Paula Hare is a founder and principal creative director for Hare Strigenz. She is actively involved with virtually every Hare Strigenz client, providing strategic counsel or working creative. Her work has won national, regional and local awards in all media.

Organizations throughout Wisconsin have recognized her with a number of awards. She was named by the Business Journal as one of the top “40 Under 40” business leaders in the Milwaukee area. She was also honored by Wisconsin Women Entrepreneurs as a finalist for the Wisconsin Woman Entrepreneur of the Year. In addition, Paula was named by the American Marketing Association – Milwaukee as a “Top MarketMaker.” The award recognized excellence in marketing, leadership and community service. Paula has most recently been awarded with the 2006 Leading Change Award for her excellence in communications.

An active member of both the Association of Professional Design Firms and the American Institute of Graphic Arts, Paula also served as a board member for the Milwaukee Advertising Club and is currently a board member of the North Shore Academy of the Arts and the Cardinal Stritch University Graphic Design advisory board.

Paula is a native of Waukesha, Wisconsin, and earned a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Fine Arts from the University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee. She also holds a Wisconsin State teacher’s license for art, kindergarten through twelfth grade.

In addition, Paula is an exhibiting fine artist whose work is part of the White House permanent collection as well as displayed in a number of galleries, museums and juried art exhibitions across the country.