Shawn Grain Carter, High Priestess of Interactive Media is a Direct and Interactive Marketing Media & Merchandising Professor at the Fashion Institute of Technology, State University of New York. Her professional background includes over 25 years as a Luxury Goods Buyer at Bergdorf Goodman, Bloomingdales, Macy’s.com, Ann Taylor Stores, and MCM in Germany. As a Senior Merchandising and Marketing Executive in the luxury retail sector, Shawn maintained a strong track record of profitable growth and gross margin goals based on successful strategic, analytical, and financial disciplines within the corporate sector. She established multichannel retailing platforms incorporating traditional retail stores, social media, e-Commerce, direct mail, and television shopping for an elite customer base.

Shawn holds a BA in English and Women’s Studies from the University of Virginia and an MFA in Museum Studies from the Fashion Institute of Technology. She is an active member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc. and Jack and Jill of America. She is a past Board Member of the YMCA and the NJPAC Woman’s Board in New Jersey.

Shawn is an avid reader and enjoys listening to jazz, classical, and soul music. Her wonderful daughter, Lindsay attends Mount Holyoke College. They enjoy their travels to Europe and the Caribbean when time permits.