DESIGN AND STORIES IS SERVICE OF HUMAN AND PLANETARY FLOURISHING
In my work as impact focused designer, strategist and storyteller I work with nonprofits and socially-minded companies and organizations create sustainable and inclusive products, innovate responsibly, and craft ethical and impactful narratives.
Watch an animation I created based on an interview with Seth Godin on the Jarvis Live Show
FORMER CLIENTS
DesignShifts: a better future for and through design
DesignShifts is a collaborative learning journey exploring a better future for and through design. Through theory, practice, and community we aim to move design from a tool that contributes to division, destruction, and isolation to a practice that unites, rebuilds, and reconnects us to our inner selves, each other, and nature.
![Two dead fish on land with big eyes. the text from how might we to at what cost is shown. in the middle is a logo for DesignShifts](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6394b75d5c38ac7bbba7afea/0b65512a-d359-4eea-960f-15f408e91165/DesignShifts_How-might-we-at-what-cost.jpg)
![an image showing the surface of the water with a sea creature on the surface. The text from solving for symptoms to changing systems is shown. in the middle is a logo for DesignShifts](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6394b75d5c38ac7bbba7afea/8bea795e-939d-4cf0-bf20-2b3af03526b5/DesignShifts_Symptoms-to-systems.jpg)
![An otter interacting with a fish with the text from building things to building relationships. in the middle is a logo for DesignShifts](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6394b75d5c38ac7bbba7afea/28259831-2b5e-476b-b689-8171d86bf230/DesignShifts_Building-things-to-building-relationships..jpg)
![two fish in a green algae with the text from influencing nature to influenced by nature. in the middle is a logo for DesignShifts](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6394b75d5c38ac7bbba7afea/c8188273-9af5-405e-a1f2-0969de32a094/DesignShifts_Influencing-to-influencedby-nature.jpg)
![Two birds looking at each other on a branch. The text from commerce and commodities to care and community is shown. in the middle is a logo for DesignShifts](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6394b75d5c38ac7bbba7afea/03c748ee-ad2a-4735-a2aa-c99732332d45/DesignShifts_Commerce-to-care.jpg)
![An image of a squid with the text "from consumption to contentment" in the middle is a logo for DesignShifts](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6394b75d5c38ac7bbba7afea/c26db139-adf2-4cba-aaaf-fedb981acd90/DesignShifts_consumption-to-contentment.jpg)
![A purple image with butterflies and a branch. In the center is a logo that says DesignShifts. The text from breaking to boundaries are shown.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6394b75d5c38ac7bbba7afea/e9d9385e-f071-4f7a-94ba-b1c6fdef9b6f/DesignShifts_Breaking-to-boundaries.jpg)
![An image of a sign educating people about homelessness. The text a place to rest is shown on the left side. On the right is the text "nearly one million people in the US are homeless"](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6394b75d5c38ac7bbba7afea/05cc1cd1-0137-4c92-85dc-f4cd04e6acfd/Experiencetheforgotten-11.jpg)
![A sign that says a recent job loss is the most common reason people say they became homeless](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6394b75d5c38ac7bbba7afea/3f2039e0-6bc5-4db0-a264-4f85b4c0c273/Experiencetheforgotten-10.jpg)
![Signs against skyscrapers in Atlanta. A man is walking next to the sign.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6394b75d5c38ac7bbba7afea/5eef70b9-39dc-4f81-9147-5fdb96300514/Experiencetheforgotten-7.jpg)
![3 signs are shown against a backdrop of leaves](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6394b75d5c38ac7bbba7afea/1275d517-3727-40fc-a3c9-35b8615a6237/Experiencetheforgotten-9.jpg)
![A sign in front of big stairs that says we have to see people as going through problems instead of being problems. The quote is from Terence Lester, the founder of Love Beyond Walls](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6394b75d5c38ac7bbba7afea/1673178129448-KD1T8ZKAMA4U78GARICQ/Experiencetheforgotten-2.jpg)
Experience the forgotten
A public exhibition educating people on what it means to experience homelessness.
![Love Sinks in: Life-saving solution through grassroots mobilization and global partnerships.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6394b75d5c38ac7bbba7afea/1674396025983-XAEHQMXJVSCZ8PZG9YGD/LoveSinksIn-logo.jpg)
Love Sinks in: Life-saving solution through grassroots mobilization and global partnerships.
![UNDP: Campaign tools kits enabling sustainable support and emergency response.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6394b75d5c38ac7bbba7afea/1673782549752-W28IETEY4WRQVTMCWQ3K/0_toolkit-UNDP2%402x.jpg)
UNDP: Campaign tools kits enabling sustainable support and emergency response.
![Surfrider Foundation: Education, engagement, and activation through creativity and play.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6394b75d5c38ac7bbba7afea/1673179030538-P3KF1U8BYK2HNLEF6IBP/Surfrider-case-study.jpg)
Surfrider Foundation: Education, engagement, and activation through creativity and play.
![Sustainable narratives: Crafting voice and visuals into flexible presentation templates](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6394b75d5c38ac7bbba7afea/1673438967118-LJ91CSX5I4QAVLXQ8OYL/5_INT-RFP-graphics-02.png)
Sustainable narratives: Crafting voice and visuals into flexible presentation templates
![50 states. 50 grants. 5000 voices. Campaign for activation, support, and impact.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6394b75d5c38ac7bbba7afea/1676126665046-L9JQ669GRMPFXZL2N1G4/deck-background.jpg)
50 states. 50 grants. 5000 voices. Campaign for activation, support, and impact.
![ZPower: Developing an cross-industry brand with impact.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6394b75d5c38ac7bbba7afea/1673630198898-9WDQR6XPIGCT1P18H7R2/z-power_brand-design.jpg)
ZPower: Developing an cross-industry brand with impact.
FACILITATION AND TEACHING
In my roles as designer and storyteller, I enjoy teaching others how we can use design and storytelling to improve the world around us and the world inside of us.
Let’s collaborate
I help socially-minded companies and organization looking to challenge systems and create more inclusive and responsible solutions.