Mia Van Peborgh (She/They) is a 3D animator and award-winning creative presenter for ETSU's National Student Advertising Competition team (2022) as well as a CBAT Student Excellence Award recipient (2024). Based in Johnson City, Tennessee, Mia has been taking logo and illustration commissions since she was 13. They are an alum of Tennessee Governor’s School for the Arts (2019) and an honors graduate from ETSU with a BS in Digital Media (2024). In addition, they are a member of the Honors Fine and Performing Arts Program (FPA) and are working to complete their thesis on "Experimental Animation Workflows." They are an advocate for diversity and inclusion within the animation and film industry and hope to push more animation jobs toward the East Coast. **Employment and project experience** **Teacher's Assistant- Principles of VFX** ETSU _January 2024 - Present_ **Data Collection Associate ** Retail Data LLC _December 2021 - Present_ **Creative Presenter, Tech Supervisor ** NSAC _January 2022 - June 2022_…Mia Van Peborgh (She/They) is a 3D animator and award-winning creative presenter for ETSU's National Student Advertising Competition team (2022) as well as a CBAT Student Excellence Award recipient (2024). Based in Johnson City, Tennessee, Mia has been taking logo and illustration commissions since she was 13. They are an alum of Tennessee Governor’s School for the Arts (2019) and an honors graduate from ETSU with a BS in Digital Media (2024). In addition, they are a member of the Honors Fine and Performing Arts Program (FPA) and are working to complete their thesis on "Experimental Animation Workflows." They are an advocate for diversity and inclusion within the animation and film industry and hope to push more animation jobs toward the East Coast. **Employment and project experience** **Teacher's Assistant- Principles of VFX** ETSU _January 2024 - Present_ **Data Collection Associate ** Retail Data LLC _December 2021 - Present_ **Creative Presenter, Tech Supervisor ** NSAC _January 2022 - June 2022_WWWW…