after two of our team members left and took over our social media content. Her email and organic marketing efforts played a major role in raising $2.1 million in just 24 hours during our annual Power of Purple campaign!

John Hill

Chief Communications Officer

The College of the Holy Cross

CDC Royal Building Atlanta, GA
HHS OSBDU

TESTIMONIALS

What Clients Say About Me

It was a pleasure working with DeVonna for the SBNTC24 conference for the HHS OSBDU event at the CDC. The event was a success and we can't wait to work together again for our other strategic communications and outreach projects for HHS OSBDU!

Arielle Douglas

Deputy Director

Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization (OSBDU)

U.S. Health and Human Services (HHS)

Explore My Work

From government to education and commercial contracts, I am proud

of the work and impact I've been able to have across a range of industries. 

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