little about me: • Founder and President/CEO, Creative Reaction Lab + Co-Founder & Co-Director of &Design LLC • Serial Social Entrepreneur, Activist, Community Organizer, Former Graphic Designer + Redesigner for JusticeTM • Echoing Green Global Fellow, Aspen Institute’s Civil Society Fellow, TED Fellow, Camelback Ventures Fellow, 4.0 Schools Fellow • Former AIGA National Board Director & D&I Chair • Native St. Louisian
struggle for equal rights. You will make a better person of yourself, a greater nation of your country, and a finer world to live in. Martin Luther King, Jr. March for Integrated Schools, April 18, 1959
Foundation • 2019 ADCOLOR Innovator and GDUSA Person to Watch • Formerly: Head of Communications, Diversity Awareness Partnership; Communications Manager, Rodgers Townsend/DDB; Marketing Coordinator, STAGES ST. LOUIS • 2009 AAF Most Promising Minority Student 7 My career in design and advertising: 2021 2009
for racial equity within the St. Louis Promise Zone. We strive to create equitable communities where Black and Brown people can connect and be themselves.
advocate for equitable education and resources for young people. Additionally, we will push for safe places for ALL non-white, low-income St. Louis residents seeking support.