WORK
DESIGNING VOTER EDUCATION FOR MULTILINGUAL VOTERS
design research . project management
CIVIC ENGAGEMENT
MULTILINGUAL CAMPAIGN MESSAGING FOR NEWLY ELIGIBLE VOTERS
project management . design research . design strategy
CIVIC ENGAGEMENT
CO-DESIGNING A COMMUNITY-CENTERED FELLOWSHIP
project management . design research . design strategy . facilitation
ECONOMIC MOBILITY/DIGITAL COMMUNITY
Photo credit:
Bloomist.com
design strategy . project management . facilitation
SUSTAINABILITY / DEI EFFORTS
COMMUNITY-LED AUDIT & SENSE MAKING
co-design . facilitation
ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE
A GAME ABOUT POWER & PRIVILEGE
design research . visual design . participatory art
POWER & PRIVILEGE
Workways
SUPPORTING COOPERATIVE MODELS THROUGH WORKER-LED DATA GATHERING
design research . co design . facilitation . visual design . storytelling
SOLIDARITY ECONOMY
PAST WORK
Artisan Partnerships
SUPPORTING GLOBAL ARTISAN COMMUNITIES THROUGH DESIGN + MARKET ACCESS
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
art direction . design . product development . exhibition design
Design Researcher & Strategist
working towards equitable
social & economic
systems.
ABOUT
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
Design Research & Strategist
I use human-centered & equity-centered design methodologies to help uncover complex social challenges and center the needs and desires of communities that have been marginalized. I help frame problems, sense make with community and translate insights into community principals that then inform design criteria and opportunities.
Co-creator & Facilitator
I believe that those most impacted by oppressive systems and policies are the people closest to the solution. Therefore my personal practice & leadership role has evolved as a facilitator & guide-er rather than a design expert. My focus is on creating the conditions to build capacity for others to define and create their own positive outcomes.
I use co-creation methods to design experiences and engagements as a way of disrupting power dynamics and breaking down invisible and harmful constructs and boundaries that exist within social systems. I strive to build and model ways of collaborative practices that are democratic and enable shared power.
Visual Communicator
I use strategic visual communication to support research and storytelling. I design tools of engagement such as mapping to help understand and “see” the system, visualize relationships and their interdependencies. I design probes to engage community and guide conversations during the research phase. Ultimately these visual artifacts create an invitation for diverse co-creators, designers and non-designers alike to collaborate and build on an idea - which hope to generate agency in the design process.