I create interventions that lie at the intersection of care and community identity, with a focus on amplifying lived experience, advocating for community needs, and challenging systemic inequities.
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I endeavor to cultivate partnerships rooted in care, respect, and shared ownership, in order to lay the foundation for long-term, sustainable change.
My work has been spotlighted and published across industries including: social impact, healthcare, built environment, applied ethnography, international development, and innovation.
Current work: exhibit supporting Black community doulas in New Jersey
Outcomes include design and build of travelling community exhibit.
The Burke Foundation, Aspen Institute and Narrative Initiatives. New Jersey. [9 months]
Portland Museum of Art: community pathways for belonging
Outcomes include senior leadership education, relationship building, and a community-validated strategy to guide future outreach, engagement and strategic planning.
Portland Museum of Art, Portland, ME. [9 months]
Balboa Park Cultural District: reconciling colonial legacies for an inclusive future
Outcomes include actionable experience plan and successful engagement of complex array of local and administrative stakeholders.
Balboa Park Cultural Partnership, San Diego, CA. [11 months]
Ottawa Palliative Care: re-centering patients during care transitions
Outcomes include development and design of final intervention currently in validity testing and academic publication.
Ottawa General Hospital & Hôpital Élisabeth Bruyère, Ottawa, ON. [24 months]
DC Public Library: honouring legacy through a community exhibit
Outcomes include successful final exhibit celebrating local figures and creating space for community engagement.
Martin Luther King Jr. Library, DC Public Library main branch, Washington, DC. [9 months]
East King County: design justice within a public-private partnership
Outcomes include education, opportunity identification, and coalition building.
Private client, East King County, WA. [10 months]
HeyMama: supporting working moms and children during the pandemic
Outcomes include improved home-working relationships, design kit for families.
HeyMama, Nationwide. [2 months]
UN Women Fund for Gender Equality: facilitating participatory innovation
Outcomes include successful community-led initiatives for multiple local feminist organizations.
Fund for Gender Equality, UN Women, global. [4 months]