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Michelle Pullara

Creative Director

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Michelle Pullara

About Michelle

Michelle Pullara works with the in-house marketing team to manage the First Business Bank brand, advertising, and design. She has been with First Business Bank for over 15 years and has spent her entire career in the financial services industry with an extensive background in graphic design, layout, and illustration.

Michelle is a member of her local American Marketing Association chapter and volunteers her time at Holy Spirit Parish and the Kimberly Baseball Organization. She is a past board member of American Advertising Federation where she was the Addy Awards Show Chair and was also on the Advisory Board for Herzing University where she helped develop curriculum for their graphic design program for four years. She graduated from the University of Wisconsin – Madison with a Bachelor of Science in Art and Graphic Design.

Michelle is originally from Chilton, Wisconsin and now lives in Appleton with her husband and two children.

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