Design leader with over a decade of design experience, guiding strategy for complex organizational challenges.

Current

  • Creative Direction Freelancer
  • Visiting Professor, Pratt Institute, MFA Transformation Design and Visual Language, MS Design Ethics and Practice

Previous

  • Senior Designer, Open Society Foundations
  • Visual and UX Design Freelancer, clients included Care, Rock the Vote, and the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights
  • Designer, RIOgaleão International Airport

Education

  • MFA in Communications Design, Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY
  • BA in Psychology, Clark University, Worcester, MA

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Pratt Institute

Design Ethics and Practice Course

Created comprehensive course framework integrating Design Justice principles with hands-on research methodologies, culminating in collaborative publication as ethical practice. Designed course materials, workshop exercises, field trips, and collaborative publication processes while managing group dynamics across international student cohorts. Created inclusive learning environments accommodating diverse participation styles, mentoring students through field research, participatory co-design workshops, and critical examination of how design decisions impact environmental, social, and cultural equity.

students working in a classroom putting postits on wall
wall with postits organizing student functions between three teams: producers, designers, and editors
wall with post-its organizing a four week zine production schedule

World Connect

Website Redesign

Led UX research and information architecture redesign for international development nonprofit. Transformed 1,200+ page site into streamlined user experience serving donors, grantees, and partners across 42 countries through comprehensive discovery and collaborative design process.

Open Society Foundations

COVID-19 Campaign

Headed design strategy for global transparency campaign showcasing foundation emergency investments during pandemic. Created scalable social media templates that made complex funding data accessible across multiple countries.

Open Society Foundations

Ukraine Crisis Response Campaign

Oversaw emergency design response for Ukraine crisis communications, managing external agency partnership to create scalable visual frameworks enabling real-time content deployment while maintaining cultural sensitivity during humanitarian crisis.

Open Society Foundations

Narrative Social Media Design

Developed storytelling frameworks for Instagram, LinkedIn, and Twitter campaigns highlighting individual voices and community impact. Created visual systems that amplified personal narratives while maintaining brand consistency across diverse cultural contexts.

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Open Society Foundations

Justice Rising Awards

Developed complete visual identity and branding system for annual awards program celebrating justice advocates globally. Led creative direction from concept through implementation across digital and print materials in collaboration with full-service design agency, ensuring brand alignment and strategic consistency.

Open Society Foundations

Publication Design

Directed publication design strategy and production management across 30+ international offices. Coordinated cross-functional teams including copy editors, photo editors, and program staff to develop flexible design approaches enabling culturally relevant content creation while maintaining organizational brand standards.

Crafts
Beyond my professional design work, I find joy and inspiration in tactile creation. These personal projects in pottery, cooking, knitting, and sewing inform my design practice through materiality, patience, and the satisfaction of making something from scratch. These pursuits remind me that good design, like good craft, requires both technical skill and intuitive understanding of materials and human needs.
Pickled red onions with bay leaves and lemon slices in glass container.
Tofu in brown sauce topped with sesame seeds and green onions on gridded background.
Handmade earrings with terracotta beads and purple-blue checkered comb-shaped pendants.
Display of ceramics, pink lilies in terracotta vase, stacked books including 'Cyberfeminism Index' on patterned surface.
Round artisanal bread loaf with flour dusting and scoring marks on a pink background.
Fresh pasta sheets folded into ribbons on gray surface.
Coral and mint crescent-shaped earrings with gold hoops on pink surface.
Ceramic ribbed cup with illustrated teal flower stems rising from it against blue background.
Bowl of pasta with clams and herbs viewed from above on striped surface.