I believe the best experiential design is built through deep collaboration – with clients, fabricators, and the spaces themselves. Rooted in the physical world, I typically turn to analog methods – getting my hands dirty and exploring ideas through sketches and prototypes. The design thinking process is as satisfying to me as the finished product. 

My foundation began in journalism at the Arizona Daily Star, where deadline-driven work sharpened my narrative clarity and visual hierarchy. I deepened that foundation at the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum, where I learned that the best interpretive design starts not at the screen but in the space itself – understanding how visitors move, pause, and make meaning in relationship to place, science, and story.

I’ve led creative strategy across campuses, built environments, and institutional campaigns – developing donor recognition systems, wayfinding, experiential graphics, and publications that guide, inform, and inspire. I collaborate regularly with creatives, architects, fabricators, and cross-functional stakeholders to shepherd projects from concept through installation, and I mentor designers along the way.

I’m passionate about visual communication where design and interpretation intersect – finding joy and inspiration in museums, zoos, cultural institutions, and educational environments where the work shapes not just what people see, but what they feel and remember.

When I’m not designing, I’m exploring rivers, gardens, trails, concerts, and far-flung museums – feeding the curiosity that shows up in everything I make.