curiosity, creativity and connection

🧩 Authentic Inclusion: The belief that genuine social integration happens when everyone's unique cultural identity is not just tolerated, but celebrated and woven into the fabric of a community.
🎯Purposeful Collaboration: The conviction that the most meaningful and impactful outcomes are achieved by bringing together diverse perspectives and resources for a shared "why."
💡⚙️Creative Problem-Solving: A guiding principle to approach challenges with an "operationally-minded creative" mindset, translating big ideas into actionable strategies and finding innovative solutions to complex problems.
🔓Empowerment through Access: The belief that providing access to resources, platforms, and opportunities—whether for musicians, students, or founders—is the key to unlocking potential and fostering lasting change.
🫶Human-Centered Design: A commitment to centering people and their stories in every project, recognizing that the human element is fundamental to creating successful programs and lasting relationships.
🏛️ Legacy Building: The drive to create something that not only makes an immediate impact but also has a lasting influence, whether it's an archival project, a community network, or a public art initiative.

Operations is more than logistics; it is the design of human experience. From mapping cultural assets to scaling global networks, these values serve as my blueprint for solving complex problems.

The Questions That Drive Me

How do we design for connection?
Exploring the loneliness epidemic, the need for in-person gathering, and technology's role in isolation.
How do we build equitable systems?
Advocating for circular economies, and alternative models.
How do we humanize technology?
Bridging the gap between Liberal Arts and new tech, focusing on mindful innovation and neurodiversity.
How do we create new worlds?
Using "soft skills" and cross-disciplinary collaboration to break silos and build new infrastructures