Who We Are

Dawn Ripple McFadin

Dawn is president of Fan Works and enjoys getting to know our clients and advising them on various elements of their projects. Clients describe her as approachable, friendly, knowledgeable, and professional. Dawn has more than 20 years’ experience as an illustrator, production manager, designer, and art director in corporate, non-profit, studio, and public relations environments.

She currently serves on the Board of Directors of the Illustrators Club of Washington DC, Maryland, and Virginia. Prior to founding Fan Works Design, Dawn was successful in a number of ventures including transitioning Harrisburg Magazine from a newsletter to a full color magazine. Dawn also art directed HR Magazine and Employment Management Today and worked as the special projects designer and publications manager for the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), and served as art director at Smarteam Communications.

Kevin McFadin

Kevin is vice president of Fan Works. Previously he was the art director at Bremmer and Goris Communications, where he was a graphic designer, illustrator and supervisor of 9 designers. He continued his career working on projects for associations, corporate clients, newspapers, and public relations firms. Kevin has experience managing other creatives and as a liaison between executives and front-line personnel. He also has a strong background in traditional media, and production and printing technologies.

While working at the Patriot-News in Harrisburg, PA, Kevin assisted on a redesign of the newspaper and handled everything from page and feature layout and design to illustration, informational graphics, and photo editing. He gained experience working with editors, reporters, and photographers. His work was recently shown in juried exhibitions of The Illustrators Club of Washington DC, Maryland, and Virginia and the Richmond Illustrators Club. Kevin also volunteers as the Program Director at WRIR 97.3 FM and hosts Sunrise Ocean Bender, Fridays 3-6 a.m.

You can view more of Kevin’s illustrations at kevinmcfadin.com.