Press

Affiliations & Awards

  • Honorable Mention and official selection for virtual program, Hollywood Shorts Fest, 2026

  • Nominee for Best Music Video, Indie European Cinema & Screenplay Festival, 2026

  • Fellow, RSA (Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures, and Commerce), 2019-present 

  • Member, International Association of Facilitators (IAF), 2025-present

  • Member, American Institute of Graphic Arts (AIGA), 2024-present

  • Fellow, Startup Leadership Program, 2017

  • Entrepreneur Fellow, SOCAP Global, 2017

  • Fellow, Adelphi Strategy Collective, 2016

  • Fellow, Personal Democracy Forum, 2016

  • Honorable Mention, “Wood,” The New School, 2010

  • University Scholars Award, The New School, 2009

  • Chair’s Scholarship, The New School, 2008-2010

  • Wilmer Shields Rich Gold Medal for Public Policy Campaign, 2005

  • Board Member, The Womens Building, 2004-2006

  • Dean's Scholar, San Jose State University, 2001

  • Catherine Urban Scholarship for writing, San Jose State University, 2001

Speaking

  • Panelist, “Making Change Equitable,” The RSA, London, UK, 2021. 

  • Panelist, “Design for Democracy - Defense Against Disinformation.” AIGA, Los Angeles, CA, 2020. 

  • Panelist, “Sustainable Activism.” BRIC Summit, Los Angeles, CA, 2020. 

  • Panelist, “Civics Disrupted: The Rise and Potential of Political Entrepreneurship,” Generation Citizen, New York, NY, 2017. 

  • Moderator, “New Approaches to Community & Stakeholder Engagement.” Women’s Health and Wealth Summit, Center for Global Policy Solutions, Washington DC, 2017.

  • Panelist, “Tech and Disconnected Youth,” SXSW Interactive 2016, Austin, TX, 2016.

  • Panelist, Design Intelligence Conference, Parsons School of Design, New York, NY, 2016. 

  • Presenter, “Complex Evaluations.” Annual Conference, American Evaluation Association, Chicago, IL, 2015.

  • “Small Steps.” Institute for Child Success. Fordham Law School, New York, NY, 2015.

  • Facilitator, “Designing Evaluations for What Communities Value.” National Academy of Medicine, Washington, DC, 2014.

  • Facilitator, “The Story of Data.” #PhotoEx Symposium and Workshop, Magnum Foundation, New York, NY, 2014.

  • “Designing New Pathways for Learning.” Digital Media and Learning Conference, Boston, MA, 2014.

  • Panelist, “The Sound Designer." 3LD Salon Series celebrating the craft of technical theater artists, 3LD, New York, NY. 2013

  • Presenter, “Metonymic Icons: How Faces Inspire Imagined Communities in the Global Imaginary.” Circulation & Collaboration Panel, Critical Themes in Media Studies Conference, Department of Media Studies and Film, The New School, New York, NY. April 2010.

  • Presenter, “From Playfulness to Apocalypse: Postmodernism in the Book and Film of Howl's Moving Castle.” Screening Childhood Panel, MLA Convention, Philadelphia, PA. December 2009.