GRAPHIC DESIGN & VISUAL COMMUNICATIONS
My graphic design and communications work spans brand and visual identity, digital and web design, event branding, reports and publications, information design, social media, and other marketing materials. Throughout my work, I aim to combine visual systems, typography, and audience-centered design to turn complex ideas into compelling stories. The work featured here shows how I conceptualize and deliver cohesive communications for different formats and audiences.
Career Meets Purpose Hub Logo Design
I developed this logo as part of a visual identity for the Career Meets Purpose Hub, a professional development and career resource for the CDFI industry, during my role as Senior Associate, Development Services at Opportunity Finance Network (OFN).
The goal was to create a distinctive visual identity for a standalone digital hub while maintaining a clear connection to the broader OFN brand. The resulting identity draws from OFN's established visual language while introducing a more colorful, approachable system designed to engage current and prospective CDFI professionals.
The logo combines OFN-inspired colors and typography with a geometric emblem representing intersection, advancement, and purpose—reflecting how the hub connects practitioners to peer learning, tailored resources, and rewarding career pathways within the CDFI field.
Earlier iterations of the CMP logo design
This screenshot illustrates how the visual identity and logo are applied on the homepage of the site.
In addition to the logo and visual identity, I designed other collateral for the Hub, including this one-pager for distribution at OFN industry events.
Stickers I designed for distribution at OFN industry events to promote the CMP Hub.
Small Business Finance Forum Event Visuals
During my role at OFN, I designed and built event websites and supporting collateral for OFN’s signature industry events, including the Small Business Finance Forum.
My work included building registration sites in Cvent, designing site banners, letterhead, and other digital and print graphics, and extending each event’s visual identity across a range of communications—from event emails, one-pagers, and handouts to slide deck templates.
For the 2026 Small Business Finance Forum in Austin, Texas, the goal was to create a distinct, accessible, and engaging visual system that drew inspiration from the host city while differentiating the event from previous Forums and maintaining a clear connection to the broader OFN brand.
The following are examples of event branding and collateral I designed for the 2026 Small Business Finance Forum.
Small Business Finance Forum registration site homepage
Small Business Finance Forum slide deck template
CDFI Connect Platform Design Enhancements
As part of the Development Services team at Opportunity Finance Network (OFN), I managed CDFI Connect, a digital networking and knowledge-sharing platform for the CDFI industry, with over 13,000 active users.
In addition to overseeing day-to-day platform maintenance, I implemented visual and user-experience enhancements to make the platform more intuitive, engaging, and cohesive.
The following are examples of the motif, visual elements, and promotional materials I created to support the CDFI Connect redesign and encourage engagement.
CDFI Connect Homepage
Promotional One-Pager
Resource Library Thumbnails and Visual System
Michigan Advocacy Program 2022 Annual Report
I created this annual report in my role as the Communications and Development Associate at Michigan Advocacy Program (MAP). The report highlights how MAP’s programs and services support low-income communities--translating MAP's impact into a clear and accessible format for funders and other stakeholders.
Michigan's Legal Aid Organizations Social Economic Impact and Social Return on Funding Investment Report
I designed this report at the request of the Michigan Supreme Court Justice for All Commission during my role with Michigan Advocacy Program (MAP). Through engaging data visualizations and infographics, the report communicates the value and impact of civil legal aid by illustrating its social return on investment (SROI).
Designed for an audience of policymakers and funders, the report translates complex research findings into a clear and accessible narrative, demonstrating the broader economic and social benefits of civil legal services to communities across Michigan.
Farmworker Legal Services Annual Workers' Resource Calendar
I designed and edited this calendar and workers’ resource in my role with MAP for distribution to over 20,000 Michigan farmworkers and immigrant workers. The resource translates complex legal information into clear, accessible, and easy-to-understand content to help workers become more informed about their rights and available resources.
I worked closely with colleagues on the Spanish translation to promote language access and ensure the resource could effectively reach Michigan’s farmworker and immigrant communities. The calendar was designed as both a practical, year-round resource and an accessible tool for increasing awareness of workers’ rights and reducing barriers to legal information.
Michigan Advocacy Program
Communications managed from February 2022 - April 2024
As the Communications and Development Associate with MAP, I managed and grew MAP's social media presence. This campaign highlights the importance of access to justice for vulnerable, low-income individuals such as survivors of domestic violence. It shares case stories of real MAP clients to demonstrate the impact of MAP's work to supporters and donors.
Distinctly Detroit Podcast
Communications managed from September 2021 - February 2022
University of Michigan Detroit Center
In my role with the University of Michigan Detroit Center, I produced and managed digital communications, including monthly newsletters, social media content, podcast graphics, and promotional materials. I also conceptualized, scripted, recorded, edited, and produced monthly hour-long video podcast episodes, translating community issues and expert perspectives into accessible multimedia content.
relish detroit Branding Package
Detroit Neighborhood Entrepreneurs Project (DNEP)
As a student designer in the Detroit Neighborhood Entrepreneurs Project (DNEP) I was tasked with collaboratively improving the brand presence of a small Detroit-based business. My peers and I partnered with relish detroit, a catering business offering locally sourced ingredients and globally inspired flavors.
After conducting five weeks of marketing and design research and eight weeks of iteration and development, we presented this branding guide. Deliverables included a logo, icons and backgrounds, brand language, colors, product mock-ups, fonts, and social media post templates. This new branding elevated and unified relish's digital presence and helped to increase overall business.
To address relish's problem of taking food orders through multiple channels, I collaborated with my teammate to design a new Squarespace website with an organized structure to display the business’s offerings and an ordering form in one easy-to-navigate place.
I created this carousel post for Youth Justice Fund (YJF) in my role as a volunteer social media coordinator. It is a part of a five-post campaign to educate the public about the services YJF offers, such as assisting returning citizens with finding employment. This campaign educates a public audience about the unfairness of collateral consequences and the importance of reentry services while also demonstrating to potential funders the impact of YJF’s work.
Each post in this six-installment campaign focused on one of several roadblocks that low-income and minority small business owners face. I identified these roadblocks through web-based research and interviews with entrepreneurs during my time as a research intern with ProsperUs. The first slide in the post calls attention to the roadblock, and the second highlights a solution that ProsperUs offers and how to access it. This campaign appeals directly to ProsperUs' low-income minority entrepreneur clients with helpful information in an engaging way.
ProsperUs Detroit Fellowship Report
Tapestry Project x FoodLab x ProsperUs Detroit Report
Detroit Community Engaged Research Program (DCERP)
Summer 2020
While interning at ProsperUs Detroit--a Community Development Finance Institution (CDFI) providing entrepreneurial training, microloans, and technical assistance for low-income and minority business owners--I conducted research, wrote, and designed this report.
The report describes the outcomes of a fellowship of food entrepreneurs and includes recommendations for future cohorts. I analyzed the program’s components, including a training course, a lending circle, and technical assistance services; interviewed the food entrepreneurs; and wrote a report based on my findings. This report will serve as a resource for future aspiring entrepreneurs and inform funders about the impactful project.