Designers often think about their work as building for people with empathy – with people's needs in mind.

I believe in designing not for people, but with people. I can empathize and relate to other people's stories, but I haven't lived that story the way they have. The strength of designing things with the community I want to serve is that they know exactly what their needs are, and in allowing the community to design their solutions, they get to see themselves in the outcome.

Ultimately, I design because I want people to feel agency and to design things for themselves. This is deeply tied to learning experiences - I want folks to feel agency and connection in their learning, whether it be in a school, a community space, or a computer screen in their room.

Selected Work

For four years, I was a primary designer at an experimental learning platform called Dynamicland.

Beats of the World: An interactive musical learning experience

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I designed a coherent learning experience within the constraints of the technology.

Future of Education Workshops

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At Dynamicland I focused on designing with educators; I conducted user interviews and leveraged their feedback to build tools that helped them express and teach.

Alongside this work, I am deeply engaged in the education, mentorship, and teaching fields.

Intro to Programming: a 2-Week Workshop

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Earlier this year, I taught a two-week online course, so I can empathize with the challenges educators face as they teach their courses online.

I got my start in UX design at Siegel + Gale, where I crafted user experiences with a focus on simplicity as an information architect and designer.