C U R R I C U L U M V I T A E
The view at night from the top floor of The Allerton Hotel, Chicago, famous for its neon 'TIP TOP TAP' sign. This sign is a relic from the cocktail bar that opened on the 23rd floor in the 1940s, when The Allerton established itself as one of the city’s most exciting social hot spots. In the foreground, you can see the back of the letters 'T', 'I' and 'P'. In the distance are the car lights streaming along Michigan Avenue. My trip to Chicago was to visit Loyola Press, a Jesuit publishing company. As Art Director with Messenger Publications, I was interested to see how a larger Jesuit publishing house functioned day-to-day, and what I might learn and take back home from that. It also seemed like a good idea to make personal contact with a publisher working to a similar mission statement. With the support of Messenger Publications, I was delighted to make this happen. Everybody at Loyola was exceptionally helpful and kind, and I enjoyed meeting them. It was a lovely detour on my way to visit friends in Missouri and Kansas.