About Stokes Sign Company

Technical Illustrator, Artist and Cardinal fan! Born and raised in a family business in St. Louis. Lakeway resident since 1989. Spends free time mountain biking the Texas trails. Married to Steve for over 30 years. Proud Mom of Joey, Katie and Kelly.  

20 years with Stokes! 26+ years in the sign business. Expert sign maker, can fabricate anything we design. Married to Candice, with two beautiful kids! Stokes nickname, the 'Pit Master'.

A graduate of Texas State Univ. with a degree in Advertising & Mass Communication, minor in Art & Design. Finds joy in all things... but not limited to: coffee, cooking, technology, craft cocktails, and his Maltipoo, Lilo. 

Graduated from Texas State University with a degree in Studio Art. Kari enjoys playing four-song playlist, collecting vintage furniture, and going to the beach. Favorite meal, sushi & kombucha "sush & buch."

A graduate from Texas State with a smile as big as Texas. She was bit by the travel bug early on and loves to spend her time in exotic places eating strange food and meeting new people. Connoisseur of cheese.

Originally hailing from Indiana, she returned to Stokes after a brief family oriented sabbatical- and we couldn't be happier to have her back. When she's not making graphics miracles, you can find her with her family biking around town or near a campfire sipping on a hot cup of joe.

Born in Lakeway, but raised in the sign shop. Katie's passion for traveling and staying active encourages her to explore many places, searching for the best beaches, sailing, and walking paths- often accompanied by her Australian shepherd, Sophie. While she is the middle of three, she defies all stereotypes and is known as "the spark in the family"

Originally from southern California, she studied business management at Northern Arizona University. She took a leap of faith and moved to Austin after graduation and doesn't regret a thing. She spends most of her time out of office hanging out with her pup, Oso, and working on her definitive rankings of the city's best places to dance and dine.

Loves to smile and laugh. Can tell you almost everything about Travis Scott and his associates. Likes to spend time playing bad golf or hanging out with good friends in his free time. Aspiring billionaire.

Born and raised in Austin, she studied Marketing and Advertising at Savannah College of Art and Design. She spends her free time making pottery, cooking, gardening, and trying to mediate relations between her cat and chickens.

Originally from San Antonio, she studied advertising at Texas State, but her real passion is painting! When she's not putting the final touches on your sign, she enjoys IPA's, playing video games and listening to electronic music.

Born and raised in Austin, Texas. Mark is currently studying art at ACC. In his free time he enjoys playing pickleball, thrifting, and playing guitar. He claims to cook the best fajitas in the city. 

Korina was born in the Philippines and moved to northern California where she spent her childhood. For high school and college, she returned to the Philippines and traveled between the two until she settled down in Austin after college. Her many hobbies include cooking, crochet and cross stitching, and spending time with her partner and their fur babies (Geralt the cat and Lucy the dog).

A Lakeway local, Rae moved to Dallas to study drawing & painting at the University of North Texas. After graduating and holding her first solo show in 2025, she returned to Austin to pursue her passion of tattooing. When she’s not upping the cool factor of the front desk, you can find her painting, playing video games, thrifting, or hanging out with her fiancé and two cats, Cricket and Iris.

Meet Ben! His enthusiasm for the sign business has made him useful in many areas of the shop, but his specialty being vehicle wraps. Self-proclaimed "music nerd", Ben can play the guitar, piano and drums and owns over 150 vinyl records. In his spare time, he enjoys working on his project cars, producing music, caring for his houseplants and hanging out with his cat, Frankie.

Originally from California, Gabe has traveled all over the USA - visiting 42 of the states from Alaska to Florida. Texas is his favorite due to the unique southern hospitality. He loves motorcycles, favorite being a Honda CBR 1000 Fireblade, and enjoys a good In-And-Out Burger. His cats Moon, Sun and Eclipse are out of this world.

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Adopted and homeschooled by her mom, Kari. Her main role is HR, but she's multi-disciplined. She only speaks to other dogs, but will let you know when her tummy needs rubs. Loves to chase spiders, eat french fries, and snuggle with her best bud - Sophie.

Birdie's Best Bud. A Mini Aussie that thinks she's a Golden Retriever. Happy to be support dog in Sales, Graphics or the Production Department. AKA: 'Licky McLickster' Good luck getting past this pup without a greeting.