In addition to her freelance business, she has held positions as the Creative Director at Spinglass Management Group and UNUM.

At Spinglass Management Group she worked closely with clients and staff to help existing clients and start ups with everything from logo and website design to social media management and print pieces. In addition to her design responsibilities, she provided market analysis reports for new businesses.

While at UNUM Life Insurance, she collaborated closely with the branding committee in rebranding existing materials and ensuring that outside resources stayed within the guidelines. Colleen was responsible for concept, design, art direction, photo shoots and copy writing for print materials, direct mail and trade show booths. She worked with the product management team, in-house and exterior printers as well as other outside resources on design, budget, project objectives, and pre-press production.

Colleen has held positions as a website, print and marketing design board member for Witches Wear Pink. She worked closely with the marketing committee to design, promote and market Witches Wear Pink, a non-profit that raises funds for early detection, cancer prevention and screening and research that will ultimately lead to better patient prognosis and a better quality of life. She has also been a Board member for the Falmouth Education Foundation, Member of the Steering Committee for STRIVE, which stands for Socialization, Transition, Reflection, Innovation, Vocation and Education, is a non-profit organization based in South Portland that assists tweens, teens and young adults with intellectual disabilities.

As the mother of an adult daughter and a son of color, Colleen strives to support diversity, equity, and inclusion in her work and in her personal life. She believes there is much she can contribute to ensure the future of her children and the future of all others is safe, fair, and successful.