Dan Windels
Visiting Lecturer - Department of Advertising
Bio
Dan Windels previously was a lead brand strategist and market researcher at Covalent Logic, an award-winning communication agency in Baton Rouge. Prior to that, he was a senior brand strategist at GSD&M in Austin. In his work for the Truth Initiative’s quit smoking campaign, he helped develop the strategic framework for “Become an EX,” an advertising campaign that challenged smokers to re-learn the quitting process one cigarette at a time. From 2009-12, he was an instructor in advertising at DePaul University.
He will teach Principles of Advertising and Advertising Strategy, advise Ad Society and help launch the Advanced Advertising Internship as part of the new UFCJC curriculum and assessment program.
Education
M.A., University of Texas
B.S., University of Oregon