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ARTIST & ACTIVIST.
ENGLISH & SPANISH.

I have experience designing in nonprofit and corporate settings, in the US and Spain, and in English and Spanish. I care deeply about using design to create social and environmental justice, as well as using languages to make ideas, brands, products, services, and resources accessible to more people. I’m an artist (drawing was my very first love), an activist (queer justice, antiracism, reproductive justice, you name it), a writer, and bilingual - all of which makes me a stronger designer.

In my free time, I love baking challah and other Jewish carbs, playing music, knitting, traveling with my wonderful partner in our camper van, and circus arts!

I use they/she pronouns (interchangeably, please).

IT’S LOVELY TO MEET YOU!

 

IN WORKING FOR SOCIAL & ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE, GRAPHIC DESIGN IS MY BEST TOOL.


RESUME

WORK —————————

Teal Media / Designer & Founder of Teal’s LGBTQIA+ ERG

Remote, 2021 - present

 

Ahora Psicoterapia / Brand Designer

Murcia, Spain 2020 - present

Description coming soon!


 

I am responsible for the strategy, creation, and development of this organization's brand and visual assets. I work and create deliverables - from our website to social media to patient resource materials - entirely in Spanish. Ahora's psychotherapists specialize in treating addictions, and a consistent, clean, approachable brand design helps patients around the world access the care they need.

Chase Design Group / Jr. Designer & Equity Committee Co-Founder

New York City, NY 2019 - 2021

I worked with an international design team to create branding and packaging design for clients including Nickelodeon, Nestle, Proctor & Gamble (Swiffer, Mr. Clean, Microban, Cascade, Flash, Fairy, Viakal), PepsiCo, Morton Salt, Carnation Breakfast Essentials, Beyond Good, X2, Soozy's, Mike's Hot Honey, and Harpoon Brewery. I took designs from concept to shelf in the surface care, food and beverage product categories. I also co-founded and co-lead Chase's Equity Committee, which provides DEI (Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion) resources and events for the company.

Trust for Mutual Understanding / Designer

Baltimore, Maryland 2018 - 2019

TMU is a Rockefeller foundation that gives grants to arts and environmentalist nonprofits in East-Central Europe and the United States. I redesigned their brand in collaboration with an international team of 3 designers in Budapest and Baltimore. This project includes deliverables such as a logo, website, letterheads, envelopes, various merchandise, social media strategy, and a branding guidelines book.

Planned Parenthood / Graphic Design Intern

New York City, NY Jun - Aug 2018

Designed digital and print materials for national campaigns, conferences, advocacy efforts, and events for PPFA, Planned Parenthood Action Fund, and their affiliates. These initiatives focused on reproductive health, LGBTQ+ pride and inclusion in healthcare, racial justice, immigrant rights, and sex education. I spearheaded the design approach and execution of a voter registration campaign, a PPFA recruitment video, and a series of graphics working to protect Roe v. Wade, as well as created newsletters, brochures, apparel, social media graphics (still and motion), mobile app design, surveys, placards, programs, and internal logos in both English and Spanish. I was honored to have been chosen from 2,200 applicants for this internship.

Chase Design Group / Graphic Design Intern

New York City, NY Jun - Aug 2017

I worked alongside the Senior Designers in branding and package design for clients including P&G, Nickelodeon, and Nestle.

FORCE: Upsetting Rape Culture, Inc. / Graphic Designer

Baltimore, Maryland Jul - Oct 2016

At this art and activist collective dedicated to ending sexual violence and building a culture of consent, I designed the logo, branding, digital materials, and merchandise for their annual Hike for Healing. The event is a fundraising hike to support survivors of domestic abuse and sexual violence. FORCE was founded by and for survivors, and is an intersectional, LGBTQ focused, multicultural, pro-Black and anti-white supremacist collective.

Cutting Edge Designs & Printing / Graphic Designer

Teaneck, NJ May - Aug 2016

At this studio I designed commercial images for large format printing and vinyl, servicing local businesses and brands in New York City and New Jersey.

GLAAD [Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation] / Social Media Intern

New York City, NY Jun - Aug 2015

I helped manage various GLAAD social media platforms, wrote news articles on LGBTQ+ current events and culture, curated images to accompany each article, and shadowed the Graphic Design and Multimedia Manager.

 

EDUCATION —————————

Maryland Institute College of Art / BFA in Graphic Design & Humanistic [Gender] Studies / Summa cum laude

Baltimore, MD 2015 - 2019

Universidad de Granada / Modern Languages Center Graduate

Granada, Spain Jun - Aug 2019

 

AWARDS —————————

MICA / Design for Social Change Award

2019

MICA’s Graphic Design Department honored me with this award for my book, “Polymaternalism: A Model for Justice”.

AIGA [American Institute of Graphic Arts] / Flux Award in Publication Design

2018

I was honored to receive this AIGA award for my infographic book, “Adopt,” which details global statistics and laws around child adoption by LGBTQ+ parents, and made a case for queer parenthood and policy reform.

MICA / Graphic Design Departmental Achievement Award

2017

MICA’s Graphic Design Department honored me with this award for my specialized social design portfolio.

MICA / Creative Vision Award

2015

I was awarded this scholarship for my application essay about how graphic design can be used as a profoundly effective social change tool for queer empowerment and the subversion of oppressive systems.

KART [Kids Are Readers Too] Foundation Award

2012

I received this award for illustration of the bilingual children’s book La Nueva Hermana de Gruffy / Gruffy’s New Sister, by Julie Catton-Amezcua

 

LANGUAGES & PROGRAMS —————————

Native

English

Fluent

Spanish

Fluent

Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, & InDesign

Can hold a basic conversation!

HTML & CSS