WILMA’s Leadership Institute: Meet Kellie McDade

Snapshot of this year's Leadership Institute members

WILMA’s 2022 Leadership Institute, an annual nine-month program, gives area women the opportunity to learn from leaders in the region, visit a range of local companies, and serve as each others’ personal board of directors.

The program is part of WILMA’s Women to Watch Leadership Initiative, created to help develop more women leaders in our area.

Meet institute member KELLIE MCDADE.


Kellie McDade

Kellie Mcliverty Dsc 2383 002Title: Product Designer

Company: Apiture

How long have you been with your current employer?: 2.5 years

Alma Mater: UNCW ’14, ’20

Prior career experience: Student Web Designer (Cameron School of Business), Marketing Assistant (W Kelly Long Investment Services), Digital Marketing Developer > Creative Director (New Potato Technologies), Freelance Web Design, Graduate Assistant Marketing Coordinator (Cameron School of Business), Product Designer (Bandwagon Technologies)

Current job responsibilities: UX Design, User Testing, Wireframing 

Hobbies: Baking, reading, food blogging, Pilates


To learn more about WILMA’s Leadership Institute and Initiative, go to wilmamag.com/women-to-watch.

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Categories: Women to Watch