Cheresse Thornhill

Cheresse is passionate about unleashing the potential of all creatives* through industry leading product design. She has been in the footwear industry over 14 years. Her career began in Beaverton, OR at Nike Inc. where she was a footwear designer for 10 years before moving back to her hometown of Miami, FL to teach design at both the high school and college levels. She launched No Shoes Creative, design consultancy, in 2016 and designed footwear for the Champion brand upon relaunch in 2018. In January 2020, Cheresse made relocated to Brooklyn, NY to lead the adidas S.E.E.D. Program as the Design Director.