Born Carla Bombere, then Carla Ward, and now Carla Bombere Nees. [Devroye] According to a 1973 Letraset bio, she was “Art Director with Duffy & Associates, Washington DC, having experience as designer and artist with a number of advertising agencies and design studios. Attended Corcoran School of Art, Washington, and Richmond Professional Institute, Virginia. She also studied under Carl Anderson of Anderson/Hellmuth, graphic designers.”