Certiport, a Pearson VUE business, today announced the winners
of the 2024 Adobe Certified Professional US National Championship.
Contestants had eight hours to create a design project for Choose
Kindness, who also served as judges for the competition. The top
three finalists will now advance to Certiport's Adobe Certified
Professional World Championship from July 28
- 31 in Anaheim,
California.
ORLANDO,
Fla., June 19, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Certiport, a
Pearson VUE business and the leading provider of performance-based
IT certification exams that accelerate academic and career
opportunities for learners, today announced the winners of the 2024
Adobe Certified Professional US National Championship.
Adobe Certified Professional US National Champions are as
follows:
- Kristina Mohr, Illinois
- Sophie de Winter,
Virginia
- Paola Leal, Georgia
- Hailey Tsang, Washington
- Abigail Hrncir, Virginia
- Jason Derr, Oklahoma
- Sophia Yates,
Oklahoma
- Marina Medrano, Connecticut
- Jayden Alyson Melo, Florida
- Hannah Forbes, Florida
"This competition gives us a chance to see
what these students can do with the Adobe Creative Cloud
applications under pressure, with a time limit, and for a real
client. Their certifications and success in this event will be the
first step to a successful career," said Craig Bushman, GM, Certiport.
Across the US, students ages 13 to 22 became eligible for
Certiport's Adobe Certified Professional US National Championship
by earning an Adobe Certified Professional certification in Adobe
Photoshop, Illustrator, or InDesign. Certified students entered
original design creations and 50 were selected to compete at the
Hilton Orlando Lake Buena Vista – Disney Springs® from June 17-19.
Finalists had eight hours to create a design project for Choose
Kindness, who also served as judges for the competition.
"We are so grateful for the opportunity to have been the
real-world, non-profit client for the 2024 Adobe Certified
Professional US National Championship," said Mark Welling, Chief Strategy Officer at Cook
Center for Human Connection. "The Choose Kindness program is
designed to Create a Culture of Kindness within schools to promote
connectedness and combat bullying. The artwork created at the US
National Championship will help our foundation promote our mission
to create cultures of kindness throughout the nation."
"The talent demonstrated by the winners of the Adobe Certified
Professional US National Championship is simply inspiring," said
Craig Bushman, General Manager of
Certiport. "We are exceptionally proud to host the US national
winners at the world championship in Anaheim, California, this July. The US's
entrants, together with all other national winners from around the
world, will have an exceptional experience in meeting, sharing
stories and experiences, and competing against other entrants from
other countries. A competition such as this gives us a chance to
see what these students can do with the Adobe Creative Cloud
applications under pressure, with a time limit, and for a real
client. Their Adobe certifications and success in this competitive
event will be the first step to a successful career."
The top three finalists will now advance to Certiport's Adobe
Certified Professional World Championship from July 28 - 31 in Anaheim, California. Finalists from more than
30 countries will come to the World Championship and demonstrate
their proficiency using Adobe Creative Cloud.
"The Adobe Certified Professional National and World
Championships give students the incredible opportunity to showcase
their creative talent and technical knowledge in a real-world
design scenario," said Liana
Maharaj, Head of Student Learning and Certification at
Adobe. "We have no doubt that their professional certifications, as
well as the experience gained in this competition, will provide
them with an advantage in their careers."
Learn more about the Adobe Certified Professional US National
Championship https://acpchampionship.certiport.com/us.
About Certiport
Certiport, a Pearson VUE business, is the leading provider of
certification exam development, delivery and program management
services delivered through an expansive network of over 13,000
Certiport Authorized Testing Centers worldwide. Certiport manages a
sophisticated portfolio of leading certification programs
including: the official Microsoft Office Specialist certification
program, the Microsoft Certified Fundamentals certification
program, the Microsoft Certified Educator program, the Adobe®
Certified Professional certification program, the Autodesk
Certified User certification program, the Intuit certification
program, the App Development with Swift certification program, the
Unity Certified User certification program, the Communication
Skills for Business certification program, the IC3 Digital Literacy
certification, and the Entrepreneurship and Small Business
certification program. Certiport reliably delivers over three
million tests each year throughout the secondary, post-secondary,
workforce, and corporate technology markets in 148 countries and 29
languages worldwide. For more information visit
http://www.certiport.com or follow Certiport on X at
http://www.twitter.com/certiport.
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