About Carla Pendergraft Associates

Carla Pendergraft Associates is me, Carla Pendergraft. I am a freelance web designer, speaker, and consultant based in Waco, Texas. I have been working with HTML and web pages since 1998 and have probably designed about 80 or more websites. I started the company in February, 2000.

I obtained an MBA degree from Texas State University in 1987 and graduated with a BA in 1981 from the University of California, Santa Barbara.

I use Photoshop and a text editor for most of my work.

During the day, I am an employee of the City of Waco with the position of Director of Sales & Internet Development. I have worked for the City of Waco since 1990.

Awards and Honors

In May, 2007, an article I wrote entitled, "Five Important Technologies for Festivals and Events" was published in ie, International Festival and Events Association's international magazine. I've also written articles for Texas Municipal League's "Texas Town and City."

I speak relatively often around the state of Texas, for various audiences such as economic development professionals, festival and event managers, chambers of commerce, and so on.

Carla Pendergraft Associates was named "Best Web Development Consulting Firm" by the Waco Ad Club for four years, from 2004-2007.

I have been chairman of the Texas State Technical College Web Design and Development Advisory Committee since 2006.