I am a designer guided by my hands, ears, and heart. My hands know the rhythm of creating, my ears patiently listen for opportunity, and my heart keeps both rooted in my purpose: to serve people and our planet through listening and doing.

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I discovered my hands first. As a kid, I was given journals and legos and asked to turn them into stories and art. It wasn’t long before I sought creating on my own volition– for the excitement, relaxation, and flow that I felt when my fingers flexed and moved. I was only encouraged more as these motions churned out beautiful things that pleased me.

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This desire to create, in addition to work ethic and grit, brought me to Stanford University’s Product Design program. I found meaning in the methodology of attunement and engagement with people. My ears awoke as I listened to stories and discovered needs. I started calling myself a Human-Centered Designer. 

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I graduated from Stanford in June 2020 into a pandemic that paralyzed my hands, plugged my ears, but mostly ripped out my heart. Circumventing the grief of that year, personal redemption has come through finding peace and joy in the process, truly embracing failure and growth, and naming my passion. 

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Today, I lean into questions and observe the silly process of growing into a more mature designer– someone wiser and cooler 🙂 I maintain daily rituals that clear space for empathy, humility, and action. My hope is to continuously build connections with people interested in living differently and to help each other navigate the liminality of being who we are called to be at such a time as this.