With expertise in creative direction, project management and marketing, I craft strategies that elevate brand presence and drive growth. My passion lies in collaborating with creatives and entrepreneurs to bring visions to life, leveraging a deep understanding of market trends and consumer behavior to create content that resonates with audiences and drives business success.

Friends of Patterson Park (FoPP) has been working to beautify and improve our community and park since 2002. We work closely with the Austin Parks and Recreation Department, local nonprofit organizations and Austin Parks Foundation, which is our fiscal sponsor. We host several annual events that are popular in East Austin, including but not limited to: National Night Out Picnic, Easter egg hunt, holiday Luminarias, Fall Field Day with the Cap City Cobras, and Roots and Wings Festival with the Patterson Park Community Garden.

I previously owned and operated a boutique catering company, Gather Grazing Co.. As an artist, I enjoyed creating grazing table installations, while as the business owner, I managed product, sales, client relations, finances, strategy, marketing, events, and all daily operations. At GGC, we believed that everything is better with good company and fine food. Our mission was to delight the spirit through the senses; to celebrate life’s simple pleasures as we came together. From the carefully selected, artisanal foods to the presentation, each board and table was curated to uplift and energize gatherings. Www.Gathergrazing.co

As part of my role at WorkSTEPS, I helped develop their new 501(c)(3) whose mission is to empower employers to create a culture of disability inclusion in the workplace. I managed content, strategy, fundraising events and assisted with the management of the Board of Directors.

I worked with companies and organizations to design and execute creative events and marketing activations. I stopped this work when the pandemic hit and the events industry shut down.

I facilitated research and developed partnerships aimed at producing an arts and cultural plan for Houston’s Park Smart Precinct 1 Project.

As President of Design For America of NYU I led interdisciplinary student teams and professional design mentors in their efforts to create and sustain social impact projects. Beyond guiding their process, I managed the studio’s administrative duties, community partnerships, and event coordination. I believe in human-centered design, the essence of which is understanding and empathizing with the user. As President of DFA I understood my members’ needs because I previously served as team lead on a project called The NYU FREEdge. Born out of my passion for food justice, this project reduced campus-wide food insecurity and consumable food waste by creating a network of community sharing refrigerators equipped with smart technology that would photograph available food and share information digitally.The Design for America of NYU is founded on our passion and belief that we can use human-centered design to tackle local social issues to develop solutions that have impact locally and globally. Our board students from different nationalities academic interests is united by the idea that by working together, we will promote positive changes. As a DFA Studio, we are part of a movement, which tackles America’s most daunting issues using our abilities at the local level.

I facilitated environmental and food education programs for elementary and middle school students. Activities focus on social-emotional development, farm-based learning, nutrition and healthy living, and ecological stewardship.

Photographed community events and managed social media.

Researched community organizations and events aligned with Clinton foundation Health Initiative to create database for ongoingprojects, assisted at conferences, events and meetings

Assisted Director with developing and improving website and social media and helped organize and create program modules.