I'm a brand/visual designer and an educator. I build identities, campaigns, and visual systems where an academic's rigor meets a maker's craft, and a daily AI practice keeps the work current. I'm an Assistant Professor of Visual Communication Design at San Francisco State University, and I hold an MFA in Visual Design with a concentration in Gender Studies from Notre Dame. My years at Ogilvy gave me a deep belief in design thinking as a way to make culturally relevant work, the kind of thinking I bring to every brand I touch.