For 30 years, I have created successful relationships by connecting communities across entrepreneurship, education, and design. My purpose is to help others discover their purpose, and to connect people with opportunities.Currently, I am Chair of the Master of Interaction Design (MDes) program at California College of the Arts, an intensive one-year STEM-designated program with an emphasis on social impact. I’m also the Founder & CEO of PeopleWork, a recruiting, coaching, and workshop practice, and a Partner in Mandel Creative. Through these organizations, I have placed emerging design leaders in roles at Target, Cisco, Netflix, and more, and I consult with teams on their critique, culture, and design operations practices.Previously, I was a recruiter for Bunsen Studio, and Head of Design at MeetingPulse. I’ve advised and coached founders on their product, brand, and marketing, and have done so inside Sequoia Design Lab. I was Twitter’s first hire in Design Operations, and was a Founding Designer in the IBM Garage. Well before that, in 1997, I founded Schwadesign, a lean, holacratic design business, where I curated and led diverse teams for nearly 20 years. Together, our work was recognized by The Wall Street Journal, Rebrand.com, The Boston Globe, and more.My clients have included startups (iRobot, Buildium, Trinity Pharma), educational institutions (MIT, Harvard Medical School, Brown University), global enterprise (UBS, Wells Fargo, Accenture), cities (Providence, RI, and Bethesda, MD), non-profits (American Heart Association, Friends of Dana-Farber Cancer Institute), and many more.I remain curious about patterns of decision-making, and the shapes of teams. On the daily, I’m driven by great pairings, trusting relationships, harmonious intersectionality, and very long bike rides.