Hola! I’m a creative leader, product design manager, professor and writer living in NYC. Currently, I am a Senior Product Design Manager at Etsy.

With a career spanning over fourteen years, I have done work for companies of all sizes. I graduated from SVA with a BFA in Graphic Design, and am a continual learner, having taken classes on UX/UI, Accessibility, and Product Design. I am a team leader, always refining my skills to create and develop the best solutions.

I am excited to be a Board Member for the Center for Urban Pedagogy (CUP) and previously served as co-chair of AIGA NY’s Mentoring program. I am also an Adjunct Professor at CUNY where I teach design. I am passionate about accessibility in design, creating opportunities for emerging designers and advocating for equity within the field of design. I also frequently visit college classrooms to speak on visual design, inclusivity and mentoring; and can be found on Twitter discussing these ideas.

During my free time I enjoy reading, making plans to faraway places such as Greece, and am always waiting for summer time! My husband and I were both born and raised in New York City and live with our eleven plants.

While creating this site, I strove to comply with sections of the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.0 Level AA standards. There are more updates in the works, but thus far this includes alternative text for all images (WCAG 2.0 SC 1.1.1), font size and colors that are easier for someone who is color blind or with low vision using appropriate color contrast, functioning browser zoom, and does not rely on color alone to convey meaning (WCAG 2.0 SC 1.4.1, 1.4.3, 1.4.4), and site map to provide simpler navigation (WCAG 2.0 SC 2.4.5). I will continue updating this section as I expand accessibility across my website.