People say my glasses are upside down.
I think they're just right.
It’s how I help organizations see differently.
I am a design leader and culture builder who believes the best solutions come from flipping assumptions and looking at the world a little differently.
Sometimes that means challenging how a problem is framed. Sometimes it means slowing a team down to help them move faster later. Often it means designing the conditions where better decisions can happen.
I work at the intersection of experience strategy, systems thinking, and leadership. My focus is not just on what gets designed, but on how teams align, decide, and move forward together.
Leadership does not stop at the org chart.
Outside of my professional work, I’ve spent years building and supporting creative communities focused on mentorship, shared learning, and inclusion.
These experiences shaped how I lead today and reinforced my belief that strong systems start with people.
Built by community, shaped by design
Recognition & Speaking
Emcee for Re:imagine Retail
2024 // Sam’s Club
Served as Emcee at flagship innovation conference—the face of the event and key orchestrator of an experience that convened 325+ attendees and 30+ sprint teams tackling enterprise-wide retail challenges.
Glantz Annual Values Award
2021 // Glantz
Winner of the annual employee of the year award for embodying company values: be a team player, act with kindness and honesty, be nimble in nature, do the right thing, learn every day.
Celebrating Women in Innovation
2018 // Chicago Innovation
Recognized SheSays Chicago as a women focused organization making a major impact in the lives of Chicago’s innovative women.
Building Better Mentorship
2017 // AIGA Leadership Conference
Workshop presenter for annual AIGA Leadership Retreat, helping other chapters build successful mentorship programs.
Design Your Future: Making the Transition to Digital
2015 // General Assembly
Panel moderator on what it takes to make the career switch from traditional to digital design.
The Heres Award
2014 // Revelry Agency
Second annual recipient of The Heres Award, given to a leader in the company who instills value in their team and the company: honesty, integrity, service to others.
Experience Strategy & Decision Leadership
Operating Models & Design Ops
Cross-Functional Alignment & Governance
Problem Framing & Tradeoff Facilitation
Team & Talent Development
Community Building & Inclusive Leadership
GenAI & Emerging Design Practices