History
GAA and OMD were invented
around stalwarts in the local industry while being taught in South Florida’s
Broward Community College (BCC); noted for its Arts Departments, 6th in country
and 2nd in the state as confessed by my teacher. Such stalwarts as Rick McCawley
(Graphics Technology Manager at BCC, former Miami Herald Photographer, owner of
digitalren.com), Leo Stitsky (Assistant Director of the Visual and Performing
Arts Dept, Gallery exhibitor, graphic designer) and Alicia Sobchak (Graphic Artist,
Professor and local Co-President of American Institute of Graphic Arts - AIGA).
They were all teachers to Mr. McQuick
at BCC, owner of OMD
and spear header of GAA; though, all are not apart of or involved
in GAA or anything he might be doing.