I translate complex systems into human stories.

The Otter Rock Marine Reserve on the Oregon coast harbors rich, fragile tide pool ecosystems that are entirely invisible from the shore. The core challenge for the Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife was structural: how do you educate visitors about marine life regulations and ecological significance without cluttering the pristine coastline with invasive physical signage?

The answer wasn't a flyer—it was spatial computing. Collaborating within the Snap AR Scholars program, I helped architect a messaging strategy that bypassed traditional media entirely. Using mobile AR and Snap Spectacles, we designed interactive prompts that projected the invisible undersea habitats directly into the visitor’s field of view, superimposing vital ecological context onto the physical world.

By anchoring the augmented reality experience in conservation emotion rather than technological novelty, we transformed passive tourists into active participants in marine science. The project was ultimately honored at the 2026 Webby Awards in the Apps, Software, and Immersive: Science & Education category.

The Alliance for Reproductive Health Rights (ARHR) had conducted rigorous research into free sanitary pad policy advocacy and gender equality across Ghana. The structural problem was translation: highly academic research needed to be transformed into accessible visual stories that could mobilize policy makers and community audiences alike without losing nuance.

I traveled to rural communities to document the reality on the ground through photography and on-camera interviews. Operating at the intersection of journalism and advocacy, I executed a comprehensive communications audit and designed a suite of shareable infographics that effectively communicated culturally sensitive research to international donors.

By synthesizing field data into donor-aligned narrative frameworks, I directly supported the drafting of grant proposals that drove policy engagement. The project reinforced a core strategic truth: global communication requires deep cultural empathy. The most effective narratives center the dignity of the community while aggressively advancing organizational goals.

In local advocacy, human experiences are often reduced to abstract statistics. I led the creative direction and production of a multi-episode documentary series to bridge this disconnect, highlighting the lived reality of people experiencing homelessness in Northern California through long-form, human-centered video journalism.

Over a longitudinal reporting journey, my team and I shadowed JP Urich. We documented daily survival, community encampment sweeps, and his eventual path to stable housing. Managing all facets of field production, cinematography, and editing required earning deep trust and maintaining uncompromised ethical storytelling standards.

The docuseries was syndicated regionally across local media outlets, elevating empathetic dialogue around community housing solutions. Deep listening and narrative integrity are the foundations of compelling communication—this project reinforced that the ability to tell authentic human stories shapes everything I do as a strategist.